The Meaning of Joel 3:6 Explained

Joel 3:6

KJV: 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.

YLT: And sons of Judah, and sons of Jerusalem, Ye have sold to the sons of Javan, To put them far off from their border.

Darby: and the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the children of the Greeks, that ye might remove them far from their border.

ASV: 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;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Joel 3:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Joel 3:1-21 - "the Valley Of Decision"
Having stated the outward blessings that would follow repentance, Joel unveils the extraordinary spiritual blessings that were in store. The outpouring of the Spirit, described in Acts 2:16-17, does not exhaust these glorious words. This blessing is for all whom the Lord our God shall call to Himself, and as one to whom His call has come, you have a perfect right to claim your share in Pentecost. The promise is to all that are "afar off" in space and time. The very slaves, the most degraded and despised of men, become free when they yield themselves to Jesus and have an equal right to the same Spirit.
Joel 3:1-21 refers to the last desperate effort made by the powers of the world against Christ and His people. This will be the closing scene of man's apostasy. But the Lord will vindicate and deliver His oppressed from the hand of their oppressors; and the same judgment will bring them blessing. Having cleansed His people from their stains, Messiah will tabernacle among them, Revelation 21:3 [source]

Chapter Summary: Joel 3

1  God's judgments against the enemies of his people
9  God will be known in his judgment
18  His blessing upon the church

What do the individual words in Joel 3:6 mean?

And the sons of Judah of Jerusalem You have sold to the Greeks that you may remove them far from their borders
וּבְנֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם מְכַרְתֶּ֖ם לִבְנֵ֣י הַיְּוָנִ֑ים לְמַ֥עַן הַרְחִיקָ֖ם מֵעַ֥ל גְּבוּלָֽם

וּבְנֵ֤י  And  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְהוּדָה֙  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם  of  Jerusalem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
מְכַרְתֶּ֖ם  You  have  sold 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: מָכַר  
Sense: to sell.
הַיְּוָנִ֑ים  the  Greeks 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: יְוָנִי  
Sense: Grecian, Ionian.
לְמַ֥עַן  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: לְמַעַן 
Sense: purpose, intent prep.
הַרְחִיקָ֖ם  you  may  remove  them  far 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: רָחַק  
Sense: to be or become far, be or become distant, be removed, go far away.
גְּבוּלָֽם  their  borders 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.

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