The Lord who rules over all will be like a shield to his people. They will destroy their enemies. They’ll use slings to throw stones at them. They’ll drink the blood of their enemies as if it were wine. They’ll be full like the bowl that is used for sprinkling the corners of the altar.

万军之耶和华必保护他们；他们必吞灭仇敌，践踏弹石。他们必喝血呐喊，犹如饮酒；他们必像盛满血的碗，又像坛的四角满了血。

万军之耶和华必保护他们；他们要吞灭，要践踏弹弓的石头；他们呐喊，狂饮如喝酒，如盛满的碗，又如坛的四角。

万军之耶和华必保护他们；他们要吞灭，要践踏弹弓的石头；他们呐喊，狂饮如喝酒，如盛满的碗，又如坛的四角。

万军之耶和华必保护他们，他们必用弹石消灭、征服敌人，饮血呐喊，犹如醉酒，像献祭用的碗盛满了血，又像祭坛的四角淌满了血。

万军之耶和华必护卫他们，他们要用投石器投石吞灭和制伏敌人；他们必喝血，并且喧嚷，像喝醉了酒一样；他们必像献祭用的碗盛满了血，又像祭坛的角，沾满了血。

萬軍之耶和華必保護他們；他們必吞滅仇敵，踐踏彈石。他們必喝血吶喊，猶如飲酒；他們必像盛滿血的碗，又像壇的四角滿了血。

萬軍之耶和華必保護他們；他們要吞滅，要踐踏彈弓的石頭；他們吶喊，狂飲如喝酒，如盛滿的碗，又如壇的四角。

萬軍之耶和華必保護他們；他們要吞滅，要踐踏彈弓的石頭；他們吶喊，狂飲如喝酒，如盛滿的碗，又如壇的四角。

萬軍之耶和華必保護他們，他們必用彈石消滅、征服敵人，飲血呐喊，猶如醉酒，像獻祭用的碗盛滿了血，又像祭壇的四角淌滿了血。

萬軍之耶和華必護衛他們，他們要用投石器投石吞滅和制伏敵人；他們必喝血，並且喧嚷，像喝醉了酒一樣；他們必像獻祭用的碗盛滿了血，又像祭壇的角，沾滿了血。

萬軍之永恆主必圍護他們；他們必喫喝，必踐踏甩機；必喫喝鬧嚷嚷、如同喝酒；盛滿滿如同祭碗，濕透着血如同祭壇角。

萬軍之耶和華必保護他們，他們必吞噬、制伏用投石器投石頭的敵人；他們飲血喧鬧像飲酒一樣，他們如獻祭的碗盛滿了血，又如祭壇的四角沾滿了血。

萬軍之耶和華將保衛之、俾吞滅其敵、踐其所發之石、將飲敵血而喧譟、有若飲酒、又若盈血之祭盂、沃血之壇角、

萬有之主耶和華將衛護其民、敵人發石、為民踐於足下、式飲式食、歡呼喧譟、勢比沉湎、盈溢杯盂、傾流壇角、

萬有之主將護衛之、使之吞滅仇敵、蹂躪仇敵、猶若被擲之石、彼將飲而歡呼、猶若醉酒、且得充盈、猶若盆盂、彷彿祭臺之隅、

and the Lord Almighty will shield them. They will destroy and overcome with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine; they will be full like a bowl used for sprinkling the corners of the altar.

The Lord of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones, and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar.

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will protect his people, and they will defeat their enemies by hurling great stones. They will shout in battle as though drunk with wine. They will be filled with blood like a bowl, drenched with blood like the corners of the altar.

The LORD of Armies will defend them. They will consume and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and be rowdy as if with wine. They will be as full as the sprinkling basin, like those at the corners of the altar.

The Lord of armies will protect them. And they will devour and trample on the slingstones; And they will drink and be boisterous as with wine; And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin, Drenched like the corners of the altar.

The Lord of hosts will defend them; They shall devour and subdue with slingstones. They shall drink and roar as if with wine; They shall be filled with blood like basins, Like the corners of the altar.

Jehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling- stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

The Lord of Hosts will defend them. They will consume and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and be rowdy as if with wine. They will be as full as the sprinkling basin, like those at the corners of the altar.

The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink,[ and] make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls,[ and] as the corners of the altar.

The LORD who rules over all will guard them, and they will prevail and overcome with sling stones. Then they will drink, and will become noisy like drunkards, full like the sacrificial basin or like the corners of the altar.

Yahweh of Armies will defend them; and they will destroy and overcome with sling stones; and they will drink, and roar as through wine; and they will be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

Make a horn stick out from each of its upper four corners. The horns and the altar must be all one piece. Cover the altar with bronze.

