Joel 1:1 The word1697 of the LORD3068 that came to Joel3100 the son1121 of Pethuel.6602 cr 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 even518 in 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 palmerworm1501 hath left3499{Heb. The residue of the palmerworm} hath the locust697 eaten;398 and that which the locust697 hath left3499 hath the cankerworm3218 eaten;398 and that which the cankerworm3218 hath left3499 hath the caterpiller2625 eaten.398 cr 5 Awake,6974 ye drunkards,7910 and weep;1058 and howl,3213 all ye drinkers8354 of wine,3196 because of the new 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 whose teeth8127 are the teeth8127 of a lion,738 and he hath the cheek teeth4973 of a great lion.3833 cr 7 He hath laid7760 my vine1612 waste,8047 and barked7111 my fig tree:8384{Heb. laid my fig tree for a barking} he hath made it clean2834 bare,2834 and cast it away;7993 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 meat offering4503 and the drink offering5262 is cut off3772 from the house1004 of the LORD;3068 the priests,3548 the LORD'S3068 ministers,8334 mourn.56 cr 10 The field7704 is wasted,7703 the land127 mourneth;56 for the corn1715 is wasted:7703 the new wine8492 is dried up,3001{Or, ashamed} the oil3323 languisheth.535 cr 11 Be ye ashamed,3001 O ye husbandmen;406 howl,3213 O ye vinedressers,3755 for the wheat2406 and for the barley;8184 because the harvest7105 of the field7704 is perished.6 cr 12 The vine1612 is dried up,3001 and the fig tree8384 languisheth;535 the pomegranate7416 tree, the palm tree8558 also, and the apple tree,8598 even all the trees6086 of the field,7704 are withered:3001 because joy8342 is withered away3001 from the sons1121 of men.120 cr 13 Gird2296 yourselves, and lament,5594 ye priests:3548 howl,3213 ye ministers8334 of the altar:4196 come,935 lie all night3885 in sackcloth,8242 ye ministers8334 of my God:430 for the meat offering4503 and the drink offering5262 is withholden4513 from the house1004 of your God.430 cr

Joel 1:14 Sanctify6942 ye a fast,6685 call7121 a solemn assembly,6116{Or, day of restrain} gather622 the elders2205 and all the inhabitants3427 of the land776 into the house1004 of the LORD3068 your God,430 and cry2199 unto the LORD,3068 cr 15 Alas162 for the day!3117 for the day3117 of the LORD3068 is at hand,7138 and as a destruction7701 from the Almighty7706 shall it come.935 cr 16 Is not the meat400 cut off3772 before our eyes,5869 yea, joy8057 and gladness1524 from the house1004 of our God?430 cr 17 The seed6507{Heb. grains} is rotten5685 under their clods,4053 the garners214 are laid desolate,8074 the barns4460 are broken down;2040 for the corn1715 is withered.3001 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 made desolate.816 cr 19 O LORD,3068 to thee will I cry:7121 for the fire784 hath devoured398 the pastures4999{Or, habitations} of the wilderness,4057 and the flame3852 hath burned3857 all the trees6086 of the field.7704 cr 20 The beasts929 of the field7704 cry6165 also unto thee: for the rivers650 of waters4325 are dried up,3001 and the fire784 hath devoured398 the pastures4999 of the wilderness.4057 cr