Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Joel 3:3:
Ezekiel 24:6
Amos 1:6
Amos 2:6
Obadiah 1:11
Obadiah 1:20
Nahum 3:4
Nahum 3:10
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