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Joel 1:8

Joel 1:8
Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Lament like a virgin,.... This is not the continuation of the prophet's speech to the drunkards; but, as Aben Ezra…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Lament like a virgin - The prophet addresses the congregation of Israel, as one espoused to God ; “‘Lament thou,’…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joel 1:8-13

The judgment is here described as very lamentable, and such as all sorts of people should share in; it shall not only…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Joel 1:8-10

Interruption of the public services of the Temple.