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Joel 1:13

Joel 1:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Gird: Joel 1:8-9, Joel 2:17; Jeremiah 4:8, Jeremiah 9:10; Ezekiel 7:18

ye ministers: 1 Corinthians 9:13; Hebrews 7:13-14

lie: 2 Samuel 12:16; 1 Kings 21:27; Jonah 3:5-8

ye ministers: Isaiah 61:6; 1 Corinthians 4:1; 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Corinthians 6:4, 2 Corinthians 11:23

for: Joel 1:9; Leviticus 2:8-10; Numbers 29:6

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