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Joel 1:16

Grief

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,

15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

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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 will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

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  • Psalms 105:3

    Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:6–7

    And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

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  • Isaiah 3:7

    In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.

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  • Joel 1:13

    Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.

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  • Isaiah 62:8–9

    The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:

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  • Amos 4:6–7

    And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

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  • Joel 1:5–9

    Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

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