Key Verse Spotlight
Joel 1:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Tell ye your children of it, and {let} your children {tell} their children, and their children another generation.”
Joel 1:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
Tell ye your children of it, and {let} your children {tell} their children, and their children another generation.
That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. {That which the palmerworm...: Heb. The residue of the palmerworm}
Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
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