Joel 3:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 3:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 3:3 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might dri..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 3:3 — KJV
“And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.”
— Joel 3:3 (KJV)
Joel 3:3 in Context — About the Book of Joel
Joel turns a devastating locust plague into a call for national fasting — then pivots to one of Scripture's greatest promises: I will restore the years the locusts have eaten, and afterward I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Peter quoted it at Pentecost as fulfilled.
Cross-References for Joel 3:3
“They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:3: cast, lots, sold
“Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:3: people, given, might
“Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:3: wine, might, drink
“And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:3: cast, people, might
“Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:3: cast, people, given
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