Matthew Poole and continuators on Joel 3:11

11 Assemble your selves , and come all ye heathen, and gather your selves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down , O LORD .

The War proclaimed ver. 9, provision made ver. 10. now hasten to the general Rendezvouz, embody your selves as you march, and hasten what you can as the word imports;

Not simply and in utmost latitude, but all that are here concerned;

All round about Iudea, the Nations near about this Valley of Vision

toward Iudea and Ierusalem; the Church, and Heritage of God.

Direct and lead them by thy providence, that they may pitch their Tents, or encamp there; let all thy mighty ones, whether Enemies of thy Church gathered against it, or Friends of thy Church, and gathered for its defence; let them all here encamp, or all those mighty Warriours which thou wilt make use of successively to punish the proud oppressours of thy Church; so the Chaldeans punisht Assyria, Persians and Medes punisht Babylon. Alexander punished the Persians, and the divided Captains Successors plagued one another with Wars within sight (as 'twere of Ierusalem and Iudah)

With which the Prophet comforts himself and God's people, intimating that all these mighty ones are under God's conduct, and he is in the midst of them to save his own people.

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