“the word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel,”
Joel 1
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1This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:
“The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Bethuel.”
“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 Peckuel,”
“The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethel.”
“The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.”
2Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or 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?”
“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 father?”
“Hear this, O elders, and listen, all inhabitants of the land, has anything like this happened in your days or in your father's days?”
“hear this ye old men and give ear all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days or even in the days of your father?”
“Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?”
“hear this ye old men and give ear all ye inhabitants of the land. Have this been in your days or even in the days of your fathers?”
3Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
“Tell your children about it. Let your children tell their children and their children another generation.”
“tell your children about it. Let your children tell their children and their children another generation.”
“Tell your sons about it, and let your sons tell their sons and their sons the next generation.”
“Tell your sons about it and let your sons tell their sons and their sons the next generation.”
“Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.”
“Tell ye your children of it. And let your children tell their children. And their children another generation.”
4What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten.
“what the chewing locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the crawling locust has eaten. And what the crawling locust left, the consuming locust has eaten.”
“What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten. What the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten.”
“the chewing locust left the swarming locust has eaten with the swarming locust left the crawling locust has eaten and what the crawling Locust left the consuming locust has eaten.”
“what the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten. What the hopping locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten.”
“What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten. What the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten.”
5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.
“Awake, drunkards, and weep, and wail, all you wine drinkers, on account of the sweet wine that is cut off from your mouth.”
“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.”
“Awake, you drunkards, and weep and well, all you drinkers of wine, because of the new wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.”
“awake you drunkards and weep and wail all you drinkers of wine because of the new wine for it's been cut off from. Your mouth”
“awake ye drunkards, weep and howl all of you drinkers of wine because of the new wine for it is cut off from your mouth.”
6For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.
“for a nation has come up against my land strong and without number. His teeth are the teeth of a lion and he has the fangs of a fierce lion.”
“For a nation has come up against my land, strong and without number. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the fangs of a fierce lion.”
“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.”
“For a nation has come up upon my land, strong and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.”
“For a nation is come up upon my land strong and without number. Whose teeth are the teeth of a lion and he that hath cheek teeth of a great lion.”
“for a nation has invaded my land mighty and without number. Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, has the fangs of a lioness.”
7It has laid waste My grapevine and splintered My fig tree. It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away; the branches have turned white.
“He has laid waste my vine and ruined my fig tree. He has stripped it bare and thrown it away. Its branches are made white.”
“It has laid waste my vine and splintered my fig tree. It has stripped off their bark and thrown it down. Their branches are made white.”
“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.”
“He hath laid my vine waste and barked my fig tree. He has made it clean bare and cast it away. The branches thereof are made white.”
“He has laid my vine waste and barked my fig tree. He has made it clean bare and cast it away. The branches thereof are made white.”
“It has made my lavine a waste and my fig tree splinters. It stripped them bare and cast them away. Their branches have become white,”
8Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
“lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.”
“lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.”
“Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.”
“Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.”
“Wail like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the bridegroom of her youth.”
“Lament like a virgin that is girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.”
9Grain and drink offerings have been cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests are in mourning, those who minister before 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.”
“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.”
“The meat offerings and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the Lord. The priests, the Lord's ministers, mourn.”
“the grain offering and the drink offering are cut off from the house of the Lord. The priests mourn the ministers of the Lord.”
“The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the Lord. The priest to the Lord's ministers mourns.”
“The meat offering and The drink offering is cut off from the house of the Lord. The priests the Lord's ministers mourn.”
10The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.
“The field is wasted the land mourns for the grain is ruined. The new wine is dried up the oil fails.”
“The field is wasted, the land mourns for the grain is ruined. The new wine is dried up, the oil fails,”
“The field is wasted, the land mourneth, for the corn is wasted, the new wine is dried up, the oil languished.”
“the field is wasted. The land mourneth for the corn is wasted. The new wine is dried up. The oil languisheth.”
