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Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done. <a href="/nlt/joel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> “What do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon and you cities of Philistia? Are you trying to take revenge on me? If you are, then watch out! I will strike swiftly and pay you back for everything you have done. <a href="/esv/joel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> “What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will return your payment on your own head swiftly and speedily. <a href="/bsb/joel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. <a href="/kjv/joel/3.htm">King James Bible</a> Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head; <a href="/nkjv/joel/3.htm">New King James Version</a> “Indeed, what have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you retaliate against Me? But if you retaliate against Me, Swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head; <a href="/nasb_/joel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Moreover, what are you to Me, Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying Me with retribution? But if you are showing Me retribution, swiftly and speedily I will return your retribution on your head! <a href="/nasb/joel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head. <a href="/nasb77/joel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head. <a href="/lsb/joel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head. <a href="/amp/joel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre and Sidon and all the [five small] regions of Philistia? Will you pay Me back for something [I have supposedly done to you]? Even if you do pay Me back, I will swiftly and speedily return your deed [of retaliation] on your own head. <a href="/csb/joel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And also: Tyre, Sidon, and all the territories of Philistia —what are you to me? Are you paying me back or trying to get even with me? I will quickly bring retribution on your heads. <a href="/hcsb/joel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And also: Tyre, Sidon, and all the territories of Philistia—what are you to Me? Are you paying Me back or trying to get even with Me? I will quickly bring retribution on your heads. <a href="/asv/joel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head. <a href="/cev/joel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You people of Tyre and Sidon and you Philistines, why are you doing this? Are you trying to get even with me? I'll strike back before you know what's happened. <a href="/erv/joel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head. <a href="/gwt/joel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Now what do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will quickly pay you back for what you have done. <a href="/gnt/joel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> "What are you trying to do to me, Tyre, Sidon, and all of Philistia? Are you trying to pay me back for something? If you are, I will quickly pay you back! <a href="/isv/joel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Furthermore, what have you to do with me, Tyre, Sidon, and all the sea coasts of Philistia? Are you taking revenge on me? If you are taking revenge on me, I'll send it back on you swiftly and promptly, <a href="/msb/joel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. <a href="/net/joel/3.htm">NET Bible</a> Why are you doing these things to me, Tyre and Sidon? Are you trying to get even with me, land of Philistia? I will very quickly repay you for what you have done! <a href="/nheb/joel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Yes, and what are you to me, Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Will you repay me? And if you repay me, I will swiftly and speedily return your repayment on your own head. <a href="/wbt/joel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Yes, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense upon your own head; <a href="/web/joel/3.htm">World English Bible</a> “Yes, and what are you to me, Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Will you repay me? And if you repay me, I will swiftly and speedily return your repayment on your own head. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And also, what [are] you to Me, O Tyre and Sidon, "" And all circuits of Philistia? Are you rendering repayment to Me? And if you are giving repayment to Me, "" Swiftly, quickly, I return your repayment on your head. <a href="/ylt/joel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And also, what are ye to Me, O Tyre and Zidon, And all circuits of Philistia? Recompence are ye rendering unto Me? And if ye are giving recompence to Me, Swiftly, hastily, I turn back your recompence on your head. <a href="/slt/joel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And also what are ye to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the circuits of Philistia? do ye requite to me a recompense? and if ye recompense to me, swiftly and speedily I will turn back your recompense upon your head;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But what have you to do with me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the coast of the Philistines? will you revenge yourselves on me? and if you revenge yourselves on me, I will very soon return you a recompense upon your own head. <a href="/cpdv/joel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Truly, what is there between you and me, Tyre and Sidon and all the distant places of the Philistines? How will you take vengeance on me? And if you were to revenge yourselves against me, I would deliver a repayment to you, quickly and soon, upon your head. <a href="/nabre/joel/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Moreover, what are you doing to me, Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are, I will very quickly turn your deeds back upon your own head. <a href="/nrsvce/joel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will turn your deeds back upon your own heads swiftly and speedily.