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

13 Put 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.

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

Original words

Put on [sackcloth] חִגְר֨וּ H2296 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural and lament וְסִפְד֜וּ H5594 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural O priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural wail הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ H3213 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural O ministers מְשָׁרְתֵ֣י H8334 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct of the altar מִזְבֵּ֔חַ H4196 Noun - masculine singular Come בֹּ֚אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural spend the night לִ֣ינוּ H3885 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural in sackcloth בַשַּׂקִּ֔ים H8242 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural O ministers מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י H8334 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct of my God אֱלֹהָ֑י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular because כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction the grain מִנְחָ֥ה H4503 Noun - feminine singular and drink offerings וָנָֽסֶךְ׃ H5262 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular are withheld נִמְנַ֛ע H4513 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular from the house מִבֵּ֥ית H1004 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

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

Original words

Consecrate קַדְּשׁוּ־ H6942 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural a fast צוֹם֙ H6685 Noun - masculine singular proclaim קִרְא֣וּ H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural a solemn assembly עֲצָרָ֔ה H6116 Noun - feminine singular Gather אִסְפ֣וּ H622 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural the elders זְקֵנִ֗ים H2205 Adjective - masculine plural and all כֹּ֚ל H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the residents יֹשְׁבֵ֣י H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct of the land הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular to the house בֵּ֖ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural and cry out וְזַעֲק֖וּ H2199 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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