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The Invasion of Locusts

Joel 1:1

In 11 translations

BSB
This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:
KJV
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
WEB
Yahweh’s word that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.“Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.
ASV
The word of Jehovah that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
LSV
A word of YHWH that has been to Joel, son of Pethuel:
YLT
A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Joel, son of Pethuel:
DBY
The word of Jehovah that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
DRC
The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Phatuel.
GNV
The worde of the Lord that came to Ioel the sonne of Pethuel.
JPS
THE WORD of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
LXXE
The word of the Lord which came to Joel the son of Bathuel.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
דְּבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֔ה אֶל־יוֹאֵ֖ל בֶּן־פְּתוּאֵֽל׃
LXX-Br
ΛΟΓΟΣ Κυρίου ὃς ἐγενήθη πρὸς Ἰωὴλ τὸν τοῦ Βαθουήλ.

Who and where

👤 God👤 Joel👤 Pethuel◆ Prophecies of Joel

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 2:16No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
  • Jeremiah 1:2The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
  • Ezekiel 1:3the 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.
  • 2 Peter 1:21For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
  • Hosea 1:1This 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.

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