Verse 1

Joel 1:1

English Revised Version

1 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?

Original Language Text

hebrew

דְּבַר יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֔ה אֶל יוֹאֵ֖ל בֶּן פְּתוּאֵֽל

English Translation

The word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel.

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Chapter 1 Context

1 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or...

2 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another g... Focus ↗

3 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath... Focus ↗

4 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it... Focus ↗

5 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion,... Focus ↗

6 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; th... Focus ↗

7 The meal offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LOR... Focus ↗

8 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted, the new wine is dried up, the oil la... Focus ↗

9 Be ashamed, O ye husbandmen, howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; for the harv... Focus ↗

10 The vine is withered, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and th... Focus ↗

11 Gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament, ye priests; howl, ye ministers of the altar; come, lie a... Focus ↗

12 Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the old men and all the inhabitants of the land unto... Focus ↗

13 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it... Focus ↗

14 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God (Elohim)? Focus ↗

15 The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the c... Focus ↗

16 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the f... Focus ↗

17 O LORD, to thee do I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame h... Focus ↗

18 Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee: for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath de... Focus ↗

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