Joel 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 3:1 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 3:1 — KJV
“For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,”
— Joel 3:1 (KJV)
Joel 3:1 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 3:1
“In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:1: those, days, bring
“Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:1: those, again, captivity
“These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:1: those, again, captivity
“For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:1: days, bring, again
“Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:1: behold, bring, again
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