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The Devastation of Locusts
The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:
The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:
The Locust Plague in Judah
The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
Hear this, O elders,
And listen, all inhabitants of the land.
Has anything like this happened in your days
Or in your fathers’ days?
And listen, all inhabitants of the land.
Has anything like this happened in your days
Or in your fathers’ days?
The Land Laid Waste
Hear this, you elders,
And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land!
Has anything like this happened in your days,
Or even in the days of your fathers?
Hear this, you elders,
And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land!
Has anything like this happened in your days,
Or even in the days of your fathers?
Tell your sons about it,
And let your sons tell their sons,
And their sons the next generation.
And let your sons tell their sons,
And their sons the next generation.
Tell your children about it,
Let your children tell their children,
And their children another generation.
Let your children tell their children,
And their children another generation.
What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten;
And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten;
And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten.
And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten;
And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten.
Awake, drunkards, and weep;
And wail, all you wine drinkers,
On account of the sweet wine
That is cut off from your mouth.
And wail, all you wine drinkers,
On account of the sweet wine
That is cut off from your mouth.
Awake, you drunkards, and weep;
And wail, all you drinkers of wine,
Because of the new wine,
For it has been cut off from your mouth.
And wail, all you drinkers of wine,
Because of the new wine,
For it has been cut off from your mouth.
For a nation has invaded my land,
Mighty and without number;
Its teeth are the teeth of a lion,
And it has the fangs of a lioness.
Mighty and without number;
Its teeth are the teeth of a lion,
And it has the fangs of a lioness.
It has made my vine a waste
And my fig tree splinters.
It has stripped them bare and cast them away;
Their branches have become white.
And my fig tree splinters.
It has stripped them bare and cast them away;
Their branches have become white.
Wail like a virgin girded with sackcloth
For the bridegroom of her youth.
For the bridegroom of her youth.
Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth
For the husband of her youth.
For the husband of her youth.
The grain offering and the drink offering are cut off
From the house of the LORD.
The priests mourn,
The ministers of the LORD.
From the house of the LORD.
The priests mourn,
The ministers of the LORD.
The grain offering and the drink offering
Have been cut off from the house of the Lord;
The priests mourn, who minister to the Lord.
Have been cut off from the house of the Lord;
The priests mourn, who minister to the Lord.
The field is ruined,
The land mourns;
For the grain is ruined,
The new wine dries up,
Fresh oil fails.
The land mourns;
For the grain is ruined,
The new wine dries up,
Fresh oil fails.
The field is wasted,
The land mourns;
For the grain is ruined,
The new wine is dried up,
The oil fails.
The land mourns;
For the grain is ruined,
The new wine is dried up,
The oil fails.
Be ashamed, O farmers,
Wail, O vinedressers,
For the wheat and the barley;
Because the harvest of the field is destroyed.
Wail, O vinedressers,
For the wheat and the barley;
Because the harvest of the field is destroyed.
Be ashamed, you farmers,
Wail, you vinedressers,
For the wheat and the barley;
Because the harvest of the field has perished.
Wail, you vinedressers,
For the wheat and the barley;
Because the harvest of the field has perished.
The vine dries up
And the fig tree fails;
The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree,
All the trees of the field dry up.
Indeed, rejoicing dries up
From the sons of men.
And the fig tree fails;
The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree,
All the trees of the field dry up.
Indeed, rejoicing dries up
From the sons of men.
The vine has dried up,
And the fig tree has withered;
The pomegranate tree,
The palm tree also,
And the apple tree —
All the trees of the field are withered;
Surely joy has withered away from the sons of men.
And the fig tree has withered;
The pomegranate tree,
The palm tree also,
And the apple tree —
All the trees of the field are withered;
Surely joy has withered away from the sons of men.
Gird yourselves with sackcloth
And lament, O priests;
Wail, O ministers of the altar!
Come, spend the night in sackcloth
O ministers of my God,
For the grain offering and the drink offering
Are withheld from the house of your God.
And lament, O priests;
Wail, O ministers of the altar!
Come, spend the night in sackcloth
O ministers of my God,
For the grain offering and the drink offering
Are withheld from the house of your God.
Mourning for the Land
Gird yourselves and lament, you priests;
Wail, you who minister before the altar;
Come, lie all night in sackcloth,
You who minister to my God;
For the grain offering and the drink offering
Are withheld from the house of your God.
Gird yourselves and lament, you priests;
Wail, you who minister before the altar;
Come, lie all night in sackcloth,
You who minister to my God;
For the grain offering and the drink offering
Are withheld from the house of your God.
Starvation and Drought
Consecrate a fast,
Proclaim a solemn assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of the LORD your God,
And cry out to the LORD.
Consecrate a fast,
Call a sacred assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
Into the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord.
Call a sacred assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
Into the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord.
Alas for the day!
For the day of the LORD is near,
And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
For the day of the LORD is near,
And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Alas for the day!
For the day of the Lord is at hand;
It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.
For the day of the Lord is at hand;
It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.
Has not food been cut off before our eyes,
Gladness and joy from the house of our God?
Gladness and joy from the house of our God?
Is not the food cut off before our eyes,
Joy and gladness from the house of our God?
Joy and gladness from the house of our God?
The seeds shrivel under their clods;
The storehouses are desolate,
The barns are torn down,
For the grain is dried up.
The storehouses are desolate,
The barns are torn down,
For the grain is dried up.
The seed shrivels under the clods,
Storehouses are in shambles;
Barns are broken down,
For the grain has withered.
Storehouses are in shambles;
Barns are broken down,
For the grain has withered.
How the beasts groan!
The herds of cattle wander aimlessly
Because there is no pasture for them;
Even the flocks of sheep suffer.
The herds of cattle wander aimlessly
Because there is no pasture for them;
Even the flocks of sheep suffer.
To You, O LORD, I cry;
For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.