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Joel 1:18

Grief

16 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.

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.

20 Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.

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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
How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
KJV
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
WEB
How the animals groan! The herds of livestock are perplexed, because they have no pasture. Yes, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
ASV
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
DARBY
How do the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are bewildered, for they have no pasture; the flocks of sheep also are in suffering.
BLB
How the cattle groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, because [there is] no pasture unto them; even the flocks of the sheep suffer punishment.
ÅB
Hvor buskapen stønner! Okseflokkene farer redde omkring, for det finnes intet beite for dem; også saueflokkene må lide.
OTB
Hvordan kveget stønner!
Buskapen vandrer målløst
fordi de ikke har noen beite;
selv saueflokkene lider.
B1930
Hvor buskapen stønner! Oksehjordene farer redde omkring, for det finnes intet beite for dem; også fårehjordene må lide.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hosea 4:3

    Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.

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  • Jeremiah 12:4

    How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.”

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  • Jeremiah 14:5–6

    Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.

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  • Romans 8:22

    We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.

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  • Joel 1:20

    Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.

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  • 1 Kings 18:5

    Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”

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