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Joel 1:9 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Joel 1:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joel chapter 1 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.”
Joel 1:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joel 1:9
"The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD" describes cessation of temple worship. The grain offering (minchah) and drink offering (nesek) accompanied sacrifices, representing thanksgiving and devotion. Without agricultural products, prescribed worship became impossible. This crisis forced recognition: worship depends entirely on God's provision. The phrase "the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn" shows that even religious professionals were helpless. They couldn't manufacture substitutes or continue "business as usual." This exposes a perennial danger: t...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joel 1:9
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“and leave a blessing behind him”
“the ministers of Yahweh”
“neither will they be pleasing to him. Their sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat of it will be polluted; for their bread will be for their appetite. It will not come into the house of Yahweh.”
“you priests! Wail”
“my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate”
“and in their glory shall you boast yourselves.”
“Yahweh is our God”
“because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate”
“Is not the meat cut off before our eyes”