“The field is ruined. 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 corn is wasted. The new wine is dried up. The oil languishes.”
11Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.
“Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen, how, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley, because the harvest of the field is perished,”
“Be shamed, O ye husbandmen, howl, O ye vinebreakers, for the wheat and for the barley, because the harvest of the field is perished.”
“Be ashamed, O farmers! Wail, O vine dressers! For the wheat and the barley because the harvest of the field is destroyed.”
12The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple— all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.
“the vine is dried up and the fig tree languished, the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field are withered because joy is withered away from the sons of men.”
“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.”
“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, joy has withered away from the sons of men.”
“the vine dries up and the fig tree fails, the pomegranate, the palm, also in the apple tree, all the trees of the field dry up, indeed, a rejoicing dries up from the sons of men.”
“The vine is dried up and the fig tree languishes, the pomegranate tree, the palm tree, also the apple tree. Even all the trees of the field are withered, because joy is withered away from the sons of men.”
“The vine is dried up. The fig tree languishes. The pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, the apple tree, even all of the trees of the field are withered because joy is withered away from the sons of man.”
13Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings 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.”
“gird yourselves and lament ye priests, how 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 withholding from the house of your God.”
“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.”
“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…”
“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 retained from the house of your God.”
“Gird yourselves and lament, cry, ye priests, how 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.”
14Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.
“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.”
“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.”
“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,”
“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.”
“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,”
“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.”
15Alas for the day! 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”
“Alas for the day, for the day of the Lord is at hand and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.”
“Alas for the day! 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.”
“Alas, for the day, for the day of the Lord is near, and it will come as what? Destruction from the almighty.”
“Alas for the day, for the day of the Lord is at hand. And as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.”
16Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes— joy and gladness from the house of our God?
“Is not the meat cut off before our eyes? Yes, joy and gladness from the house of our God.”
“is. Not the food cut off before our eyes. Joy and gladness from the house of our God.”
“Is not the food cut off before our eyes joy and gladness from the house of our God?”
“Has not food been cut off before our eyes, gladness and joy from the house of our God?”
“Has not food been cut off before our eyes? Gladness and joy from the house of our God.”
“is not the food to cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God.”
17The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.
“The seed shrivels under the clouds. Clods and storehouses are in shambles. Barns are broken down for the grain has withered.”
“The seeds shrivel under their clods. The storehouses are desolate. The barns are torn down, for the grain has dried up.”
“The seed grain shrivels under the clods. Storehouses are in shambles. Barns are broken down for the grain is withered.”
“the seeds shrivel up under clods, the storehouses are desolate, the barns are tore down for the grain is dried up,”
18How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
“How do the beasts groan? The herds of cattle are perplexed because they have no pasture. Yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.”
“How the beasts groan. The herds of cattle wander aimlessly because there is no pasture for them. Even the flocks of sheep suffer.”
“How do the beasts groan? The herds of cattle are perplexed because they have no pasture. Yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.”
“How the beasts grown. The herds of the cattle are restless because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep suffer your punishment.”
“How the animals grown and herds of cattle are restless because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of the sheep suffer punishment.”
19To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.
“O Lord, to thee will I cry for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness and the flame hath burned all of the trees of the field.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Lord to you I cry out for the fire has devoured the open pastures and a flame has burned all the trees of the field.”
“To you, O Lord, I call. For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness. Flame has burned all the trees of the field.”
“Lord, to thee will I cry for the fire. The fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.”
20Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.
“The beasts of the field cry also unto thee for the rivers of waters are dried up and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.”
“The beasts of the field also cry out to you for the water brooks are dried up and fire has devoured the open pastures”
“Even the beasts of the field pant for you, for the water brooks are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.”
“The beasts of the field cry also unto Thee, for the rivers of the waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.”
“the beasts of the field cry out to you, God. For the water brooks are dried up and the fire has devoured the open pasture.”
“The beasts of the field cry also unto thee, for the rivers of water have dried up, and the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.”