Joel 2:17
Joel · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?”Joel 2:17
What Does Joel 2:17 Mean?
Joel 2:17 is found in the book of Joel, chapter 2, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Lament, Care for the Poor, Compassion, and Reconciliation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Joel 2:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 126:5“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.”Psalms 115:2“Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?”Psalms 42:3“My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?”Psalms 79:10“Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.”Ezekiel 8:16“And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.”Luke 13:8“And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:”Hosea 14:2“Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.”Exodus 33:13“Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.”Isaiah 22:12“And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:”Joel 1:9“The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD’s ministers, mourn.”Micah 7:10“Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.”Exodus 34:9“And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O LORD, let my LORD, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.”Numbers 25:6“And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”1 Kings 6:3“And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.”Psalms 39:8“Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.”Psalms 42:10“As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?”Daniel 9:18“O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.”Joel 1:13“Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.”Amos 7:2“And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.”Matthew 23:35“That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.”
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