Joel 1:13-20
Legacy Standard Bible
The Day of Yahweh Is Near
13 (A)Gird yourselves with sackcloth
And lament, O priests;
(B)Wail, O ministers of the altar!
Come, (C)spend the night in sackcloth,
O ministers of my God;
For the grain offering and the drink offering
Are withheld from the house of your God.
14 (D)Set apart a fast as holy,
Call for a (E)solemn assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of Yahweh your God,
And (F)cry out to Yahweh.
15 (G)Alas for the day!
For the (H)day of Yahweh is near,
And it will come as (I)destruction from the [a]Almighty.
16 Has not (J)food been cut off before our eyes,
Gladness and (K)joy from the house of our God?
17 The [b](L)seeds shrivel under their [c]clods;
The storehouses are desolate;
The barns are pulled down,
For the grain is dried up.
18 How (M)the beasts groan!
The herds of cattle wander aimlessly
Because there is no pasture for them;
Even the flocks of sheep [d]suffer.
19 (N)To You, O Yahweh, I cry;
For (O)fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness,
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
20 Even the beasts of the field [e](P)pant for You;
For the (Q)water brooks are dried up,
And fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness.
Joel 1:13-20
American Standard Version
13 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. 14 Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the [a]old men and all the inhabitants of the land unto the house of Jehovah your God, and cry unto Jehovah.
15 Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from [b]the Almighty shall it come. 16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seeds [c]rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is [d]withered. 18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep [e]are made desolate. 19 O Jehovah, to thee do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the [f]pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. 20 Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the [g]pastures of the wilderness.
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