Joel 3:11

Lend your aid ¹  and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves ²  to that place.” Bring down, O Lord, your warriors! ³ 

Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, O LORD!

Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, And gather yourselves there. Bring down, O LORD, Your mighty ones.

Come quickly, all you nations everywhere! Gather together in the valley." And now, O LORD, call out your warriors!

Hurry up, pagans! Wherever you are, get a move on! Get your act together. Prepare to be shattered by GOD!

Come quickly, all you nations round about, and get yourselves together there: make your strong ones come down, O Lord.

Come quickly, all you nations all around, gather yourselves there. Bring down your warriors, O LORD.

Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O LORD.

Lend your aid ¹  and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves ²  to that place.” Bring down, O Lord, your warriors! ³ 

¹ tn This Hebrew verb is found only here in the OT; its meaning is uncertain. Some scholars prefer to read here עוּרוּ (’uru, “arouse”) or חוּשׁוּ (khushu, “hasten”).

² tc The present translation follows the reading of the imperative הִקָּבְצוּ (hiqqavÿtsu) rather than the perfect with vav (ו) consecutive וְנִקְבָּצוּ (vÿniqbbatsu) of the MT.

³ tc Some commentators prefer to delete the line “Bring down, O Lord, your warriors,” understanding it to be a later addition. But this is unnecessary. Contrary to what some have suggested, a prayer for the Lord’s intervention is not out of place here.