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Joel 1:17 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Joel 1:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joel chapter 1 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. seed: Heb. grains”
Joel 1:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Joel 1:17
The seed is rotten under their clods (avshuh peruldot tachat megrefoteihem)—'Rotten' (avshuh) describes shriveled, dried-up seed. 'Clods' (megrefoteihem) are earth lumps, dried and hard. Seeds planted with hope now rot unproductive—a farmer's nightmare and biblical symbol of futility (Leviticus 26:16, Haggai 1:6).The garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered (nashammu otsarot nehersu mamggurot ki hovish dagan)—'Desolate' (nashammu) conveys appalling emptiness. Unused storage buildings collapse from neglect. 'Corn' (dagan) means grain generally (wheat, barle...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joel 1:17
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“and have not remembered the rock of your strength. Therefore you plant pleasant plants”
“four hundred shekels of silver”