Joel 2:15
Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
Cross-references
Joel 1:14 uses nearly identical language — consecrate a fast and call a sacred assembly — echoing the same urgent call earlier in the book.
In 1 Kings 21:9, Jezebel proclaims a fast as a pretext to kill Naboth — a stark contrast to Joel's genuine call to repentance.
1 Kings 21:12 shows the fast being carried out — same deceptive use, contrasting with Joel's sincere assembly.
2 Kings 10:20 has Jehu proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal — a direct contrast to Joel's assembly for Yahweh.
In Nehemiah 9:1, Israel assembles with fasting and sackcloth — directly mirroring the holy fast and sacred assembly called here.
Isaiah 1:13 condemns worthless assemblies — contrasting the true, repentant assembly Joel commands.
Jonah 3:7 records a royal decree for a total fast — directly parallel to the holy fast proclaimed here.
Leviticus 23:2 commands holy convocations (sacred assemblies) as feasts of the LORD — a parallel to Joel's call for a sacred assembly.
Numbers 10:3 also uses trumpet blasts to summon the congregation — a parallel to Joel's call for a sacred assembly in Zion.
Jeremiah 36:9 describes a fast proclaimed in Jerusalem before the LORD — a parallel to Joel's call for a holy fast in Zion.
Hosea 5:8 also commands blowing a trumpet, but as a war alarm — here it calls a sacred assembly, a different purpose.
Hosea 8:1 likewise uses trumpet imagery — but for judgment over covenant breach, not for a fast. Same action, different intent.
Leviticus 23:36 specifies a holy convocation on the eighth day of Tabernacles — another example of a sacred assembly parallel to Joel's.