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Joel 1:16 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Joel 1:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joel chapter 1 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?”
Joel 1:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joel 1:16
Is not the meat cut off before our eyes (halo okhel nikhrat le'neghed enenu)—The rhetorical question demands acknowledgment of obvious devastation. 'Meat' (okhel, literally 'food') includes all agricultural sustenance, not just animal flesh. The locust plague has destroyed the grain offerings.Yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God (simchah ve-gil mibeit Elohenu)—No grain means no offerings, and no offerings means no temple celebrations. The Hebrew terms simchah (joy) and gil (gladness/exultation) describe the festal worship commanded in Deuteronomy 16:14-15. When material sustenance f...
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Cross-References for Joel 1:16
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“Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.”
“and your sacrifices”
“to God”
“you priests! Wail”
“to cause his name to dwell there”
“and by the arm of his strength”
“which you shall give”
“saying”
“And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities”
“you drunkards”