Joel 1:14

Starvation and Drought

14 1Consecrate a fast, Proclaim a 2solemn assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants of the land To the house of the LORD your God, And 3cry out to the LORD.

Joel 1:14 In-Context

12 The vine dries up And the fig tree fails; The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree, All the trees of the field dry up. Indeed, rejoicing dries up From the sons of men.
13 Gird yourselves with sackcloth And lament, O priests; Wail, O ministers of the altar! Come, spend the night in sackcloth O ministers of my God, For the grain offering and the drink offering Are withheld from the house of your God.
14 Consecrate a fast, Proclaim a solemn assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants of the land To the house of the LORD your God, And cry out to the LORD .
15 Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is near, And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
16 Has not food been cut off before our eyes, Gladness and joy from the house of our God?

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