Joel 3:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joel 3:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joel 3:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joel 3:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the men of Sheba, to a faraway nation, for Yahweh has spoken it.””
Joel 3:8 — World English Bible
Joel 3:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the men of Sheba, to a nation far off: for Jehovah hath spoken it. ”
Joel 3:8 — American Standard Version
Joel 3:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And have sold your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the sons of Judah, And they have sold them to Shabeans, Unto a nation far off, for Jehovah hath spoken.”
Joel 3:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Joel 3:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 nation far off: for Jehovah hath spoken. ”
Joel 3:8 — Darby Translation
Joel 3:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I will send your sonnes and your daughters into the hande of the children of Iudah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people farre off: for the Lord hath spoken it.”
Joel 3:8 — Geneva Bible
Joel 3:8 in Context — Joel 3
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.
9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
What Does Joel 3:8 Mean?
Joel 3:8 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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