Joel 1:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 1:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 1:17 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 1:17 — KJV
“The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. seed: Heb. grains”
— Joel 1:17 (KJV)
Joel 1:17 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 1:17
“In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. images: or, sun images”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:17: laid, desolate, broken
“And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. with their...: Heb. with weapons of their war”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:17: under, laid, down
“And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. corners: Heb. ribs”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:17: under, corn, heb
“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. make...: Heb. create a creature”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:17: under, down, heb
“And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:17: under, down, heb
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