Joel 2:17 KJV
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Words Then and Now
- ministers a servant; an attendant Still heard today: minister to the sick, serve and care for them Webster’s 1828 · Minister
- wherefore why; therefore Still heard today: the whys and wherefores, the reasons Webster’s 1828 · Wherefore
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thy, thine one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Exhortations to fasting and prayer; blessings promisedThe priests and rulers are to appoint a solemn fast. The sinner's supplication is, Spare us, good Lord. God is ready to succour his people; and he waits to...
Thompson Chains
- TearsSee the chain from Psalms 126:6 · 9 links
- Chosen OnesSee the chain from Deuteronomy 7:6 · 5 links
- Intercession (3)See the chain from Exodus 32:32 · 8 links
Cross References
- Ezekiel 8:16 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
- Psalms 79:10 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
- Psalms 115:2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
- 1 Kings 6:3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
- 2 Chronicles 8:12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,
- Psalms 42:10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
- Psalms 74:10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
- Isaiah 37:20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
- Joel 1:9 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.
- Amos 7:2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
- Amos 7:5 Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
- Micah 7:10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
- Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
- Exodus 32:11–13 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? …
- Exodus 34:9 And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.
- Numbers 14:14–16 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. …
- Deuteronomy 9:16–29 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you. …
- Deuteronomy 28:37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
- Deuteronomy 32:27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
- 1 Kings 9:7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
- 2 Chronicles 7:20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
- Nehemiah 9:36 Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
- Psalms 42:3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
- Psalms 44:10–14 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. …
- Psalms 74:18–23 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. …
- Psalms 79:4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
- Psalms 89:41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
- Psalms 89:51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
- Isaiah 63:17–19 O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. …
- Isaiah 64:9–12 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. …
- Ezekiel 20:9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
- Ezekiel 36:4–7 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about; …
- Daniel 9:18–19 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. …
- Hosea 14:2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
- Joel 1:13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
- Malachi 1:9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.
- Matthew 27:43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
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- Church Unclassified scriptures relating to Church
- Intercession Exemplified
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Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Let the priests הַכֹּהֲנִים hakkōhănîm כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine plural · with the
- the ministers מְשָׁרְתֵי mĕšārĕtê שָׁרַת Verb · piel active participle, masculine plural construct
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- weep יִבְכּוּ yibkû בָּכָה Verb · qal jussive, third person masculine plural
- between the porch בֵּין bên Preposition הָאוּלָם hāʾwwlām אוּלָם Noun · masculine singular · with the עַל ʿal Preposition
- and the altar וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַ wĕlammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with and, preposition with the
- and let them say וְיֹאמְרוּ wĕyōʾmĕrû אָמַר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- Spare חוּסָה ḥûsâ חוּס Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
- thy people עַמֶּךָ ʿammekā עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- O LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- and give תִּתֵּן tittēn נָתַן Verb · qal jussive, second person masculine singular
- not thine heritage וְאַל wĕʾal Negative · with and נַחֲלָתְךָ naḥălotkā נַחֲלָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- to reproach לְחֶרְפָּה lĕḥerpâ חֶרְפָּה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
- that the heathen בָּם bām Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural גּוֹיִם gôyim גּוֹי Noun · masculine plural
- should rule over לִמְשָׁל limšāl מָשַׁל Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- them: wherefore should they say לָמָּה lāmmâ Interrogative · with preposition יֹאמְרוּ yōʾmĕrû אָמַר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- among the people בָעַמִּים bāʿammîm עַם Noun · masculine plural · with preposition with the
- Where is their God אַיֵּה ʾayyê Interrogative אֱלֹהֵיהֶם ʾĕlōhêhem אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
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