Joel 1:1 (ASV)

Passage

The word of Jehovah that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

Nearby Context

Joel 1:1 The word of Jehovah that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

Joel 1:2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?

Joel 1:3 Tell ye your children of it, and [let] your children [tell] their children, and their children another generation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "jehovah", "came", "joel", and "pethuel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Hear this ye old men and give...", so "word" and "jehovah" should be read forward into that movement. In Joel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "word" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.