Joel 1:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 1:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 1:14 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 1:14 — KJV
“Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD, solemn...: or, day of restraint”
— Joel 1:14 (KJV)
Joel 1:14 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 1:14
“Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein. solemn...: Heb. restraint”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:14: solemn, assembly, lord
“And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. assembly: or, secret, or, counsel”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:14: assembly, land, into
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:14: elders, into, lord
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:14: assembly, land, into
“The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:14: land, into, house
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