15 (A)Woe for the day!
For the (B)day of the Lord is near,
And it will come as (C)destruction from the [a]Almighty.
16 Has (D)food not been cut off before our eyes, and
Joy and (E)rejoicing from the house of our God?
17 The [b](F)seeds have dried up under their shovels;
The storehouses have become desolate,
The grain silos are ruined,
Because the grain has dried up.

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  1. Joel 1:15 Heb Shaddai
  2. Joel 1:17 Or dried figs

15 Alas for that(A) day!
    For the day of the Lord(B) is near;
    it will come like destruction from the Almighty.[a](C)

16 Has not the food been cut off(D)
    before our very eyes—
joy and gladness(E)
    from the house of our God?(F)
17 The seeds are shriveled
    beneath the clods.[b](G)
The storehouses are in ruins,
    the granaries have been broken down,
    for the grain has dried up.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 1:15 Hebrew Shaddai
  2. Joel 1:17 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.