Joel 3:7 "See, I am going to rouse them out of the places to which you sold them, and I will return on your own heads what you have done.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
"See, I am going to rouse them out of the places to which you sold them, and I will return on your own heads what you have done.

English Standard Version
Behold, I will stir them up from the place to which you have sold them, and I will return your payment on your own head.

New American Standard Bible
behold, I am going to arouse them from the place where you have sold them, and return your recompense on your head.

King James Bible
Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look, I am about to rouse them up from the place where you sold them; I will bring retribution on your heads.

International Standard Version
"Look, I will bring them up from where you sold them, I will turn your revenge back upon you,

American Standard Version
behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold, I will raise them up out of the place wherein you have sold them: and I will return your recompense upon your own heads.

Darby Bible Translation
Behold, I will raise them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will bring your recompence upon your own head.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, I am stirring them up out of the place Whither ye have sold them, And I have turned back your recompence on your head,

Cross References

Isaiah 43:5
Fear not: for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west;

Isaiah 43:6
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

Isaiah 66:6
A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that renders recompense to his enemies.

Jeremiah 23:8
But, The LORD lives, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries where I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.

Zechariah 9:13
When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and made you as the sword of a mighty man.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

3:1-8 The restoration of the Jews, and the final victory of true religion over all opposers, appear to be here foretold. The contempt and scorn with which the Jews have often been treated as a people, and the little value set upon them, are noticed. None ever hardened his heart against God or his church, and prospered long.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. raise them—that is, I will rouse them. Neither sea nor distance will prevent My bringing them back. Alexander, and his successors, restored to liberty many Jews in bondage in Greece [Josephus, Antiquities, 13.5; Wars of the Jews, 3.9,2].