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Joel 2:17 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Joel 2:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joel chapter 2 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? rule over: or, use a byword against”
Joel 2:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joel 2:17
"Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?" This verse describes priestly intercession at a specific location—between the porch (temple entrance) and the altar (where sacrifices were offered), the most sacred space in the temple complex (2 Chronicles 4:9, Matthew 23:35). Priests standing there functioned as mediators between God and people. Their prayer "Spare thy peop...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joel 2:17
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“Where is their God, now?”
“Where is their God? Let it be known among the nations”
“at the door of the temple of Yahweh”
“from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah”
“and return to Yahweh. Tell him”
“Yahweh's ministers”
“when they made an end of eating the grass of the land”
“If now I have found favor in your sight, Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us; although this is a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.”
“twenty cubits was the length of it”
“turn your ear”