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Joel 1:16

Grief

14 Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

15 Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes— joy and gladness from the house of our God?

17 The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.

18 How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes— joy and gladness from the house of our God?
KJV
Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
WEB
Isn’t the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
ASV
Is not the food cut off before our eyes, [yea], joy and gladness from the house of our God?
DARBY
Is not the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
BLB
Has not before our eyes the food been cut off—from the house of our God joy and rejoicing?
ÅB
Er ikke maten blitt borte for våre øyne, glede og fryd fra vår Guds hus?
OTB
Er ikke maten avskåret fra oss, foran våre øyne,
og glede og fryd avskåret, fra vår Guds hus?
B1930
Er ikke maten blitt borte for våre øine, glede og fryd fra vår Guds hus?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 43:4

    Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.

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  • Psalms 105:3

    Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:6–7

    To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

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  • Isaiah 3:7

    On that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”

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  • Joel 1:13

    Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.

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  • Isaiah 62:8–9

    The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.

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  • Amos 4:6–7

    “I beset all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

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  • Joel 1:5–9

    Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.

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