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Joel 1:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Joel 1:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 For a nation[a] invaded my land,
powerful and past counting,
With teeth like a lion’s,
fangs like those of a lioness.
7 It has stripped bare my vines,
splintered my fig tree,
Shearing off its bark and throwing it away,
until its branches turn white.
8 Wail like a young woman[b] dressed in sackcloth
for the husband of her youth.
Footnotes
- 1:6 A nation: the locusts are compared to an invading army, whose numbers are overwhelming. The ravaged landscape resembles the wasteland left behind by marauding troops; the order and peace associated with agricultural productivity (1 Kgs 5:5; Mi 4:4) has been destroyed.
- 1:8 Like a young woman: this simile personifies Jerusalem as a youthful widow, left unprotected and without resources by her husband’s sudden death.
Joel 1:6-8
New International Version
Joel 1:6-8
New International Version
6 A nation has invaded my land,
a mighty army without number;(A)
it has the teeth(B) of a lion,
the fangs of a lioness.
7 It has laid waste(C) my vines
and ruined my fig trees.(D)
It has stripped off their bark
and thrown it away,
leaving their branches white.
8 Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth(E)
grieving for the betrothed of her youth.
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