Joel 1:13

Easy To Read Version

Priests, put on your clothes of sadness\par and cry loudly.\par Servants of the altar, {\cf2\super [5]} cry loudly.\par Servants of my God, you will sleep\par in your clothes of sadness.\par Why? Because there will be no more\par grain and drink offerings\par in God’s temple. {\cf2\super [6]} \par

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:16

David prayed to God for the baby. David refused to eat or drink. He went into his house and stayed there. He lay on the ground all night.

1 Kings 21:27

After Elijah finished speaking, Ahab was very sad. He tore his clothes to show that he was sad. Then he put on special clothes of sadness. Ahab refused to eat. He slept in those special clothes. Ahab was very sad and upset.

Isaiah 22:12

So, my Master, the Lord All-Powerful, will tell the people to cry and be sad \{for their dead friends\}. People will shave their heads and wear clothes of sadness.

Isaiah 61:6

You will be called, ‘The Lord’s Priests,’ ‘The Servants of our God.’ You will have the riches that come from all the nations on earth. And you will be proud you have it.

Jeremiah 4:8

So put on sackcloth {\cf2\super [23]} and cry out loud!\par Why? Because the Lord is angry at us.”\par

Jeremiah 9:10

I (Jeremiah) will cry loud for the mountains.\par I will sing a funeral song\par for the empty fields.\par Why? Because the living things\par were taken away.\par No person travels there now.\par The sounds of cattle can’t be heard there.\par The birds have flown away\par and the animals are gone.\par

Ezekiel 21:12

“‘Shout out and scream, Son of man! {\cf2\super [158]} Why? Because the sword will be used against my people and all the rulers of Israel! Those rulers wanted war—so they will be with my people when the sword comes! So slap your thigh \{and make loud noises to show your sadness\}!

Ezekiel 27:31

They will shave their heads for you.\par They will put on clothes of sadness.\par They will cry for you like someone crying\par for a person that died.\par

Ezekiel 7:18

They will wear clothes of sadness and be covered with fear. You will see the shame on every face. They will shave their heads \{to show their sadness\}.

Hosea 9:5

They will not be able to celebrate the Lord’s holidays or festivals. {\cf2\super [88]}

Joel 2:12

This is the Lord’s message:\par “Now come back to me with all your heart,\par \{You did bad things,\}\par cry, cry and don’t eat any food!\par

Joel 2:14

Who knows, maybe the Lord\par will change his mind.\par And maybe he will leave behind\par a blessing for you.\par Then you can give grain and drink offerings\par to the Lord your God.\par

Joel 2:17

Let the priests, the Lord’s servants,\par cry between the porch {\cf2\super [15]} and the altar. {\cf2\super [16]} \par All of those people should say these things:\par “Lord, have mercy on your people.\par Don’t let your people be put to shame.\par Don’t let other people tell jokes\par about your people.\par Don’t let people in other nations\par \{laugh at us and\} say,\par ‘Where is their God?’”\par

Numbers 28:14

The drink offering will be 2 quarts [336] of wine with each bull, 1 1/4 quarts [337] of wine with the ram, and 1 quart [338] of wine with each lamb. That is the burnt offering that must be offered each and every month of the year.

Numbers 28:4

Offer one of the lambs in the morning, and offer the other lamb at twilight. [326]

Numbers 28:7

The people must also give the drink offerings that go with the offerings made by fire. They must give 1 quart [329] of wine with every lamb. Pour that drink offering {on the altar} in the Holy Place. This is a gift to the Lord.

Numbers 29:6

Those offerings are in addition to the New Moon [353] sacrifice and its grain offering. And they are in addition to the daily sacrifice and its grain offerings and drink offerings. Those must be done according to the rules. They must be offerings made by fire. Their smell will please the Lord.

1 Corinthians 4:1

This is what people should think about us: We are servants of Christ. We are the people that God has trusted with his secret truths.

1 Corinthians 9:13

So if the food I eat makes another believer fall into sin, then I will never eat meat again. I will stop eating meat, so that I will not make my brother or sister sin.

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are those people serving Christ? I am serving him more. (I am crazy to talk like this.) I have worked much harder than those people. I have been in prison more often. I have been hurt more in beatings. I have been near death many times.

2 Corinthians 3:6

God made us able to be servants of a new agreement \{from God to his people\}. This new agreement is not a written law. It is of the Spirit. {\cf2\super [9]} The written law brings death, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 6:4

But in every way we show that we are servants of God: in accepting many hard things, in troubles, in difficulties, and in great problems.

Revelation 11:3

And I will give power to my two witnesses. And they will prophesy {\cf2\super [82]} for 1,260 days. They will be dressed in sackcloth. {\cf2\super [83]} ”