Joel 1:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 1:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 1:15 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 1:15 — KJV
“Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.”
— Joel 1:15 (KJV)
Joel 1:15 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 1:15
“Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:15: day, lord, hand
“And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:15: day, lord, hand
“And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. a man...: Heb. seed of men”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:15: day, lord, hand
“And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. fetch: Heb. take unto us”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:15: day, lord, hand
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:15: day, lord, hand
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