Joel 3:3 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:3

Joel 3:3. They have cast lots for my people It was customary with conquerors, in those days, to divide the captives, taken in war, among themselves by lot, and so did these enemies of the Jews. And have given a boy for a harlot By this is meant, that they exchanged, or gave away, Jewish boys, instead of money, for harlots. And sold a girl for wine, that they might drink For a draught of wine, as it were; that is, at a very vile and low rate. These instances are mentioned, to signify the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 3:1-15

3:1-21 FINAL PUNISHMENT AND BLESSINGUp till now Joel has been emphasizing aspects of the day of the Lord that were not so well known, for example, judgment on all sinners, including Israel-Judah, and blessing on all the faithful, regardless of age, sex or status. Now he deals with aspects that were better known, namely, the salvation of God’s people and the judgment of their enemies. However, he wants his readers to understand these matters in the light of what he has already told them about... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 3:3

they have, &c. This describes past sufferings. Compare Obadiah 1:16 . Nahum 3:11 . wine . Hebrew. yayin. App-27 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joel 3:3

"And have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.There have been many examples of the unconscionable wickedness represented by these examples of it. Significantly, fornication, drunkenness, and human slavery, especially child-abuse, are prominent here; and these are universally the hallmark of evil societies. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joel 3:3

Joel 3:3. And they have cast lots for my people— That is, "They have divided my captive people by lot among themselves, according to the laws of war then in use among mankind." See Nahum 3:10. Obad. Joel 3:11. They have given a boy for a harlot; that is to say, they gave a boy as the price of a harlot; and a girl for wine; that is, as the price of wine. They put both boys and girls to the most infamous uses: the boys to wait on their harlots; the girls to be ruined by their sellers of wine. The... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:3

3. cast lots for my people—that is, divided among themselves My people as their captives by lot. Compare as to the distribution of captives by lot (Obadiah 1:11; Nahum 3:10). given a boy for . . . harlot—Instead of paying a harlot for her prostitution in money, they gave her a Jewish captive boy as a slave. girl for wine—So valueless did they regard a Jewish girl that they would sell her for a draught of wine. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-3

When God would restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem in that future day (cf. Deuteronomy 30:3), He would gather the other nations to the valley of Jehoshaphat (lit. "Yahweh judges"). If this is a geographical location this is the only passage in Scripture that names the site of this judgment (cf. Zechariah 14:3-5). Its exact location is debatable since no valley by this name appears elsewhere in Scripture (cf. Joel 3:12; Joel 3:14). Many interpreters believe it is the valley of Jezreel... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-8

1. The announcement of judgment 3:1-8 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-17

B. God’s judgment on Israel’s enemy nations 3:1-17God’s judgment on unbelievers would accompany the spiritual renewal and deliverance of His own in the future day of the Lord. As God promised to wipe out the locusts for despoiling Judah, now He promised to do the same to the nations that had despoiled Judah (cf. Zephaniah 3:8; Ezekiel 38-39; Matthew 25:31-46)."Like a photographer, Joel has used a wide-angle lens for the overall picture in Joel 2:30-32. Then he zooms in for a close look at the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 3:1-21

The Judgment of the Heathen and the Glory of IsraelA general judgment of all nations, for their mistreatment of Israel, is announced in the valley of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:1-4). Tyre, Zidon, and Philistia, immediate neighbours of Israel, are arraigned for robbery and slave trade, and sentenced according to the lex talionis (Joel 3:5-8). All nations are then summoned as though to a tryst of arms before Jehovah (Joel 3:9-13), whose terrible Day is described (Joel 3:14-17), ending with the blessing... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 3:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 3:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 3:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joel 3:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joel 3:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 3:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 3:1-17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 3:1-21

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