The Lord spoke his word to Joel son of Pethuel:
The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah during the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah.
The Lord spoke his word to Ezekiel son of Buzi in the land of the Babylonians by the Kebar River. There he felt the power of the Lord.
The Lord spoke his word to Hosea son of Beeri during the time that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
But Joel the prophet wrote about what is happening here today:
No prophecy ever came from what a person wanted to say, but people led by the Holy Spirit spoke words from God.
