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Joel 1:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders [and] all the inhabitants of the land [into] the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,

Joel 1:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joel 1:14

Theological / Devotional

Sanctify. Heb. qadash, “to consecrate,” “to dedicate,” here probably in the sense of consecrating with religious rites or at least with official proclamation.

Solemn assembly. Heb. ‘asarah, from the root ‘asar, “to detain,” “to restrain,” here in the sense of causing all work to cease for the purpose of calling an assembly.

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