Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsForasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things,
For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.
In that My silver and My gold ye took, And My desirable things that are good, Ye have brought in to your temples.
because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my beautiful pleasant things,
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoel — A locust plague, a call to return, and a promise of the Spirit poured out on all flesh — the text Peter will cite on the day of Pentecost.
- Author
- Joel son of Pethuel (1:1)
- Date
- Disputed — proposals range from 9th c. BC (early pre-exilic) to post-exilic 5th c. BC; the book itself is undated