^{8 Ref} And have sold your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the sons of Judah, And they have sold them to Shabeans, Unto a nation far off, for Jehovah hath spoken.

^{9 Ref} Proclaim ye this among nations, Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones, Come nigh, come up, let all the men of war.

^{10 Ref} Beat your ploughshares to swords, And your pruning-hooks to javelins, Let the weak say, `I `am' mighty.'

^{11 Ref} Haste, and come in, all ye nations round, And be gathered together, Thither cause to come down, O Jehovah, Thy mighty ones.

^{12 Ref} Wake and come up let the nations unto the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I sit to judge all the nations around.

^{13 Ref} Send ye forth a sickle, For ripened hath harvest, Come in, come down, for filled hath been the press, Overflowed hath wine-presses, For great `is' their wickedness.

^{14 Ref} Multitudes, multitudes `are' in the valley of decision, For near `is' the day of Jehovah in the valley of decision.

^{15 Ref} Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.

^{16 Ref} And Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And shaken have the heavens and earth, And Jehovah `is' a refuge to his people, And a stronghold to sons of Israel.