Joel

Joel 3:7–8

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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Joel 3:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנְנִ֣י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I will rouse them	מְעִירָ֔ם	mə·‘î·rām	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the places	הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
to which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you sold	מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם	mə·ḵar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H4376 sell
them	אֹתָ֖ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
I will return	וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥י	wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
your recompense	גְמֻלְכֶ֖ם	ḡə·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

Joel 3:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will sell	וּמָכַרְתִּ֞י	ū·mā·ḵar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H4376 sell
your sons	בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם	bə·nê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	בְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם	bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
into the hands	בְּיַד֙	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the people	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and they will sell them	וּמְכָר֥וּם	ū·mə·ḵā·rūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H4376 sell
to the Sabeans	לִשְׁבָאיִ֖ם	liš·ḇā·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H7615 Shebaite
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a distant	רָח֑וֹק	rā·ḥō·wq	Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
nation	גּ֣וֹי	gō·w	Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
Indeed	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has spoken	דִּבֵּֽר׃ס	dib·bêr	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak

Cross-references

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Joel 3:7 Isaiah 43:5–6 · Jeremiah 23:8 · 2 Thessalonians 1:6 · Jeremiah 30:16 · Jeremiah 30:10 · Zechariah 10:6–10

Joel 3:8 Isaiah 60:14 · Job 1:15 · Judges 2:14 · Isaiah 14:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.