Joel 1:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,”

Joel 1:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joel 1:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joel 1:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Yahweh, your God, and cry to Yahweh.”

Joel 1:14 — World English Bible

Joel 1:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the old men and all the inhabitants of the land unto the house of Jehovah your God, and cry unto Jehovah. ”

Joel 1:14 — American Standard Version

Joel 1:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Sanctify a fast, proclaim a restraint, Gather the elders--all the inhabitants of the land, <FI>Into<Fi> the house of Jehovah your God,”

Joel 1:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Joel 1:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hallow a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly, gather the elders, [and] all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Jehovah yourGod, and cry unto Jehovah. ”

Joel 1:14 — Darby Translation

Joel 1:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Sanctifie you a fast: call a solemne assemblie: gather the Elders, and all the inhabitants of the land into the House of the Lord your God, and cry vnto the Lord,”

Joel 1:14 — Geneva Bible

Joel 1:14 in Context — Joel 1

12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.

14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,

15 Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

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What Does Joel 1:14 Mean?

Joel 1:14 is a verse from the Book of Joel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joel chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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