Joel 1:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 1:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 1:6 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the c..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 1:6 — KJV
“For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.”
— Joel 1:6 (KJV)
Joel 1:6 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 1:6
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:6: nation, land, hath
“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 1:6: nation, land, whose
“Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:6: nation, land, hath
“For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. For the LORD...: or, Then the LORD will drive”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:6: nation, strong, hath
“Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
Shares key themes with Joel 1:6: come, land, whose
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