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> What are you to me, O Tyre and Zidon and all the coasts of Palestine? Are you paying me a recompense? and if you recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own heads; <a href="/hpbt/joel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> What are you considered to me, Tsur and Tsidan, and all Galila and Philistia? Do you pay a payment for me? And if you set a payment for me, in speed and quickly I shall return your payment on your heads<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And also what are ye to Me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render retribution on My behalf? and if ye render retribution on My behalf, swiftly, speedily will I return your retribution upon your own head. <a href="/sep/joel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all Galilee of the Gentiles? do ye render me a recompense? or do ye bear malice against me? quickly and speedily will I return your recompense on your own heads: <a href="/parallel/joel/3-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=632" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joel/3.htm">The LORD Judges the Nations</a> …3They cast lots for My people; they bartered a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine to drink. 4<a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">do you have</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">against Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865: ṣōr (N-proper-fs) -- A Phoenician city. Or Tsowr; the same as tsor; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.">O Tyre,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6721.htm" title="6721: wə·ṣî·ḏō·wn (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Tsiydon; from tsuwd in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine.">Sidon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1552.htm" title="1552: gə·lî·lō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A circuit, boundary, territory, also a district in Pal. Feminine of galiyl; a circuit or region.">the regions</a> <a href="/hebrew/6429.htm" title="6429: pə·lā·šeṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A territory on the S. Mediterranean coast of Isr. From palash; rolling, i.e. Migratory; Pelesheth, a region of Syria.">of Philistia?</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">Are you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: mə·šal·lə·mîm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">rendering</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1576.htm" title="1576: hag·gə·mūl (Art:: N-ms) -- A dealing, recompense, benefit. From gamal; treatment, i.e. An act; by implication, service or requital.">a recompense?</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1580.htm" title="1580: gō·mə·lîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to treat a person, i.e. Benefit or requite; by implication, to ripen, i.e. to wean.">retaliate</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7031.htm" title="7031: qal (Adj-ms) -- Light, swift, fleet. Contracted from qalal; light; rapid.">I will swiftly</a> <a href="/hebrew/4120.htm" title="4120: mə·hê·rāh (Adv) -- Haste, speed. Feminine of maher; properly, a hurry; hence promptly.">and speedily</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ’ā·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">return</a> <a href="/hebrew/1576.htm" title="1576: gə·mul·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- A dealing, recompense, benefit. From gamal; treatment, i.e. An act; by implication, service or requital.">your recompense</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: bə·rō·šə·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">upon your heads.</a> 5For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Ezekiel 25:15-17</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. / I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’” <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6-8</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom. / So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels. / I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD. <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a> Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg. / Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. / Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks. <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Zephaniah 2:4-7</a> For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted. / Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.” / So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep. ... <a href="/jeremiah/47-1.htm">Jeremiah 47:1-7</a> This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza. / This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail / at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp. ... <a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15-16</a> For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head. / For as you drank on My holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp it down; they will be as if they had never existed. <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a> This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ... <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Zechariah 9:5-7</a> Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited. / A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. / I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites. <a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a> the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a> They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-22</a> “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-14</a> Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21-28</a> Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” ... <a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24-30</a> Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice. / Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. / Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. ... <a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20-23</a> Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food. / On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people. / And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Yes, and what have you to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will you render me a recompense? and if you recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense on your own head;and what.