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Joel 1:17

Grief

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

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

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.

19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned 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

    Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

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  • Genesis 23:16

    And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

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