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Joel 1:15 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Joel 1:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joel chapter 1 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.”
Joel 1:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joel 1:15
"Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come." The exclamation "Alas!" (Hebrew 'ahahh) expresses distress and grief. "The day of the LORD" theme dominates Joel—that appointed time when God intervenes decisively. The phrase "at hand" (qarob) means near, imminent—not theoretical future but approaching reality. The comparison "as a destruction from the Almighty" uses Hebrew shod from Shaddai (Almighty)—a wordplay emphasizing that destruction (shod) comes from the all-powerful God (Shaddai). No one can resist or escape. This teaches th...
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Cross-References for Joel 1:15
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“Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.”
“and hurries greatly”
“so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.”
“son of man”
“and who can endure it?”
“and the moon into blood”
“for he sees that his day is coming.”
“he saw the city and wept over it”
“the God of Armies”
“and sound an alarm in my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble”