Joel 1:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 1:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 1:19 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 1:19 — KJV
“O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. pastures: or, habitations”
— Joel 1:19 (KJV)
Joel 1:19 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 1:19
“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:19: lord, fire, flame
“For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:19: lord, fire, hath
“For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone. habitations: or, pastures burned up: or, desolate both...: Heb. from the fowl even to, etc”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:19: pastures, wilderness, burned
“Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:19: lord, hath, wilderness
“The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:19: lord, fire, hath
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