Joel 3:4
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Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
In other translations
Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
Hebrew words
וְגַםvegamand alsoH1571מָה־mah-what?H4100אַתֶּם'atem[are] youH859לִיlito meצֹרtzorO TyreH6865וְצִידוֹןvetzidonand SidonH6721וְכֹלvekholand allH3605גְּלִילוֹתgelilot[the] territories ofH1552פְּלָשֶׁתpelashetPhilistiaH6429הַגְּמוּלhagemul¿ <the> recompenseH1576אַתֶּם'atem[are] youH859מְשַׁלְּמִיםmeshalemimrepayingH7999עָלָי'alaito meH5921וְאִם־ve'im-and or?H518גֹּמְלִיםgomelimmaking recompenseH1580אַתֶּם'atem[are] youH859עָלַי'alaito meH5921קַלkalswiftH7031מְהֵרָהmeherahquicklyH4120אָשִׁיב'ashivI will returnH7725גְּמֻלְכֶםgemulkhemrecompense yourH1576בְּרֹאשְׁכֶם׃beroshekhemon head yourH7218
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