Joel 2:14

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?

Cross-reference

Joel 1:16 Contrast

Joel 1:16 notes food and joy are cut off from God's house — the judgment Joel 2:14 prays God might relent from.

Joel 1:13 Contrast

In Joel 1:13, priests lament because offerings are withheld — contrasting with the hope of restored blessings in Joel 2:14.

Joel 1:9 Contrast

Joel 1:9 describes the grain and drink offerings being cut off — the very situation Joel 2:14 hopes God will reverse.

Amos 5:15 Parallel

Amos 5:15 says 'It may be that the LORD will be gracious' — same tentative hope for mercy after repentance.

Zephaniah 2:3 says 'It may be that you will be hidden' — similar 'perhaps' hope for refuge on the day of the LORD.

1 Samuel 6:5 uses the same 'who knows?' hope: the Philistines send guilt offerings, hoping God will relent.

2 Samuel 12:22 has David's 'Who knows whether the LORD will be gracious?' — identical expression of hope for mercy.

Jonah 1:6 Parallel

Jonah 1:6 has the captain's 'Perhaps the god will give a thought' — same 'perhaps' appeal even from pagans.

2 Kings 19:4 echoes the 'perhaps' hope: Hezekiah prays that God might hear and act against Assyria.

Jonah 3:9 Parallel

Jonah 3:9 is nearly verbatim: 'Who knows? God may turn and relent' — a direct parallel to Joel's call.

Psalm 80:14 Parallel

Psalm 80:14 pleads for God to return and look with favor, directly matching Joel's hope that God will turn and relent toward his people.

Amos 7:3 Parallel

Amos 7:3 shows God relenting from locust judgment after intercession — directly parallel to the relenting Joel hopes for here.

Jeremiah 26:13 also calls for repentance with the same conditional hope: if people amend their ways, God will relent from disaster.

Jeremiah 18:8 promises God will relent if a nation turns from evil—directly affirming the conditional hope Joel expresses.

Psalm 90:13 Parallel

Psalm 90:13 cries for God to return and have pity—identical to Joel's call for God to turn and relent in mercy.

2 Samuel 24:16 shows God relenting from destruction, directly paralleling Joel's appeal for God to turn and relent from judgment.

Jonah 4:2 Parallel

Jonah 4:2 confesses that God is 'gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and relenting from disaster' — the same divine character that grounds Joel's hope.

Deuteronomy 32:36 describes God relenting and having compassion on his servants—directly echoing Joel's question about God turning and relenting.

Isaiah 65:8 Parallel

Isaiah 65:8 speaks of a 'blessing' left in the cluster — similar hope of God sparing a remnant with blessing.

2 Timothy 2:25 expresses hope that 'God may grant repentance' — same 'perhaps' possibility of divine mercy.

Haggai 2:19 Parallel

Haggai 2:19 promises blessing after repentance — echoes Joel's hope that God will leave a blessing.

Acts 8:22 Parallel

Acts 8:22 tells Simon to repent and pray 'if possible' for forgiveness — reflecting the same uncertain hope Joel expresses for God's relenting.

Exodus 29:40 Historical context

Exodus 29:40 prescribes the grain and drink offering for the daily sacrifice — the very offerings Joel hopes will be restored.

2 Samuel 1:21 curses a land with no offerings, the opposite of Joel's hope that God will leave a blessing of grain and drink offerings.

Exodus 32:30 shows Moses hoping to make atonement, mirroring Joel's tentative hope that God may relent and bless.

Hosea 9:4 Contrast

Hosea 9:4 warns that drink offerings and sacrifices will be rejected — the opposite of Joel's hope that offerings will be restored after repentance.

Daniel 4:27 Parallel

Daniel 4:27 advises Nebuchadnezzar to repent so that 'there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity' — same conditional hope for God's relenting.

Lamentations 3:29 expresses cautious hope ('there may yet be hope') echoing Joel's 'who knows whether he will not turn' — both wait for mercy.

Numbers 29:22 prescribes grain and drink offerings in feasts—the same offerings Joel hopes God will leave as a blessing after relenting.

In Leviticus 23:13, grain and drink offerings accompany the firstfruits feast — a specific instance of the offerings Joel hopes for.

Leviticus 2:1 Historical context

Leviticus 2:1 gives instructions for grain offerings — the same type of offering Joel mentions as a blessing from God.