3:3 And they have cast lots for my people; and have {c} given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
(c) That which the enemy received for the sale of my people, they bestowed upon harlots and drink.
3:3 Cast lots - It was customary with conquerors to divide the captives by lot, and so did these enemies of the Jews.
3:1-8 The restoration of the Jews, and the final victory of true religion over all opposers, appear to be here foretold. The contempt and scorn with which the Jews have often been treated as a people, and the little value set upon them, are noticed. None ever hardened his heart against God or his church, and prospered long.
