Joel 2:16

Holman Christian Standard Bible

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

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:13

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

2 Chronicles 29:5

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

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.

2 Chronicles 30:19

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

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.”

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.

Psalm 19:5

It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber; it rejoices like an athlete running a course.

Exodus 19:10

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

Exodus 19:15

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

Exodus 19:22

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

Joel 1:14

Announce a sacred fast; proclaim an 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.

Matthew 21:16

and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying? ” “Yes,” Jesus told them. “Have you never read: You have prepared praise from the mouths of children and nursing infants? ”

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.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive one another sexually — 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.

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.

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 little children, and the foreigners who were with them.

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.