Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Joel 2:6 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Joel 2:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joel chapter 2 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. blackness: Heb. pot”
Joel 2:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Joel 2:6
Before their face the people shall be much pained (Hebrew miphanav yachilu ammim, מִפָּנָיו יָחִילוּ עַמִּים)—chul (חוּל, "be pained/writhe") describes intense anguish, like a woman in labor (Isaiah 13:8, 26:17). Ammim (עַמִּים, "peoples/nations") can mean both Israel and surrounding nations—everyone experiencing this judgment feels visceral fear and anguish. The phrase "before their face" (miphanav) emphasizes that the approaching locust/army hasn't yet arrived; mere sight of the advancing horde produces terror.All faces shall gather blackness (Hebrew kol-panim qibbetsu pa'rur, כָּל־פָּנִים ק...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joel 2:6
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“And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.”
“and see whether a man does travail with child: why do I see every man with his hands on his waist”
“it is become like a stick.”
“For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.”
“For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.”