Joel 1:8

New International Version

Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth grieving for the betrothed of her youth.

Cross References

Isaiah 22:12

The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.

Malachi 2:15

Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.

James 5:1

Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.

Amos 8:10

I will turn your religious festivals into mourning and all your singing into weeping. I will make all of you wear sackcloth and shave your heads. I will make that time like mourning for an only son and the end of it like a bitter day.

Jeremiah 3:4

Have you not just called to me: ‘My Father, my friend from my youth,

Isaiah 32:11

Tremble, you complacent women; shudder, you daughters who feel secure! Strip off your fine clothes and wrap yourselves in rags.

Proverbs 2:17

who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.

Lamentations 1:4

The roads to Zion mourn, for no one comes to her appointed festivals. All her gateways are desolate, her priests groan, her young women grieve, and she is in bitter anguish.