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Joel 3:7

Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Joel 4:7.

הִנְנִ֣יhinniifהֵןparticle, demonstrative, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.מְעִירָ֔םmeiramwakeעוּרverb, hiphil, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “wake”, a verb used as a describing wordH5782to wake (literally or figuratively)(a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), [idiom] master, raise (up), stir up (self).מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַ֨מָּק֔וֹםhamaqomthe countryמָקוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the country”, the ordinary formH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…מְכַרְתֶּ֥םmekhartemsellמָכַרverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “sell”, a completed actionH4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)[idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).אֹתָ֖םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שָׁ֑מָּהshamahthereשָׁםadverb, directional ending — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יvahashivotiand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and again”, a completed action in a sequenceH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…גְמֻלְכֶ֖םgemulkhembenefitגְּמוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “benefit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1576treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital[phrase] as hast served, benefit, desert, deserving, that which he hath given, recompense, reward.בְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽםberoshkhemin headרֹאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-7) behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your retribution upon your own head;

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American Standard Version (1901)

behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head;

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, I am stirring them up out of the place Whither ye have sold them, And I have turned back your recompence on your head,

World English Bible

Behold, I will stir them up out of the place where you have sold them, and will return your repayment on your own head;

Darby Translation

Behold, I will raise them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will bring your recompence upon your own head.

Douay-Rheims

Behold, I will raise them up out of the place wherein you have sold them: and I will return your recompense upon your own heads.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-7) behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your retribution upon your own head;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Therefore, behold, I will raise them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and I will return your recompense on your own heads.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐξεγείρω αὐτοὺς ἐκ τοῦ τόπου οὗ ἀπέδοσθε αὐτοὺς ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἀνταποδώσω τὸ ἀνταπόδομα ὑμῶν εἰς κεφαλὰς ὑμῶν,