“ At that time Judah’s family groups will be like a fire pot in a pile of wood. They will be like a burning torch among bundles of grain. They will destroy all the surrounding nations on every side. But Jerusalem will remain unharmed in its place.

Together they will be like warriors in battle. They will stomp their enemies into the mud of the streets. The Lord will be with them. So they will fight against the horsemen and put them to shame.

At that time I will be like a shield to those who live in Jerusalem. Then even the weakest among them will be great warriors like David. And David’s family line will be like the angel of the Lord who leads them.

Then the Lord woke up as if he had been sleeping. He was like a warrior waking up from the deep sleep caused by wine.

The people of Ephraim will become like warriors. Their hearts will be glad as if they were drinking wine. Their children will see it and be filled with joy. I will make their hearts glad.

He must put some of the blood on the horns that stick out from the upper four corners of the altar. The altar stands in front of the Lord in the tent of meeting. The priest must pour out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar for burnt offerings. That altar stands at the entrance to the tent.

Then the priest must dip his finger into some of the blood of the sin offering. He must put it on the horns that stick out from the upper four corners of the altar for burnt offerings. He must pour out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar.

“ Come, all you who are thirsty. Come and drink the water I offer to you. You who do not have any money, come. Buy and eat the grain I give you. Come and buy wine and milk. You will not have to pay anything for it.

On that day“ Holy to the Lord” will be carved on the bells of the horses. The cooking pots in the Lord’ s temple will be just like the sacred bowls in front of the altar for burnt offerings.

“ My bride, I have come into my garden. My sister, I’ve gathered my myrrh and my spice. I’ve eaten my honeycomb and my honey. I’ve drunk my wine and my milk.”“ Friends, eat and drink. Drink up all the love you want.”

How very beautiful they will be! Grain and fresh wine will make the young men and young women strong.

But some people in the crowd made fun of the believers.“ They’ve had too much wine!” they said.Then Peter stood up with the 11 apostles. In a loud voice he spoke to the crowd.“ My fellow Jews,” he said,“ let me explain this to you. All of you who live in Jerusalem, listen carefully to what I say.You think these people are drunk. But they aren’t. It’s only nine o’clock in the morning!No, here is what the prophet Joel meant.He said,“‘ In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Holy Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will have dreams.In those days, I will pour out my Spirit on my servants. I will pour out my Spirit on both men and women. When I do, they will prophesy.

David said to Goliath,“ You are coming to fight against me with a sword, a spear and a javelin. But I’m coming against you in the name of the Lord who rules over all. He is the God of the armies of Israel. He’s the one you have dared to fight against.

Take me away with you. Let us hurry! King Solomon, bring me into your palace.”“ King Solomon, you fill us with joy. You make us happy. We praise your love more than we praise wine.”“ It is right for them to love you!

So Jacob’s people will be scattered among many nations. They will be like a lion among the animals in the forest. They’ll be like a young lion among flocks of sheep. Lions attack and tear apart their prey as they move along. No one can keep them from killing what they want.

Then the priest must put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for burning incense. The horns stick out from the upper four corners of the altar. The incense burned on that altar has a sweet smell. The altar stands in front of the Lord in the tent of meeting. The priest must pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the bottom of the altar for burnt offerings. That altar stands at the entrance to the tent.

He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood. His name is the Word of God.The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses. They were dressed in fine linen, white and clean.Coming out of the rider’s mouth is a sharp sword. He will strike down the nations with the sword. Scripture says,“ He will rule them with an iron scepter.”( Psalm 2:9) He stomps on the grapes of God’s winepress. The winepress stands for the terrible anger of the God who rules over all.Here is the name that is written on the rider’s robe and on his thigh. the greatest king of all and the most powerful lord of allI saw an angel standing in the sun. He shouted to all the birds flying high in the air,“ Come! Gather together for the great supper of God.Come and eat the dead bodies of kings, generals, and other mighty people. Eat the bodies of horses and their riders. Eat the bodies of all people, free and slave, great and small.”Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies. They had gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.But the beast and the false prophet were captured. The false prophet had done signs for the beast. In this way the false prophet had tricked some people. Those people had received the mark of the beast and had worshiped its statue. The beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the lake of fire. The lake of fire burns with sulfur.The rest were killed by the sword that came out of the rider’s mouth. All the birds stuffed themselves with the dead bodies.

May your lips be like the finest wine.”“ May my wine go straight to you, my love. May it flow gently over our lips as we sleep.

‘ I will guard this city and save it. I will do it for myself. And I will do it for my servant David.’ ”

The message of the cross seems foolish to those who are lost and dying. But it is God’s power to us who are being saved.

Don’t fill yourself up with wine. Getting drunk will lead to wild living. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.