Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Joel 1:3 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Joel 1:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joel chapter 1 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.”
Joel 1:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Joel 1:3
This verse institutes a three-generation mandate for transmitting knowledge of God's judgment. The command "Tell ye your children of it" uses the Hebrew verb saphar, meaning to recount, rehearse, or declare with careful detail. This isn't casual mention but deliberate, formal instruction—what Deuteronomy 6:6-7 commands regarding God's law: "thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children." The repetition emphasizes multi-generational faithfulness as essential for covenant continuity.The three-generational structure ("your children... their children... another generation") ensures perpetual ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joel 1:3
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“and shall talk of them when you sit in your house”
“when your son asks you in time to come”
“and will declare your mighty acts.”
“even when I am old and gray-haired”
“the living”
“Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them,,And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these my signs before him:, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בֹּא אֶל־פַּרְעֹה כִּי־אֲנִי הִכְבַּדְתִּי אֶת־לִבּוֹ וְאֶת־לֵב עֲבָדָיו לְמַעַן שִׁתִי אֹתֹתַי אֵלֶּה בְּקִרְבּוֹ׃[c] ,And the LORD said unto Moses: Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart”
“God; our fathers have told us”
“and our fathers have told us.”
“saying”
“that when your children ask in time to come”