Joel 1:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Joel 1:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joel 1:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joel 1:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Alas for the day! For the day of Yahweh is at hand, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.”

Joel 1:15 — World English Bible

Joel 1:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. ”

Joel 1:15 — American Standard Version

Joel 1:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And cry unto Jehovah, `Alas for the day! For near <FI>is<Fi> a day of Jehovah, And as destruction from the mighty it cometh.”

Joel 1:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Joel 1:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. ”

Joel 1:15 — Darby Translation

Joel 1:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Alas: for the day, for the day of the Lord is at hand, and it commeth as a destruction from the Almightie.”

Joel 1:15 — Geneva Bible

Joel 1:15 in Context — Joel 1

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?

17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

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What Does Joel 1:15 Mean?

Joel 1:15 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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