Joel 1
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 1 of 3
Chapter Summary
Israel mourns over the judgments of Jehovah.
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People & Context
**A devastating wave of swarming, cutting, and stripping locusts consumes the vegetation**, leaving nothing behind for the next generation .
Drunkards, farmers, and priests are commanded to wail and howl . This mourning is necessary because **the harvests have perished and the food and drin…
The elders and inhabitants are instructed to **gather at the house of Jehovah for a fast and solemn assembly** . They must cry out to God because fire…
Timeline
**A devastating wave of swarming, cutting, and stripping locusts consumes the vegetation**, leaving nothing behind for the next generation .
Joel 1:1-4Drunkards, farmers, and priests are commanded to wail and howl . This mourning is necessary because **the harvests have perished and the food and drink offerings are cut off from the house of Jehovah** .
Joel 1:5-13The elders and inhabitants are instructed to **gather at the house of Jehovah for a fast and solemn assembly** . They must cry out to God because fire has devoured the pastures and the beasts groan from starvation .
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