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Joel

A plague of locusts, a call to repent, and the promise of the Spirit.

3chapters
73verses
Joelabbreviation
OTOld Testament

How Joel begins

The first verses of Joel 1 in the King James Version.

  1. Joel 1:1

    The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

  2. Joel 1:2

    Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?

  3. Joel 1:3

    Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

  4. Joel 1:4

    That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.

  5. Joel 1:5

    Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

The 3 chapters of Joel

Each chapter has its own page with the complete text.

Keep reading

Joel is book 29 of the 66 in the King James Bible, with 3 chapters and 73 verses in the public-domain text.