Joel 1:1 The word1697 of Jehovah3068 that came to Joel3100 the son1121 of Pethuel.6602 cr

Joel 1:2 Hear8085 this, ye old men,2205 and give ear,238 all ye inhabitants3427 of the land.776 Hath this been in your days,3117 or in518 the days3117 of your fathers?1 cr 3 Tell5608 ye your children1121 of it, and let your children1121 tell their children,1121 and their children1121 another312 generation.1755 cr 4 That which the{Probably, different kinds of locusts, or locusts in different stages of growth.} palmer-worm1501 hath left3499 hath the{Probably, different kinds of locusts, or locusts in different stages of growth.} locust697 eaten;398 and that which the locust697 hath left3499 hath the{Probably, different kinds of locusts, or locusts in different stages of growth.} canker-worm3218 eaten;398 and that which the canker-worm3218 hath left3499 hath the{Probably, different kinds of locusts, or locusts in different stages of growth.} caterpillar2625 eaten.398 cr

Joel 1:5 Awake,6974 ye drunkards,7910 and weep;1058 and wail,3213 all ye drinkers8354 of wine,3196 because of the sweet wine;6071 for it is cut off3772 from your mouth.6310 cr 6 For a nation1471 is come up5927 upon my land,776 strong,6099 and without number;4557 his teeth8127 are the teeth8127 of a lion,738 and he hath the jaw-teeth4973 of a lioness.3833 cr 7 He hath laid7760 my vine1612 waste,8047 and barked7111{Or, broken} my fig-tree:8384 he hath made it clean2834 bare,2834 and cast it away;7993{Or, down} the branches8299 thereof are made white.3835 cr

Joel 1:8 Lament421 like a virgin1330 girded2296 with sackcloth8242 for the husband1167 of her youth.5271 cr 9 The meal-offering4503 and the drink-offering5262 are cut off3772 from the house1004 of Jehovah;3068 the priests,3548 Jehovah's3068 ministers,8334 mourn.56 cr 10 The field7704 is laid waste,7703 the land127 mourneth;56 for the grain1715 is destroyed,7703 the new wine8492 is dried{Or, ashamed} up,3001 the oil3323 languisheth.535 cr 11 Be{Or, The husbandmen are confounded, the vinedressers wail} confounded,3001 O ye husbandmen,406 wail,3213 O ye vinedressers,3755 for the wheat2406 and for the barley;8184 for the harvest7105 of the field7704 is perished.6 cr 12 The vine1612 is withered,3001{Or, ashamed} and the fig-tree8558 languisheth;535 the pomegranate-tree,8384 the palm-tree8598 also, and the apple-tree,8598 even all the trees8558 of the field7704 are withered:3001 for joy8342 is withered{Or, ashamed} away3001 from the sons1121 of men.120 cr

Joel 1:13 Gird2296 yourselves with sackcloth, and lament,5594 ye priests;3548 wail,3213 ye ministers8334 of the altar;4196 come,935 lie all night3885 in sackcloth,8242 ye ministers8334 of my God:430 for the meal-offering4503 and the drink-offering5262 are withholden4513 from the house1004 of your God.430 cr 14 Sanctify6942 a fast,6685 call7121 a solemn assembly,6116 gather622 the old{Or, elders} men2205 and all the inhabitants3427 of the land776 unto the house1004 of Jehovah3068 your God,430 and cry2199 unto Jehovah.3068 cr

Joel 1:15 Alas162 for the day!3117 for the day3117 of Jehovah3068 is at hand,7138 and as destruction7701 from the{Hebrew Shaddai.} Almighty7706 shall it come.935 cr 16 Is not the food400 cut off3772 before our eyes,5869 yea, joy8057 and gladness1524 from the house1004 of our God?430 cr 17 The seeds6507 rot5685{Or, shrivel} under their clods;4053 the garners214 are laid desolate,8074 the barns4460 are broken down;2040 for the grain1715 is withered.3001{Or, ashamed} cr 18 How do the beasts929 groan!584 the herds5739 of cattle1241 are perplexed,943 because they have no pasture;4829 yea, the flocks5739 of sheep6629 are{Or, suffer punishment} made desolate.816 cr 19 O Jehovah,3068 to thee do I cry;7121 for the fire784 hath devoured398 the pastures4999{Or, folds} of the wilderness,4057 and the flame3852 hath burned3857 all the trees6086 of the field.7704 cr 20 Yea, the beasts929 of the field7704 pant6165 unto thee; for the water4325 brooks650 are dried up,3001 and the fire784 hath devoured398 the pastures4999{Or, folds} of the wilderness.4057 cr