5 Because you have taken My silver and My gold,
And have carried into your temples My1 prized possessions.
And have carried into your temples My1 prized possessions.
6 Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem
You have sold to the Greeks,
That you may remove them far from their borders.
You have sold to the Greeks,
That you may remove them far from their borders.
7 “Behold, aI will raise them
Out of the place to which you have sold them,
And will return your1 retaliation upon your own head.
Out of the place to which you have sold them,
And will return your1 retaliation upon your own head.
8 I will sell your sons and your daughters
Into the hand of the people of Judah,
And they will sell them to the aSabeans,
To a people bfar off;
For the Lord has spoken.”
Into the hand of the people of Judah,
And they will sell them to the aSabeans,
To a people bfar off;
For the Lord has spoken.”
9 aProclaim this among the nations:
“Prepare for war!
Wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
“Prepare for war!
Wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Book Notes:
Robertson's Book Notes (NT)