Joel 2:16

Christian Standard Bible

Gather the people; sanctify the congregation; assemble the aged;  , gather the infants, even babies nursing at the breast. Let the groom leave his bedroom, and the bride her honeymoon chamber.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 29:5

He said to them, “Hear me, Levites. Consecrate yourselves  now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove everything impure from the holy place.

2 Chronicles 20:13

All Judah was standing before the Lord with their dependents, their wives, and their children.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive  one another #— #except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to  prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Joel 1:14

Announce a sacred fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land at the house of the  Lord your God, and cry out to the  Lord.

1 Samuel 16:5

“In peace,” he replied. “I’ve come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves  and come with me to the sacrifice.”  Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

Exodus 19:22

Even the priests who come near the Lord must consecrate themselves, or the Lord will break out in anger against them.”

Exodus 19:10

and the Lord told Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

Matthew 9:15

Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests   be sad while the groom is with them? The time   will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Job 1:5

Whenever a round of banqueting was over, Job would send for his children and purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for  all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned, having cursed God in their hearts.”  This was Job’s regular practice.

2 Chronicles 35:6

Slaughter the Passover lambs,  consecrate yourselves,  and make preparations for your brothers to carry out the word of the Lord through Moses.”

2 Chronicles 30:19

whoever sets his whole heart on seeking God,  the Lord, the God of his ancestors, even though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”

2 Chronicles 30:17

for there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, and so the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the Lord.

Joshua 7:13

“Go and consecrate the people. Tell them to consecrate themselves for tomorrow,  for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are things that are set apart among you, Israel. You will not be able to stand against your enemies until you remove what is set apart.

Exodus 19:15

He said to the people, “Be prepared by the third day. Do not have sexual relations with women.”

Matthew 21:16

and said to him, “Do you hear what these children are saying? ” Jesus replied, “Yes, have you never read: You have prepared   praise from the mouths of infants and nursing babies? ”

Joshua 8:35

There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read before the entire assembly of Israel, including the women, the dependents, and the resident aliens who lived among them.