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Joel 1:17

Grief

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

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

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.

19 To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.

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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
The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.
KJV
The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
WEB
The seeds rot under their clods. The granaries are laid desolate. The barns are broken down, for the grain has withered.
ASV
The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered.
DARBY
The seeds are rotten under their clods, the granaries are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
BLB
The seed shrivels under their clods; the storehouses are desolate; the granaries are torn down, for the grain has withered.
ÅB
Sædekornene er tørket inn under mulden som dekker dem; forrådshusene er ødelagt, ladene nedbrutt, for kornet er fordervet.
OTB
Frøene ligger skrumpet under jorden;
lagerhusene er i ruiner,
kornkamrene er brutt ned,
for kornet har tørket opp.
B1930
Sædekornene er tørket inn under mulden som dekker dem; forrådshusene er ødelagt, ladene nedbrutt, for kornet er fordervet.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 17:10–11

    For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—

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  • Genesis 23:16

    Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.

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