Joel
Joel 3:4
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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְ֠גַם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| what | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you have | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| against Me | לִי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| O Tyre | צֹ֣ר | ṣōr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6865 Tyre |
| Sidon | וְצִיד֔וֹן | wə·ṣî·ḏō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6721 Sidon |
| and all | וְכֹ֖ל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the regions | גְּלִיל֣וֹת | gə·lî·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1552 circuit, boundary, territory |
| of Philistia | פְּלָ֑שֶׁת | pə·lā·šeṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6429 Philistia |
| Are you | אַתֶּם֙ | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| rendering | מְשַׁלְּמִ֣ים | mə·šal·lə·mîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H7999 be complete, sound |
| against Me | עָלָ֔י | ‘ā·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| a recompense | הַגְּמ֗וּל | hag·gə·mūl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1576 dealing, recompence, benefit |
| If | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you | אַתֶּם֙ | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| retaliate | גֹּמְלִ֤ים | gō·mə·lîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to |
| against Me | עָלַ֔י | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| I will swiftly | קַ֣ל | qal | Adjective - masculine singular | H7031 light, swift, fleet |
| and speedily | מְהֵרָ֔ה | mə·hê·rāh | Adverb | H4120 haste, speed |
| return | אָשִׁ֥יב | ’ā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| your recompense | גְּמֻלְכֶ֖ם | gə·mul·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H1576 dealing, recompence, benefit |
| upon your heads | בְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃ | bə·rō·šə·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H7218 head |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 1:6–10 · Jeremiah 47:4 · Isaiah 59:18 · Isaiah 34:8 · Isaiah 23:1–2 · Ezekiel 25:12–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.