Joel 2:17

Overview - Joel 2
He shews unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment.
12 He exhorts to repentance;
15 prescribes a fast;
18 promises a blessing thereon.
21 He comforts Zion with present,
28 and future blessings.
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Joel 2:17  (King James Version)
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
 


the priests
Joel 1:9 Joel 1:13

between
1 Kings 6:3 ; 2 Chronicles 8:12 ; Ezekiel 8:16 ; Matthew 23:35

and let
Hosea 14:2

Spare
Exodus 32:11-13 ; 34:9 Deuteronomy 9:16-29 ; Isaiah 37:20 ; 64:9-12 Daniel 9:18 Daniel 9:19
Amos 7:2 Amos 7:5 ; Malachi 1:9

and give
Psalms 44:10-14 ; Psalms 74:10 Psalms 74:18-23 79:4 Psalms 89:41 Psalms 89:51 Ezekiel 36:4-7

that
Nehemiah 9:36 ; Isaiah 63:17-19

rule over them
or, use a byword against them.
Deuteronomy 28:37 ; 1 Kings 9:7 ; 2 Chronicles 7:20 ; Psalms 44:14

wherefore
Numbers 14:14-16 ; Deuteronomy 32:27 ; Psalms 42:10 ; 79:10 115:2 Ezekiel 20:9 ; Micah 7:10
Matthew 27:43