Focused Passage

Joel 1:13-14

A Devastated Land and the Call to Lament Before the LORD

The chapter moves from observed devastation to interpreted devastation, then to commanded lament and direct appeal to the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.

14Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

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Verse 13

Cross-references

Amos 5:4BSB references Zephaniah 2BSB references Luke 13BSB references Jeremiah 4:8Classic cross-references Isaiah 22:12Classic cross-references Joel 1:8Classic cross-references 1 Kings 21:27Classic cross-references Daniel 9:3Classic cross-references

Original words

Put on [sackcloth]חִגְר֨וּH2296Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraland lamentוְסִפְד֜וּH5594Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralO priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluralwailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙H3213Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralO ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יH8334Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural constructof the altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַH4196Noun - masculine singularComeבֹּ֚אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralspend the nightלִ֣ינוּH3885Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralin sackclothבַשַּׂקִּ֔יםH8242Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralO ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יH8334Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural constructof my Godאֱלֹהָ֑יH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularbecauseכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionthe grainמִנְחָ֥הH4503Noun - feminine singularand drink offeringsוָנָֽסֶךְ׃H5262Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularare withheldנִמְנַ֛עH4513Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularfrom the houseמִבֵּ֥יתH1004Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

Ezra 8:21Classic cross-references Joel 2:15Classic cross-references Zephaniah 2:1Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 20:13Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 20:3Classic cross-references

Original words

Consecrateקַדְּשׁוּ־H6942Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plurala fastצוֹם֙H6685Noun - masculine singularproclaimקִרְא֣וּH7121Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plurala solemn assemblyעֲצָרָ֔הH6116Noun - feminine singularGatherאִסְפ֣וּH622Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthe eldersזְקֵנִ֗יםH2205Adjective - masculine pluraland allכֹּ֚לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe residentsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructof the landהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularto the houseבֵּ֖יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland cry outוְזַעֲק֖וּH2199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

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