Joel 1:8

“Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.”

"Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth." - Joel 1:8
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What does Joel 1:8 mean?

Sure! Here is a detailed commentary on Joel 1:8 from the King James Version of the Bible: "Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth." This verse comes from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The book of Joel is considered one of the Minor…

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A Heart Broken: Lamenting Before the Lord

In the book of Joel, a powerful call to repentance resonates through the pages, echoing even to our modern ears. Joel 1:8 proclaims, “Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.” This poignant verse paints a striking image of deep sorrow and longing…

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A Heartfelt Lament for Restoration

O Lord, our God, Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You with heavy hearts, echoing the poignant words of Joel 1:8, where it is written, "Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth." In the quiet of this moment, we pause to reflect…

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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 Samuel 8:2 - "Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba."
Joel 1:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel."
1 Chronicles 5:8 - "And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:"
"The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three." - 1 Chronicles 23:8
"The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel." - Joel 1:1
Joel 1 natural disaster
"Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba." - 1 Samuel 8:2
1 Chronicles 11:38 - "Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,"
Joel 1:2-4, 13-20
Joel 2:8 - "Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded."
1 Chronicles 5:12 - "Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan."
"And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:" - 1 Chronicles 5:8
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:"
Joel 3:8 - "And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it."
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."
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 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 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?"