Joel 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 3:5 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: pleasant: Heb..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 3:5 — KJV
“Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: pleasant: Heb. desirable”
— Joel 3:5 (KJV)
Joel 3:5 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 3:5
“And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels. things: Heb. holy”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:5: silver, gold, into
“But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. in...: or, as for the Almighty God, in his seat he shall honour yea, he shall honour a god, whom, etc estate: or, stead forces: or, munitions: Heb. Mauzzim, or, God's protectors pleasant: Heb. things desired”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:5: silver, gold, pleasant
“And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. jewels: Heb. vessels”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:5: silver, gold, things
“But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD. consecrated: Heb. holiness”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:5: silver, gold, into
“When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. wedge: Heb. tongue”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:5: silver, gold, goodly
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