Joel 3:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 3:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 3:8 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sab..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 3:8 — KJV
“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.”
— Joel 3:8 (KJV)
Joel 3:8 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 3:8
“For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:8: into, children, people
“And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:8: hand, children, lord
“All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:8: sons, daughters, children
“Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:8: sons, daughters, into
“And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand. smite...: Heb. cut off the tail”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:8: into, hand, off
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