Joel 1:1

1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel.

Joel 1:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
ESV
1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:
NLT
1 The LORD gave this message to Joel son of Pethuel.
MSG
1 God's Message to Joel son of Pethuel:
CSB
1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel:

Joel 1:1 In-Context

1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel.
2 Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?
3 Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
4 What the locust swarm has left the great locusts have eaten; what the great locusts have left the young locusts have eaten; what the young locusts have left other locusts have eaten.
5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips.

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