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Joel 2:15

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¶ Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
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  1. Joel 1:14Rank 1 from verse 15
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    14¶ Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,

  2. 1 Kings 21:12Rank 2 from verse 15
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    12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

  3. Joel 2:1Rank 3 from verse 15
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    1BLOW ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

  4. Numbers 10:3Rank 4 from verse 15
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    3And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  5. 1 Kings 21:9Rank 5 from verse 15
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    9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

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Joel 2:15

COMBINED MEANING

blow

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Sense 1: To strike, sound, breathe, or move with wind. Sense 2: A stroke or gust.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

sanctify

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To set apart as holy, consecrate, dedicate, hallow, cleanse, purify, or treat as holy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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fast

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Sense 1: Firm, fixed, or secure. Sense 2: Moving quickly. Sense 3: A period or act of abstaining from food. Sense 4: To abstain from food for a time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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solemn

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Formally appointed or observed; sacred, grave, serious, or belonging to a set assembly, feast, or occasion.

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assembly

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A company or congregation gathered together; the act, occasion, or appointed meeting of gathering, whether common, civil, military, or solemn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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14Who 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?

15¶ Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

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16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

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