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        They threw dice for my people.
        They traded boys for prostitutes.
        They sold girls so that they could buy wine to drink.

“Now what do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon
    and all the regions of Philistia?
    Are you paying me back for something I have done?
    If you are paying me back,
        I will quickly pay you back for what you have done.
You took my silver and my gold.
    You brought my finest treasures to your temples.

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They cast lots(A) for my people
    and traded boys for prostitutes;
    they sold girls for wine(B) to drink.

“Now what have you against me, Tyre and Sidon(C) and all you regions of Philistia?(D) Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done.(E) For you took my silver and my gold and carried off my finest treasures to your temples.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:5 Or palaces