Matthew Poole and continuators on Joel 3:4

4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me O Tyre and Zidon , and all the coasts of Palastine ? will ye render me a recompence ? and if ye recompence me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence on your own head .

What just cause of quarrel have you against me? Have I done you any wrong which now you avenge upon my people? Or do you begin to violate the Laws of Neighbourhood, and Friendship, and think to escape? Do ye think you have to do with a poor opprest people, my people, and I nothing concern'd at it?

A great Mart Town which Neighbour to the Iews, and ought to be Friends, either joyn'd Forces with the Enemy against them, or retaining Friendship with the Enemy, bought the Iews for Slaves, and sold them again to strangers, to Graecians; this in his Man Trade, Tyre was accustomed to, Ezek. 27.13.

Zidon a famous antient Empory, whose Merchants also bought up Captive Iews at cheap rates of these barbarous Souldiers

which lay along the Midland Sea, among which were Towns of Trade, and Merchants that bought and sold these Captives.

Do ye this by way of reprisal? Have I or my people so dealt with you or yours?

I will, since you deal so with my people, and with me, certainly and speedily avenge my self and my people on you.

As you have used them, they shall use you. It is probable this may refer to the Assyrian Invasion, when Senacherib took all the fenced Cities of Iudah, and might sell the Captives, or to Salmanesers time when he captived the Ten Tribes, or it may be a prediction of what Tyre and Zidon, and these Cities of Palestine would do in the Babylonish successes; and a threat what God would do against them for it; but to whatever particular History it refer, who sees not this in it that God will plead the cause of his oppressed Church, and avenge it as his own cause?