Joel 3:10 - Compare All Versions
Joel 3:9-11 MSG (The Message)
Announce this to the godless nations: Prepare for battle! Soldiers at attention! Present arms! Advance! Turn your shovels into swords, turn your hoes into spears. Let the weak one throw out his chest and say, “I’m tough, I’m a fighter.” Hurry up, pagans! Wherever you are, get a move on! Get your act together. Prepare to be shattered by GOD!
Joel 3:10 KJV (King James Version)
beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Joel 3:10 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, “I am a mighty man.”
Joel 3:10 NCV (New Century Version)
Make swords from your plows, and make spears from your hooks for trimming trees. Let even the weak person say, “I am a soldier.”
Joel 3:10 ASV (American Standard Version)
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Joel 3:10 NIV (New International Version)
Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say, “I am strong!”
Joel 3:10 NKJV (New King James Version)
Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ”
Joel 3:10 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, “I am strong!” [Is 2:4; Mic 4:3]
Joel 3:10 NLT (New Living Translation)
Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Train even your weaklings to be warriors.
Joel 3:10 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say, “I am a champion!”
Joel 3:10 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”