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
Christian Standard Bible
13 Dress in sackcloth and lament,(A) you priests;(B)
wail,(C) you ministers of the altar.
Come and spend the night in sackcloth,(D)
you ministers of my God,
because grain and drink offerings
are withheld from the house of your God.
14 Announce a sacred fast;(E)
proclaim a solemn assembly!
Gather the elders(F)
and all the residents of the land
at the house of the Lord your God,(G)
and cry out to the Lord.(H)
The Day of the Lord
15 Woe because of that day!(I)
For the day of the Lord is near
and will come as devastation from the Almighty.(J)
16 Hasn’t the food been cut off
before our eyes,(K)
joy and gladness(L)
from the house of our God?
17 The seeds lie shriveled in their casings.[a](M)
The storehouses are in ruin,
and the granaries are broken down,
because the grain has withered away.
18 How the animals groan!(N)
The herds of cattle wander in confusion
since they have no pasture.
Even the flocks of sheep and goats suffer punishment.
19 I call to you, Lord,(O)
for fire has consumed
the pastures of the wilderness,(P)
and flames have devoured
all the trees of the orchard.
20 Even the wild animals cry out to[b] you,(Q)
for the river beds are dried up,(R)
and fire has consumed
the pastures of the wilderness.
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