Joel 1:8 Cross References

Joel 1:8

8: Weep with sorrow, as a virgin weeps when her fiance has died.

Isaiah 22:12

  1. The Lord, the LORD Almighty, called you to weep and mourn. He told you to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins and to wear clothes of sackcloth to show your remorse.

Malachi 2:15

  1. Didn't the LORD make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard yourself; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.

Isaiah 24:7

  1. All the joys of life will be gone. The grape harvest will fail, and there will be no wine. The merrymakers will sigh and mourn.
  2. The clash of tambourines will be stilled; the happy cries of celebration will be heard no more. The melodious chords of the harp will be silent.
  3. Gone are the joys of wine and song; strong drink now turns bitter in the mouth.
  4. The city writhes in chaos; every home is locked to keep out looters.
  5. Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine. Joy has reached its lowest ebb. Gladness has been banished from the land.

Proverbs 2:17

  1. She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God.

Jeremiah 9:17

  1. This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Think about what is going on! Call for the mourners to come.
  2. Quick! Begin your weeping! Let the tears flow from your eyes.
  3. Hear the people of Jerusalem crying in despair, `We are ruined! Disaster has come upon us! We must leave our land, because our homes have been torn down.'"

Jeremiah 3:4

  1. Yet you say to me, `Father, you have been my guide since the days of my youth.

James 5:1

  1. Look here, you rich people, weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.

James 4:8

  1. Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites.
  2. Let there be tears for the wrong things you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.

Joel 1:13

  1. Dress yourselves in sackcloth, you priests! Wail, you who serve before the altar! Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God! There is no grain or wine to offer at the Temple of your God.
  2. Announce a time of fasting; call the people together for a solemn meeting. Bring the leaders and all the people into the Temple of the LORD your God, and cry out to him there.
  3. The day of the LORD is on the way, the day when destruction comes from the Almighty. How terrible that day will be!

Joel 2:12

  1. That is why the LORD says, "Turn to me now, while there is time! Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
  2. Don't tear your clothing in your grief; instead, tear your hearts." Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful. He is not easily angered. He is filled with kindness and is eager not to punish you.
  3. Who knows? Perhaps even yet he will give you a reprieve, sending you a blessing instead of this terrible curse. Perhaps he will give you so much that you will be able to offer grain and wine to the LORD your God as before!

Isaiah 32:11

  1. Tremble, you women of ease; throw off your unconcern. Strip off your pretty clothes, and wear sackcloth in your grief.

Amos 8:10

  1. I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning, and your songs of joy will be turned to weeping. You will wear funeral clothes and shave your heads as signs of sorrow, as if your only son had died. How very bitter that day will be!
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