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Joel 3:6

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem,.... Not children in age literally, as Kimchi, kidnapped or bought by the Tyrians; but the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem:

have ye sold…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The children also - Literally, “And the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem have ye sold to the sons of the Greeks.” This sin of the Tyrians was probably old and inveterate. The Tyrians, as they…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joel 3:1-8

We have often heard of the year of the redeemed, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion; now here we have a description of the transactions of that year, and a prophecy of what shall…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Phoenicians had further played the part of slave-dealers, and had sold Judahite captives into the hands of the Greeks. The slave-traffic of the Phoenicians is often mentioned; they sometimes…

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