Joel 1:17

“The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.”

"The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered." - Joel 1:17
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What does Joel 1:17 mean?

The book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, and it is attributed to the prophet Joel. The book is divided into four chapters, and it focuses on the theme of the Day of the Lord, which is a time of judgment and restoration. The verse Joel 1:17 from the…

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The Withering Harvest: Understanding God’s Call to Renewal

In the book of Joel, we find a profound lamentation over the devastation brought upon the land due to a great locust plague. The vivid imagery presented in Joel 1:17, "The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is…

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A Prayer of Restoration and Renewal

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You in humble reverence and with a heart full of supplication as I meditate on the profound truth of Joel 1:17—"The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the…

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Joel 1:17 - "The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered."
Joel 1:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel."
1 Chronicles 15:17 - "So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;"
"The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel." - Joel 1:1
Joel 1 natural disaster
Joel 1:7 - "He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white."
1 Chronicles 11:38 - "Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,"
Joel 1:2-4, 13-20
Joel 1:8 - "¶ Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth."
1 Chronicles 23:8 - "The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three."
1 Chronicles 5:12 - "Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan."
1 Chronicles 4:35 - "And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,"
1 Chronicles 6:36 - "The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,"
1 Chronicles 15:7 - "Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:"
"So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;" - 1 Chronicles 15:17
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 3:17 - "So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more."
Prophet Joel in a small village surrounded by a small diverse group of listeners. Joel has an aura about his head. The background sky and cloud are seen in soft pastels pinks, yellows, and blues.
Prophet Joel in a small village surrounded by a small diverse group of listeners. Joel has an aura about his head. The background sky and cloud are seen in soft pastels pinks, yellows, and blues.
1 Chronicles 6:33 - "And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,"
Joel 1:10 - "The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth."
Joel 1:3 - "Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation."
1 Chronicles 5:4 - "The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,"
Joel 3:1 - "For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,"
1 Chronicles 27:20 - "Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:"
Joel 1:16 - "Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?"
1 Chronicles 15:11 - "And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,"
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."
1 Chronicles 26:22 - "The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD."