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Old Testament · 3 chapters · 73 verses · about 10 minutes to read
A locust plague becomes the occasion to call a nation to repentance. Joel promises restored years and the Spirit poured out on all flesh — the passage Peter quoted at Pentecost.
Author: Joel the son of PethuelDate uncertainTheme: the day of the LORD
Chapters
Outline of Joel
Key verses
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.
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Well-known verses in Joel
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
How long Joel is
Chapters: 3Verses: 73Words: about 2,033Read in: about 10 minutesLongest chapter: Joel 2 (32 verses)
Joel is the 29th book of the Bible and the 29th of the Old Testament, between Hosea and Amos. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Joel?
Joel the son of Pethuel.
When was Joel written?
The date is uncertain.
What is the book of Joel about?
A locust plague becomes the occasion to call a nation to repentance. Joel promises restored years and the Spirit poured out on all flesh — the passage Peter quoted at Pentecost.
How long is Joel?
Joel has 3 chapters and 73 verses in the King James Version — about 2,033 words.
How long does it take to read Joel?
about 10 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Joel?
3.
How many verses are in Joel?
73.
What is the longest chapter in Joel?
Joel 2, with 32 verses. The shortest is Joel 1, with 20.
Where is Joel in the Bible?
Joel is the 29th book of the Bible and the 29th of the Old Testament, between Hosea and Amos.
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