Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

and sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory,

King James Version

The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.

Holman Bible

You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks to remove them far from their own territory.

International Standard Version

and sold Judah's and Jerusalem's descendants to the Greeks, so you can remove them far from their homeland!

A Conservative Version

and have sold the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem to the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border,

American Standard Version

and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border;

Amplified

and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the Greeks, so that you may send them far away from their territory,

Bible in Basic English

And the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem you have given for a price to the sons of the Greeks, to send them far away from their land:

Darby Translation

and the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the children of the Greeks, that ye might remove them far from their border.

Julia Smith Translation

And the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem ye sold to the sons of the Grecians, in order to remove them far off from their border.

King James 2000

The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have you sold unto the Greeks, that you might remove them far from their border.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the sons of Judah and Jerusalem you sold to the sons of the Greeks, in order to remove them from their border.

Modern King James verseion

You have also sold the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem to the sons of the Greeks, that you might remove them far from their border.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The children also of Judah and Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Greeks, that ye might bring them the far from the borders of their own countries.

NET Bible

You sold Judeans and Jerusalemites to the Greeks, removing them far from their own country.

New Heart English Bible

and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the sons of the Greeks, that you may remove them far from their border.

The Emphasized Bible

And, the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem, ye sold to the sons of Greece, - that they might be far removed from their own boundary.

Webster

The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold to the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.

World English Bible

and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the sons of the Greeks, that you may remove them far from their border.

Youngs Literal Translation

And sons of Judah, and sons of Jerusalem, Ye have sold to the sons of Javan, To put them far off from their border.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
also of Judah
יהוּדה 
Y@huwdah 
Usage: 648

ירוּשׁלים ירוּשׁלם 
Y@ruwshalaim 
Usage: 642

have ye sold
מכר 
Makar 
sell, seller, at all
Usage: 80

יוני 
Y@vaniy 
Usage: 1

רחק 
Rachaq 
...far, ...off, ...away, remove, good way
Usage: 57

Context Readings

Yahweh's Judgment On The Nations

5 Since you have taken My silver and My gold, brought My precious treasures to your temples, 6 and sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory, 7 behold, I am going to arouse them from the place where you have sold them, and return your recompense on your head.


Cross References

Ezekiel 27:13

Javan, Tubal and Meshech, they were your traders; with the lives of men and vessels of bronze they paid for your merchandise.

Joel 3:3

“They have also cast lots for My people,
Traded a boy for a harlot
And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

Deuteronomy 28:32

Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and yearn for them continually; but there will be nothing you can do.

Deuteronomy 28:68

The Lord will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I spoke to you, ‘You will never see it again!’ And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”

Joel 3:8

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.

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