Joel 1:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 1:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 1:12 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 1:12 — KJV
“The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.”
— Joel 1:12 (KJV)
Joel 1:12 in Context — About the Book of Joel
Joel turns a devastating locust plague into a call for national fasting — then pivots to one of Scripture's greatest promises: I will restore the years the locusts have eaten, and afterward I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Peter quoted it at Pentecost as fulfilled.
Cross-References for Joel 1:12
“But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. oliveyard: or, olive trees”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:12: vine, tree, even
“The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:12: also, even, because
“A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; of oil...: Heb. of olive tree of oil”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:12: vine, fig, tree
“They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. carpenters: or, workmen”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:12: tree, also, trees
“He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:12: vine, fig, tree
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