Joel 1 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 that came ^H1961 to Joel ^H3100, the son ^H1121 of Pethuel ^H6602:

Hear ^H8085 this ^H2088, you elders ^H2205,

And listen ^H238, all ^H3605 inhabitants ^H3427 of the land ^H776.

Has anything like this ^H2088 happened ^H1961 in your days ^H3117,

Or ^H518 in your fathers’ ^H1 days ^H3117?

Tell ^H5608 your sons ^H1121 about it,

And have your sons ^H1121 tell their sons ^H1121,

And their sons ^H1121 the next ^H312 generation ^H1755.

What ^H3499 the gnawing ^H1501 locust ^H1501 has left ^H3499, the [fn]swarming ^H697 locust ^H697 has eaten ^H398;

And what ^H3499 the swarming ^H697 locust ^H697 has left ^H3499, the creeping ^H3218 locust ^H3218 has eaten ^H398;

And what ^H3499 the creeping ^H3218 locust ^H3218 has left ^H3499, the stripping ^H2625 locust ^H2625 has eaten ^H398.

Awake ^H6974, you heavy ^H7910 drinkers ^H7910, and weep ^H1058;

And wail ^H3213, all ^H3605 you wine ^H3196 drinkers ^H8354,

Because ^H5921 of the sweet ^H6071 wine ^H6071,

For it has been eliminated ^H3772 from your mouth ^H6310.

For a nation ^H1471 has [fn]invaded ^H5927 my land ^H776,

Mighty ^H6099 and without ^H369 number ^H4557;

Its teeth ^H8127 are the teeth ^H8127 of a lion ^H738,

And it has the jaws ^H4973 of a lioness ^H3833.

It has made ^H7760 my vine ^H1612 a waste ^H8047

And my fig ^H8384 tree ^H8384 a stump ^H7111.

It has stripped ^H2834 them bare ^H2834 and hurled ^H7993 them away ^H7993;

Their branches ^H8299 have become ^H3835 white ^H3835.

Wail ^H421 like a virgin ^H1330 clothed ^H2296 with sackcloth ^H8242

For the groom ^H1167 of her youth ^H5271.

The grain offering ^H4503 and the drink ^H5262 offering ^H5262 have been cut ^H3772 off ^H3772

From the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068.

The priests ^H3548 mourn ^H56,

The ministers ^H8334 of the LORD ^H3068.

The field ^H7704 is ruined ^H7703,

The land ^H127 mourns ^H56;

For the grain ^H1715 is ruined ^H7703,

The new ^H8492 wine ^H8492 has dried ^H3001 up ^H3001,

Fresh ^H3323 oil ^H3323 has [fn]failed ^H535.

Be ^H954 ashamed ^H954, you farm ^H406 workers ^H406,

Wail ^H3213, you vinedressers ^H3755,

For the wheat ^H2406 and the barley ^H8184;

Because ^H3588 the harvest ^H7105 of the field ^H7704 is destroyed ^H6.

The vine ^H1612 has dried ^H3001 up ^H3001

And the fig ^H8384 tree ^H8384 has withered ^H535;

The pomegranate ^H7416, the palm ^H8558 also ^H1571, and the apple ^H8598 tree ^H8598,

All ^H3605 the trees ^H6086 of the field ^H7704 have dried ^H3001 up ^H3001.

Indeed ^H3588, joy ^H8342 has dried ^H3001 up ^H3001

From the sons ^H1121 of mankind ^H120.

Put ^H2296 on ^H2296 sackcloth

And mourn ^H5594, you priests ^H3548;

Wail ^H3213, you ministers ^H8334 of the altar ^H4196!

Come ^H935, spend ^H3885 the ^H3885 night ^H3885 in sackcloth ^H8242,

You ministers ^H8334 of my God ^H430,

For the grain offering ^H4503 and the drink ^H5262 offering ^H5262

Have been withheld ^H4513 from the house ^H1004 of your God ^H430.

Consecrate ^H6942 a fast ^H6685,

Proclaim ^H7121 a solemn ^H6116 assembly ^H6116;

Gather ^H622 the elders ^H2205

And all ^H3605 the inhabitants ^H3427 of the land ^H776

To the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430,

And cry ^H2199 out ^H2199 to the LORD ^H3068.

Woe ^H162 for the day ^H3117!

For the day ^H3117 of the LORD ^H3068 is near ^H7138,

And it will come ^H935 as destruction ^H7701 from the [fn]Almighty ^H7706.

Has food ^H400 not been cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 before ^H5048 our eyes ^H5869, and

Joy ^H8057 and rejoicing ^H1524 from the house ^H1004 of our God ^H430?

The [fn]seeds ^H6507 have dried ^H5685 up under ^H8478 their shovels ^H4053;

The storehouses ^H214 have become ^H8074 desolate ^H8074,

The grain ^H4460 silos ^H4460 are ruined ^H2040,

Because ^H3588 the grain ^H1715 has dried ^H3001 up ^H3001.

How ^H4100 the animals ^H929 have groaned ^H584!

The herds ^H5739 of cattle ^H1241 have wandered ^H943 aimlessly ^H943

Because ^H3588 there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 pasture ^H4829 for them;

Even ^H1571 the flocks ^H5739 of sheep ^H6629 have [fn]suffered ^H816.

To You, LORD ^H3068, I cry ^H7121 out ^H7121;

For fire ^H784 has devoured ^H398 the pastures ^H4999 of the wilderness ^H4057,

And the flame ^H3852 has burned ^H3857 up ^H3857 all ^H3605 the trees ^H6086 of the field ^H7704.

Even ^H1571 the animals ^H929 of the field ^H7704 [fn]pant ^H6165 for You;

For the stream ^H650 beds ^H650 of water ^H4325 are dried ^H3001 up ^H3001,

And fire ^H784 has devoured ^H398 the pastures ^H4999 of the wilderness ^H4057.