Joel 3:6
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The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.
In other translations
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.
Hebrew words
וּבְנֵיuveneiand [the] people ofH1121יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וּבְנֵיuveneiand [the] people ofH1121יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389מְכַרְתֶּםmekhartemyou soldH4376לִבְנֵיlivneito [the] people ofH1121הַיְּוָנִיםhaiyevanimthe GreeksH3125לְמַעַןlema'anso asH4616הַרְחִיקָםharchikamto remove far away themH7368מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921גְּבוּלָם׃gevulamown territory theirH1366
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ezekiel 27:13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
- Joel 3:3And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.They cast lots for My people; they bartered a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine to drink.
- Deuteronomy 28:68And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships by a route that I said you should never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.”
- Joel 3:8And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it.I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
- Deuteronomy 28:32Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.
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People and places
People: Judah
Places: Jerusalem