American Standard Version
"and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border; "
— Joel 3:6, American Standard Version
“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.”
“and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the sons of the Greeks, that you may remove them far from their border.”
“You sold Judeans and Jerusalemites to the Greeks, removing them far from their own country.”
“And the children of Juda, and the children of Jerusalem, you have sold to the children of the Greeks, that you might remove them far off from their own country.”
“And the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem you have given for a price to the sons of the Greeks, to send them far away from their land:”
“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.”
and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head.
Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things,
and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border;
behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head;
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.
Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.