Joel 3:8 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And have sold your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the sons of Judah, And they have sold them to Shabeans, Unto a nation far off, for Jehovah hath spoken.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far off, for the Lord has spoken it. [Isa. 14:2; 60:14.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far off, for the Lord has spoken it. [Isa. 14:2; 60:14.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the Lord has spoken.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation, for the LORD has spoken.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 nation far off: for Jehovah hath spoken.

English EASY 2024

I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah. And they will sell them to the Sabeans, who live far away. I, the Lord, have spoken.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah. Then they will sell them to the faraway Sabeans. " This is what the Lord said.

I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far away, for the LORD has spoken."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I will let your sons and daughters be sold to the people of Judah; they will sell them to the far-off Sabeans. I, the Lord, have spoken.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah. They will sell them to the people of Sheba, a nation that is far away." The Lord has spoken.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation, for the LORD has spoken.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Also I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation,” for Yahweh has spoken.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans —to a distant nation, for the Lord has spoken.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Also I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation," for the LORD has spoken.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah. They will sell them to the Sabeans, a nation far away. Indeed, the LORD has spoken!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah. And they will sell them to the Sabeans far away." The Lord has spoken.

English NIV

I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, a nation far away." The LORD has spoken.

English NKJ 1982

I will sell your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the people of Judah, And they will sell them to the Sabeans, To a people far off; For the Lord has spoken.”

English NLT

I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the peoples of Arabia, a nation far away. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far away; for the LORD has spoken.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Your sons and daughters will be sold as slaves to the sons of Judah, who in turn will sell them to the Sabaeans, who live in a distant land. I, Yahweh, have spoken!”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far off; for the Lord has spoken.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans far away. This is a promise from the Lord.“

English Tyndale 1537

Your sons and your daughters will I sell thorow the hands of the children of Juda, and so they shall give them forth to sell, unto them of Saba, a people of a far country: for the LORD himself hath said it.