Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Put in the sickle; For the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the winepress is full, The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great."
Verse Takeaways
1
A Harvest of Judgment
Commentators explain that the images of a ripe harvest and overflowing winepress are not about blessing, but about divine judgment. The 'ripeness' refers to the fullness of sin. Just as a farmer harvests when the crop is ready, God initiates judgment when wickedness has reached its peak. This imagery is echoed in the New Testament's depiction of the end times, particularly in Matthew 13 and Revelation 14.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Joel
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
5
18th Century
Presbyterian
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe - So Jesus says, Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time of the…
19th Century
Anglican
Put you in the sickle.— In the enthusiasm of his vision the prophet crowds together metaphors to intensify the descriptio…
16th Century
Protestant
When God defers his judgments while miserable men groan under their burdens, the Prophet uses a figure of speech that represents God not as delayin…
Your support helps us maintain this resource for everyone
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Put you in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe This is said to the mighty ones sent, the Christian princes, the exec…
Here is a challenge to all the enemies of God's people. There is no escaping God's judgments; hardened sinners, in that day of wrath, will be cut o…
