Joel 3:6
Joel · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“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
What Does Joel 3:6 Mean?
Joel 3:6 is found in the book of Joel, chapter 3, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Joel 3:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 28:32“Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand:”Ezekiel 27:13“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.”Amos 1:6“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:”Joel 3:3“And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.”Deuteronomy 28:68“And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.”Joel 3:8“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.”Zechariah 9:13“When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.”Esther 7:4“For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.”Amos 2:6“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;”Amos 8:6“That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?”Micah 2:9“The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.”
People & Places
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