<a href="/judges/11-12.htm">Judges 11:12</a> And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?<a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">2 Chronicles 21:16</a> Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:<a href="/2_chronicles/28-17.htm">2 Chronicles 28:17,18</a> For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives… O Tyre.<a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6-10,12-14</a> Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: … <a href="/zechariah/9-2.htm">Zechariah 9:2-8</a> And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise… will ye.<a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-17</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; … swiftly.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a> To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.<a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a> For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.<a href="/isaiah/59-18.htm">Isaiah 59:18</a> According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; 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This phrase addresses the ancient cities of Tyre and Sidon, along with the Philistine territories, which were known for their enmity against Israel. Tyre and Sidon were prominent Phoenician cities, known for their wealth and trade. Historically, these regions had conflicts with Israel, often allying with other nations against God's people. The rhetorical question implies that these nations have acted against God Himself by opposing His chosen people. This reflects the biblical principle that hostility towards Israel is seen as hostility towards God (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>).Are you rendering against Me a recompense? The term "recompense" suggests a repayment or retaliation. This implies that Tyre, Sidon, and Philistia might believe they are justified in their actions against Israel, perhaps as a form of vengeance or retribution. In the ancient Near Eastern context, conflicts often involved cycles of revenge. However, the question underscores the futility of attempting to repay God, who is sovereign and just.If you retaliate against Me, This phrase highlights the seriousness of their actions as being directly against God. Retaliation against God is portrayed as a grave error, emphasizing the divine protection over Israel. The notion of retaliation suggests a cycle of violence and retribution common in ancient conflicts, but it also points to the spiritual reality that opposing God's will is ultimately self-destructive.I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. Here, God promises a swift and decisive response to any acts of retaliation. The imagery of recompense "upon your heads" indicates personal and direct consequences for their actions. This reflects the biblical theme of divine justice, where God ensures that those who oppose Him and His people face the consequences of their actions. It also echoes the principle found in <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>, where God declares that vengeance belongs to Him. The assurance of swift justice serves as a warning to the nations and a comfort to Israel, affirming God's active role in defending His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/tyre_and_sidon.htm">Tyre and Sidon</a> Ancient Phoenician cities known for their wealth and trade. They were often in conflict with Israel and are frequently mentioned in the Bible as places of idolatry and opposition to God's people. 2. <a href="/topical/p/philistia.htm">Philistia</a> A region inhabited by the Philistines, traditional enemies of Israel. The Philistines were known for their military prowess and frequent skirmishes with the Israelites. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_judgment.htm">The Lord's Judgment</a> This passage is part of a larger prophecy where God declares judgment against the nations that have wronged Israel. It emphasizes God's sovereignty and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all nations, and His justice will prevail. No nation or people can stand against His will without facing consequences. <a href="/topical/d/divine_retribution.htm">Divine Retribution</a> The principle of reaping what one sows is evident here. God promises to return recompense upon those who act against Him and His people. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_aligning_with_god's_will.htm">The Importance of Aligning with God's Will</a> Nations and individuals alike must consider their actions and align themselves with God's purposes to avoid His judgment. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_modern_application.htm">Historical Context and Modern Application</a> Understanding the historical context of Tyre, Sidon, and Philistia helps us see the timeless nature of God's justice. Today, we can apply these lessons by examining our own lives and ensuring we are not opposing God's work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 3</a> <a href="/q/why_isn't_joel_3_4-8_corroborated.htm">If Joel 3:4–8 predicts judgment on specific nations, why is there no parallel account or corroboration in other historical sources? </a> <a href="/q/what's_tyre_and_sidon's_biblical_role.htm">What is Tyre and Sidon's biblical significance?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jer._47_with_gradual_decline.htm">How do we reconcile Jeremiah 47's severe judgments on the Philistines with sources suggesting a gradual decline instead of sudden annihilation?