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Joel 3:3–6

and lhave cast lots for my people, and have traded a boy for a prostitute, and have sold a girl for wine and have drunk it.

“What are you to me, mO Tyre and Sidon, and all nthe regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, oI will return your payment on your own head swiftly and speedily. For pyou have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my rich treasures into your temples.2 You have sold qthe people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their own border.

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Joel 3:3–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

They cast lots for my people

and traded boys for prostitutes;

they sold girls for wine to drink.

“Now what have you against me, Tyre and Sidon and all you regions of Philistia? Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done. For you took my silver and my gold and carried off my finest treasures to your temples. You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, that you might send them far from their homeland.

Joel 3:3–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And 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.

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;

Because ye have taken my silver and my gold,

And have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:

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.

Joel 3:3–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

They threw dice to decide which of my people

would be their slaves.

They traded boys to obtain prostitutes

and sold girls for enough wine to get drunk.

“What do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon and you cities of Philistia? Are you trying to take revenge on me? If you are, then watch out! I will strike swiftly and pay you back for everything you have done. You have taken my silver and gold and all my precious treasures, and have carried them off to your pagan temples. You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, so they could take them far from their homeland.

Joel 3:3–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

They have cast lots for My people,

Have given a boy as payment for a harlot,

And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

“Indeed, what have you to do with Me,

O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia?

Will you retaliate against Me?

But if you retaliate against Me,

Swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head;

Because you have taken My silver and My gold,

And have carried into your temples My prized possessions.

Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem

You have sold to the Greeks,

That you may remove them far from their borders.

Joel 3:3–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

and threw lots for my people.

They traded boys for prostitutes,

and they sold girls to buy wine to drink.

“Tyre and Sidon and all of you regions of Philistia! What did you have against me? Were you punishing me for something I did, or were you doing something to hurt me? I will very quickly do to you what you have done to me. You took my silver and gold, and you put my precious treasures in your temples. You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks so that you could send them far from their land.

Joel 3:3–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink. Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head. Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things, and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border;

Joel 3:3–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

and they have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, and have drunk it. Yea also, what have ye to do with me, O Tyre and Zidon, and all the districts of Philistia? Will ye render me a recompence? But if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I bring your recompence upon your own head; because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my beautiful pleasant things, and the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the children of the Greeks, that ye might remove them far from their border.

Joel 3:3–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

They threw dice for my people. 

They traded boys for prostitutes. 

They sold girls so that they could buy wine to drink. 

“Now what do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon 

and all the regions of Philistia? 

Are you paying me back for something I have done? 

If you are paying me back, 

I will quickly pay you back for what you have done. 

You took my silver and my gold. 

You brought my finest treasures to your temples. 

You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks. 

That way you could send them far away from their land. 

Joel 3:3–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

They cast lots for My people;

they bartered a boy for a prostitute

and sold a girl for wine to drink.

And also: Tyre, Sidon, and all the territories of Philistia —what are you to Me? Are you paying Me back or trying to get even with Me? I will quickly bring retribution on your heads. For you took My silver and gold and carried My finest treasures to your temples. You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks to remove them far from their own territory.

Joel 3:3–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

and cast lots for my people, and traded boys for prostitutes, and sold girls for wine, and drunk it down.

What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will turn your deeds back upon your own heads swiftly and speedily. For you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my rich treasures into your temples. You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, removing them far from their own border.

Joel 3:3–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For my people they cast lots, and they traded the male child for the prostitute, and the female child they sold for wine and they drank it.

What are you to me, O Tyre and O Sidon, and all of the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying to me what is deserved? If you are recompensing me, I will return swiftly and quickly what you deserve on your head! For you have taken my silver and my gold, and my beautiful treasures you have carried into your temples. And the sons of Judah and Jerusalem you sold to the sons of the Greeks, in order to remove them from their border.

Joel 3:3–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

They cast lots for my people.

They sold boys into slavery to get prostitutes.

They sold girls to buy some wine to drink.

“Tyre and Sidon, why are you doing things like that to me? And why are you doing them, all of you people in Philistia? Are you trying to get even with me for something I have done? If you are, I will pay you back for it in a quick and speedy way. You took my silver and gold. You carried off my finest treasures to your temples. You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks. You wanted to send them far away from their own country.

Joel 3:3–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“They have also cast lots for My people,

Traded a boy for a harlot

And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head.

Since you have taken My silver and My gold, brought My precious treasures to your temples,

and sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory,


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