Joel 3:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 3:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joel 3:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joel 3:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the sons of the Greeks, that you may remove them far from their border.”
Joel 3:6 — World English Bible
Joel 3:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 3:6 — American Standard Version
Joel 3:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And sons of Judah, and sons of Jerusalem, Ye have sold to the sons of Javan, To put them far off from their border.”
Joel 3:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Joel 3:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 3:6 — Darby Translation
Joel 3:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The children also of Iudah and the children of Ierusalem haue you solde vnto the Grecians, that ye might send them farre from their border.”
Joel 3:6 — Geneva Bible
Joel 3:6 in Context — Joel 3
4 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;
5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
6 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.
7 Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
8 And 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.
What Does Joel 3:6 Mean?
Joel 3:6 is a verse from the Book of Joel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joel chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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