Joel 1:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 1:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 1:13 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 1:13 — KJV
“Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.”
— Joel 1:13 (KJV)
Joel 1:13 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 1:13
“That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:13: altar, god, meat
“The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:13: priests, ministers, meat
“And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:13: priests, altar, god
“And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:13: come, god, offering
“Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. their king: or, Melcom”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:13: gird, lament, priests
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