Joel 1:1
New International Version
The word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel.

New Living Translation
The LORD gave this message to Joel son of Pethuel.

English Standard Version
The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:

Berean Standard Bible
This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:

King James Bible
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

New King James Version
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

New American Standard Bible
The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:

NASB 1995
The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:

NASB 1977
The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.

Legacy Standard Bible
The word of Yahweh that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:

Amplified Bible
The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.

Christian Standard Bible
The word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:

American Standard Version
The word of Jehovah that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

Contemporary English Version
I am Joel the son of Pethuel. And this is the message the LORD gave to me.

English Revised Version
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is what the LORD said to Joel, son of Pethuel.

Good News Translation
This is the LORD's message to Joel son of Pethuel.

International Standard Version
This message from the LORD came to Pethuel's son Joel.

Majority Standard Bible
This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:

NET Bible
This is the LORD's message that was given to Joel the son of Pethuel:

New Heart English Bible
The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.

Webster's Bible Translation
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

World English Bible
Yahweh’s word that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A word of YHWH that has been to Joel, son of Pethuel:

Young's Literal Translation
A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Joel, son of Pethuel:

Smith's Literal Translation
The word of Jehovah which was to Joel son of Pethuel.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Phatuel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.

New American Bible
The word of the LORD which came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.

New Revised Standard Version
The word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
THE word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Bethuel:

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The word of LORD JEHOVAH that was on Joel, son of Bethuyl
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The word of the Lord which came to Joel the son of Bathuel.

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Audio Bible



Context
The Invasion of Locusts
1This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel: 2Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers?…

Cross References
Jeremiah 1:2
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,

Hosea 1:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.

Amos 1:1
These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.

Micah 1:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:

Zephaniah 1:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:

Haggai 1:1
In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating

Zechariah 1:1
In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:

Malachi 1:1
This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi:

2 Kings 14:23-27
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. / This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. ...

2 Chronicles 26:1-5
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. / Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers. / Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. ...

Acts 2:16-21
No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: / ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. / Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. ...

Isaiah 1:1
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Ezekiel 1:3
the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.

Daniel 9:2
in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.

Matthew 24:15
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),


Treasury of Scripture

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

word.

Jeremiah 1:2
To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

Ezekiel 1:3
The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.

Hosea 1:1
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

to.

Acts 2:16
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

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Joel 1
1. Joel, declaring various judgments of God, exhorts to observe them,
8. and to mourn.
14. He prescribes a solemn fast to deprecate those judgments.














The word of the LORD
This phrase signifies divine communication, emphasizing that the message originates from God Himself. In Hebrew, "word" is "dabar," which implies not just spoken words but also actions and events. The phrase underscores the authority and authenticity of the prophecy. Historically, prophets were seen as God's mouthpieces, and this introduction establishes Joel's message as divinely inspired and authoritative. It reminds believers of the importance of heeding God's word, as it is living and active, guiding and correcting His people.

that came to Joel
The name "Joel" means "Yahweh is God," which is fitting for a prophet whose message centers on calling people back to the worship of the one true God. Joel's identity is not extensively detailed in the text, which suggests that his message is more important than his personal background. This anonymity can inspire believers to focus on the message rather than the messenger, emphasizing that God can use anyone to deliver His word.

son of Pethuel
The mention of Joel's father, Pethuel, provides a historical anchor, situating Joel within a lineage and community. The name "Pethuel" means "vision of God" or "God's opening," which may imply a family heritage of spiritual insight or divine revelation. This connection highlights the importance of spiritual legacy and the role of family in nurturing faith and understanding of God's will. It encourages believers to consider their own spiritual heritage and the impact it has on their faith journey.

(1) Joel.--Compounded of Jehovah--El, the composite title of the God of Revelation and of Nature, which is the subject of Psalms 19. It was a favourite name among the Jews, and was borne by an ancestor of Samuel, who gave it to his elder son. There is nothing known of the personal history of Joel the prophet, except the name of his father, Pethuel, or--LXX.--Bethuel.

Verse 1. - The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. The name Joel signifies "Jehovah is God," or "whose God is Jehovah." We read in Scripture of several of the same name, but the prophet is distinguished as "the son of Pethuel," a name signifying "the sincerity of God," or "godly simplicity." We are not certain of the exact period at which Joel prophesied, but he is generally believed to have been the earliest prophetic writer of the southern kingdom, and one of the earliest of the twelve minor prophets, while Jonah is generally thought to have been the earliest prophetic writer whose book has found a place in the sacred canon. It is at least certain that Joel preceded Amos, who begins his prophecy with a passage from Joel (comp. Joel 3:16 with Amos 1:2). and borrows from Joel another towards the close (comp. Joel 3:18 with Amos 9:13). Besides, Joel speaks, in the second chapter, of the plague of locusts as yet future; while Amos, in the fourth chapter of his prophecy, refers to it as past. He likewise prophesied before Isaiah, who also borrows, in Isaiah 13:6, a sentence which occurs in Joel 1:15.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
[This is] the word
דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

that
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

came
הָיָ֔ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Joel
יוֹאֵ֖ל (yō·w·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3100: Joel -- probably 'the LORD is God', the name of a number of Israelites

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Pethuel:
פְּתוּאֵֽל׃ (pə·ṯū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6602: Pethuel -- father of the prophet Joel


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