Joel 1:12
Common English Bible
12 The grapevine is dried up;
the fig tree withers.
Pomegranate, palm, and apple—
all the trees of the field are dried up.
Joy fades away from the people.[a]
Joel 1:12
Contemporary English Version
12 Grapevines have dried up
and so has every tree—
figs and pomegranates,[a]
date palms and apples.
All happiness has faded away.
Footnotes
- 1.12 pomegranates: A bright red fruit that looks like an apple.
Joel 1:12
Living Bible
12 The grapevines are dead; the fig trees are dying; the pomegranates wither; the apples shrivel on the trees; all joy has withered with them.
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Joel 1:12
Easy-to-Read Version
12 The vines have become dry,
and the fig tree is dying.
All the trees in the field—
the pomegranate, the palm, and the apple—have withered.
And happiness among the people has died.
Joel 1:12
New Living Translation
12 The grapevines have dried up,
and the fig trees have withered.
The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees—
all the fruit trees—have dried up.
And the people’s joy has dried up with them.
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