Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
The word of the
LORD
that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
The word of Jehovah
that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
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. Hath this been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?
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.
That which the palmerworm
hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm
eaten; and that which the cankerworm
hath left hath the caterpiller
eaten.
That which the palmer-worm
hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm
eaten; and that which the canker-worm
hath left hath the caterpillar
eaten.
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, ye drunkards, and weep; and wail
, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet
wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
For a nation is 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 ;
his
teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-
teeth of a lioness
.
He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig -
tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
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.
The meat
offering and the drink offering is
cut off from the house of the
LORD
; the priests, the
LORD's
ministers, mourn.
The meal-
offering and the drink -
offering are
cut off from the house of Jehovah
; the priests, Jehovah's
ministers, mourn.
The field is wasted
, the land mourneth; for the corn
is wasted:
the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
The field is laid
waste
, the land mourneth; for the grain
is destroyed,
the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
Be ye
ashamed
, O ye husbandmen ;
howl
, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because
the harvest of the field is perished.
Be confounded
, O ye husbandmen, wail,
O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; for
the harvest of the field is perished.
The vine is dried
up
, and the fig tree languisheth; 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 is withered
, and the fig -
tree languisheth; the pomegranate -
tree, the palm -
tree also, and the apple -
tree, even all the trees of the field are withered: for
joy is withered away from the sons of men.
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, ye priests ;
wail
, ye ministers of the altar ;
come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meal-
offering and the drink -
offering are
withholden from the house of your God.
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,
Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the old
men
`
and '
all the inhabitants of the land unto
the house of Jehovah
your God, and cry unto Jehovah.
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 Jehovah
is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Is not the meat
cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
Is not the food
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.
The seeds
rot
under their clods ;
the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain
is withered.
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 do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
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.
O Jehovah
, to thee do
I cry ;
for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
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.
Yea,
the beasts of the field pant
unto thee ;
for the water
brooks
are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
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