Gioele 1:1

1 La parola del Signore, la quale fu indirizzata a Gioele, figliuolo di Petuel.

Gioele 1:1 Meaning and Commentary

Joel 1:1

The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
] Who this Pethuel was is not known; Jarchi takes him to be the same with Samuel the prophet, who had a son of this name, ( 1 Samuel 8:2 ) ; and gives this reason for his being called Pethuel, because in his prayer he persuaded God; but the long span of time will by no means admit of this, nor the character of Samuel's son agree with Joel; and therefore is rightly denied by Aben Ezra, who observes, however, that this man was an honourable man, and therefore his name is mentioned; and gives this as a rule, that whenever any prophet mentions the name of his father, he was honourable. Perhaps, it is here observed, to distinguish him from another of the same name; and there was one of this name, Joel, a high priest in the reigns of Uzziah and Jotham, according to Seder Olam Zuta ^F9 and Abarbinel ^F11; in whose time Joel is by some thought to prophesy.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Fol. 104.
F11 In Meyer. Anotat. in ib. p, 626.

Gioele 1:1 In-Context

1 La parola del Signore, la quale fu indirizzata a Gioele, figliuolo di Petuel.

2 UDITE questo, o vecchi; e voi, tutti gli abitanti del paese, porgete l’orecchio. Avvenne egli mai a’ dì vostri, o mai a’ dì de’ padri vostri, una cotal cosa?

3 Raccontatela a’ vostri figliuoli; e raccontinla i vostri figliuoli a’ lor figliuoli, e i lor figliuoli alla generazione seguente.

4 La locusta ha mangiato il rimanente della ruca, e il bruco ha mangiato il rimanente della locusta, e il grillo ha mangiato il rimanente del bruco.

5 Destatevi, ubbriachi, e piangete; e voi bevitori di vino tutti, urlate per lo mosto; perciocchè egli vi è del tutto tolto di bocca.