Joel 1:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 1:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 1:16 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 1:16 — KJV
“Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?”
— Joel 1:16 (KJV)
Joel 1:16 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 1:16
“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:16: off, before, gladness
“When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; succeedest...: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest them”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:16: cut, off, before
“Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:16: before, yea, house
“When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; succeedest: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:16: cut, off, house
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:16: cut, off, eyes
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