Joel 3:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They threw lots for my people. They sold boys to buy a prostitute, and they sold girls to buy wine to drink.

Cross References

Nahum 3:10

but Thebes was defeated. Her people were taken away as prisoners to a foreign country. Soldiers beat her small children to death at every street corner. They threw lots to see who got to keep the important people as slaves. They put chains on all the important men of Thebes.

Obadiah 1:11

You joined the enemies of Israel. Strangers carried Israel’s treasures away. Foreigners entered Israel’s city gate. They threw lots to decide what part of Jerusalem they would get. And you were right there with them, waiting to get your share.

Amos 2:6

This is what the Lord says: “I will definitely punish Israel for the many crimes they have done. They sold honest people for a little silver. They sold the poor for the price of a pair of sandals.

Revelation 18:13

They also sell cinnamon, spice, incense, frankincense, myrrh, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, and slaves—yes, even human lives. The merchants will cry and say,

Job 6:27

Are you the kind of people who would gamble for orphans and sell out your own friends?

Ezekiel 27:13

People in Greece, Turkey, and the area around the Black Sea traded with you. They traded slaves and bronze for the things you sold.

Joel 1:5

Drunks, wake up and cry! All of you who drink wine, cry because your sweet wine is finished. You will not taste it again.