Yoel 3:8

3:8 I will sell your sons and daughters to ¹  the people of Judah. ² 

They will sell them to the Sabeans, ³  a nation far away.

Indeed, the Lord has spoken!

Yoel 3:16

3:16 The Lord roars from Zion;

from Jerusalem ⁴  his voice bellows out. ⁵ 

The heavens ⁶  and the earth shake.

But the Lord is a refuge for his people;

he is a stronghold for the citizens ⁷  of Israel.

[3:8]  ¹ tn Heb “into the hand of.”

[3:8]  ² tn Heb “the sons of Judah.”

[3:8]  ³ sn The Sabeans were Arabian merchants who were influential along the ancient caravan routes that traveled through Arabia. See also Job 1:15; Isa 43:3; 45:14; Ps 72:10.

[3:16]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “he sounds forth his voice.”

[3:16]  ⁶ tn Or “the sky.” See the note on “sky” in 2:30.

[3:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “sons.”