Joel 2:16

Gather the people together: the elders, the children, even the babies. Let the bridegroom leave his room; let the bride leave her room.

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In The King James Version

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

In Context

15Blow the trumpet in Zion! Proclaim a fast; call a solemn assembly.

17Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar of the Temple. Let them say, “Lord, please take pity on your people, and do not let your inheritance be disgraced, ruled over by foreign nations, so that the people of these nations could ask, ‘Where is their God?’”

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Cross References

Exodus 19:15He instructed the people, “Get ready for the third day, and don't be intimate with a woman.”

Deuteronomy 29:10Every one of you stands here today before the Lord your God: you tribal leaders, officials, and all the men of Israel,

Joshua 8:35Joshua read out every word of Moses' instruction to the whole Israelite assembly, including the women, the children, and the foreigners who lived among them.

2 Chronicles 20:13All the men of Judah stood before the Lord, together with their wives and children and babies.

2 Chronicles 29:23Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who placed their hands on them.

2 Chronicles 30:19who sincerely wants to follow the Lord God, the God of their forefathers, even though they're not clean according to the sanctuary requirements.”

Matthew Henry on Joel 2:13-18

Exhortation to Repentance. ( b. c. 720.) 12 Therefore also now, saith the Lord , turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God? 15 Blow the… Read the whole commentary →

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