Joel 1:4
Joel · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.”Joel 1:4
What Does Joel 1:4 Mean?
Joel 1:4 is found in the book of Joel, chapter 1, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Joel 1:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Joel 2:25“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.”Amos 4:9“I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.”Psalms 78:46“He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.”Amos 7:1“Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.”Exodus 10:4“Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:”Deuteronomy 28:38“Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.”Isaiah 33:4“And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.”Psalms 105:34“He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,”Malachi 3:11“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.”Exodus 10:12“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.”2 Chronicles 7:13“If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;”Jeremiah 51:14“The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.”Nahum 3:15“There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.”Revelation 9:3“And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.”Exodus 10:5“And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:”1 Kings 8:37“If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;”2 Chronicles 6:28“If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be:”Jeremiah 51:27“Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.”Deuteronomy 28:16“Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.”1 Samuel 6:5“Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.”
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