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Joel 1:15

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD [is] at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
King James Version (1769) · public domain Joel 1:15
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About the Book of Joel

Joel is a short prophet with a wide horizon. A devastating plague of locusts becomes the picture of a coming "day of the LORD," and the prophet calls the whole people to repentance with fasting and weeping before God.

Its 3 chapters and 73 verses hold the timeless call, "rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful" (Joel 2:13), and the promise that follows repentance, "I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten" (Joel 2:25). The book's most famous words are the pledge of a new age — "I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh" (Joel 2:28) — quoted by Peter on the day of Pentecost.

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Key themes in Joel

  • Day of the LORD
  • Repentance
  • Spirit
  • Restoration
  • Judgment

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Popular Verses from Joel

  • Joel 1:15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD [is] at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
  • Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
  • Joel 2:25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
  • Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
  • Joel 3:10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I [am] strong.
  • Joel 3:16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD [will be] the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Book of Joel about?

Joel interprets a devastating locust plague as a sign of the coming day of the LORD, calls the people to repent, and promises both the restoration of the lost years and the outpouring of God's Spirit on all flesh.

How many chapters are in Joel?

The Book of Joel has 3 chapters and 73 verses in the King James Version (1769).