Joel 3:13 meaning and explanation

Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.

Joel 3:13, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD speaks through Joel in a courtroom scene, summoning the nations to the Valley of Jehoshaphat for judgment. Here the summons turns to imagery: a harvest ready to be cut and grapes ready to be trodden.

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