</a> <a href="/q/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) What have ye to do with me?--Rather, What are ye to me? God, identifying Himself with His people, threatens retaliation upon their enemies for the wrongs they had inflicted upon them. Tyre and Zidon had oppressed the Jews in the time of the judges, and would do so again: the Philistines also were to the last the inveterate enemies of Israel; but in the end, could they measure strength with God?<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 4-8. - In these verses the prophet pauses before proceeding to describe the final judgment of the world-powers for their hostility to and oppression of his Church, and points out the bitter enmity of neigh-bouring nations to the covenant people in the prophet's own day, with a prediction of the righteous retribution that awaited them. Verse 4. - The northern sea-board of the Phoenicians, including the famous cities of Tyre and Sidon, also the southern sea-coast and plain of the Philistines, with their five principalities, are joined by vegam with the nations notorious for injuring and oppressing the people of God. The words rendered in the Authorized Version, What have ye to do with me? rather mean, What would ye with me? or still better, What are ye to me? that is. how worthless and despicable in my sight! The disjunctive question which follows becomes clearer by adopting the rendering of Keil and Wunsche, Will ye repay me a deed, or do anything against me? that is, will ye repay me some wrong-doing which ye fancy I have inflicted on you? or will ye, without such supposed provocation, and of your own free will, do or attempt to do anything against me? The double question with veim instead of im repeats, in other words or in a modified form, the preceding question; while the question itself, as often, implies a negative sense to the effect that they had neither right nor reason for averting themselves on the people of God - for God here identifies himself with his people - nor for attempting wantonly and gratuitously to harm them. The consequence would only be a swift and speedy return of the mischief on their own head, so that, as is usual with the wicked, they fall themselves into the pit which they dig for others. The idea of revenge rather than of punishment gets too great prominence in the old versions and commentators. The comment of Kimchi is instructive, though more in harmony with the rendering of the Authorized Version than with that which we prefer; it is as follows: "What have I to do with you, that ye enter my land while ye are neighbours? and it behoved you to do good to my people, but ye have not done so; but when ye saw that the kings of the nations (Gentiles)came upon them, ye allied yourselves with them to plunder and spoil.... Why is it, then, that ye are doing evil to me, if ye think to avenge yourselves of me because I have done you evil? When did I do you evil? Or if you will say that of yourselves ye are doing evil to me now, for he that does evil to Israel from his thought of doing evil to me, they are my children... swiftly and suddenly will I return your doing on your own head." <a href="/commentaries/joel/3-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now וְ֠גַם (wə·ḡam) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and what מָה־ (māh-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what have you אַתֶּ֥ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you against Me, לִי֙ (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> O Tyre, צֹ֣ר (ṣōr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> Tyre -- a Phoenician city Sidon, וְצִיד֔וֹן (wə·ṣî·ḏō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6721.htm">Strong's 6721: </a> Sidon -- a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast, also a son of Canaan and all וְכֹ֖ל (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the regions גְּלִיל֣וֹת (gə·lî·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1552.htm">Strong's 1552: </a> A circuit, boundary, territory, also a district in Palestine of Philistia— פְּלָ֑שֶׁת (pə·lā·šeṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6429.htm">Strong's 6429: </a> Philistia -- a territory on the southern Mediterranean coast of Israel are you אַתֶּם֙ (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you rendering מְשַׁלְּמִ֣ים (mə·šal·lə·mîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate Me עָלָ֔י (‘ā·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against a recompense? הַגְּמ֗וּל (hag·gə·mūl) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1576.htm">Strong's 1576: </a> Treatment, an act, service, requital But if וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you אַתֶּם֙ (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you retaliate גֹּמְלִ֤ים (gō·mə·lîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1580.htm">Strong's 1580: </a> To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen against Me, עָלַ֔י (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against I will swiftly קַ֣ל (qal) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7031.htm">Strong's 7031: </a> Light, swift, fleet and speedily מְהֵרָ֔ה (mə·hê·rāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4120.htm">Strong's 4120: </a> A hurry, promptly return אָשִׁ֥יב (’ā·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again retribution גְּמֻלְכֶ֖ם (gə·mul·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1576.htm">Strong's 1576: </a> Treatment, an act, service, requital on your heads. בְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃ (bə·rō·šə·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 3:4 Yes and what are you to me (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/3-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 3:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 3:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/3-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 3:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 3:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>