Focused Passage

Joel 3:4-8

The LORD Judges the Nations and Dwells with His People

The chapter moves from restoration to judgment, from international hostility to divine vindication, and from covenant suffering to the LORD's permanent dwelling among his holy people.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4Now 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.

5For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.

6You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.

7Behold, I will rouse them from the places to which you sold them; I will return your recompense upon your heads.

8I 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Cross-references

Amos 1:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 23:1Classic cross-references Jeremiah 47:4Classic cross-references Amos 1:9Classic cross-references Isaiah 34:8Classic cross-references

Original words

Nowוְ֠גַםH1571Conjunctionwhatמָה־H4100Interrogativedo you haveאַתֶּ֥םH859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralagainst Meלִי֙Preposition | first person common singularO Tyreצֹ֣רH6865Noun - proper - feminine singularSidonוְצִיד֔וֹןH6721Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularand allוְכֹ֖לH3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe regionsגְּלִיל֣וֹתH1552Noun - feminine plural constructof Philistiaפְּלָ֑שֶׁתH6429Noun - proper - feminine singularAre youאַתֶּם֙H859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralrenderingמְשַׁלְּמִ֣יםH7999Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralagainst Meעָלָ֔יH5921Preposition | first person common singulara recompenseהַגְּמ֗וּלH1576Article | Noun - masculine singularIfוְאִם־H518Conjunctionyouאַתֶּם֙H859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralretaliateגֹּמְלִ֤יםH1580Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralagainst Meעָלַ֔יH5921Preposition | first person common singularI will swiftlyקַ֣לH7031Adjective - masculine singularand speedilyמְהֵרָ֔הH4120Adverbreturnאָשִׁ֥יבH7725Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularyour recompenseגְּמֻלְכֶ֖םH1576Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralupon your headsבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃H7218Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 5

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 21:16Classic cross-references 2 Kings 24:13Classic cross-references 2 Kings 12:18Classic cross-references 2 Kings 16:8Classic cross-references 2 Kings 18:15Classic cross-references

Original words

Forאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeyou tookלְקַחְתֶּ֑םH3947Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralMy silverכַּסְפִּ֥יH3701Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand goldוּזְהָבִ֖יH2091Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand carried offהֲבֵאתֶ֖םH935Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine pluralMy finestהַטֹּבִ֔יםH2896Article | Adjective - masculine pluraltreasuresוּמַֽחֲמַדַּי֙H4261Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularto your templesלְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃H1964Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

BSB notes

Or palaces

Verse 6

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:32Classic cross-references Ezekiel 27:13Classic cross-references Amos 1:6Classic cross-references Joel 3:3Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:68Classic cross-references

Original words

You soldמְכַרְתֶּ֖םH4376Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural. . .לִבְנֵ֣יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructthe peopleוּבְנֵ֤יH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָה֙H3063Noun - proper - masculine singularand Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularto the Greeksוּבְנֵ֣יH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .הַיְּוָנִ֑יםH3125Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluraltoלְמַ֥עַןH4616Conjunctionsend them farהַרְחִיקָ֖םH7368Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralfromמֵעַ֥לH5921Preposition-mtheir homelandגְּבוּלָֽם׃H1366Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

Or to the peoples of Javan

Verse 7

Cross-references

Isaiah 43:5Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:8Classic cross-references Obadiah 1:15Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 1:6Classic cross-references Jeremiah 30:16Classic cross-references

Original words

Beholdהִנְנִ֣יH2005Interjection | first person common singularI will rouse themמְעִירָ֔םH5782Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe placesהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singularto whichאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeyou soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םH4376Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralthemאֹתָ֖םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine plural. . .שָׁ֑מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularI will returnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyour recompenseגְמֻלְכֶ֖םH1576Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralupon your headsבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃H7218Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 8

Cross-references

Jeremiah 30:16Classic cross-references Isaiah 60:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:14Classic cross-references Job 1:15Classic cross-references Isaiah 14:1Classic cross-references

Original words

I will sellוּמָכַרְתִּ֞יH4376Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markeryour sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םH1323Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluralinto the handsבְּיַד֙H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the peopleבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularand they will sell themוּמְכָר֥וּםH4376Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine pluralto the Sabeansלִשְׁבָאיִ֖םH7615Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositiona distantרָח֑וֹקH7350Adjective - masculine singularnationגּ֣וֹיH1471Noun - masculine singularIndeedכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃סH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular

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