NASB — Joel 1 — KJV

The Devastation of Locusts

1 The aword° of the LORD° that came° to bJoel°, the son° of Pethuel°:
  2 aHear° this°, O belders°,
  And listen°, all° inhabitants° of the land°.
  cHas [anything like] this° happened° in your days°
  Or° in your fathers’° days°?
  3 aTell° your sons° about it,
  And [let] your sons° [tell] their sons°,
  And their sons° the next° generation°.

[1] aJr 1:2; Ezk 1:3; Ho 1:1 bAc 2:16
[2] aHo 4:1; 5:1 bJb 8:8; Jol 1:14 cJr 30:7; Jol 2:2
[3] aEx 10:2; Ps 78:4

  4 ¶ What° the agnawing° locust° has left°, the swarming° locust° has eaten°;
  And what° the bswarming° locust° has left°, the creeping° locust° has eaten°;
  And what° the creeping° locust° has left°, the cstripping° locust° has eaten°.
  5 Awake°, adrunkards°, and weep°;
  And wail°, all° you wine° drinkers°,
  On account° of the sweet° wine°
  That is bcut° off° from your mouth°.
  6 For a anation° has Iinvaded° my land°,
  Mighty° and without° number°;
  bIts teeth° are the teeth° of a lion°,
  And it has the fangs° of a lioness°.
  7 It has amade° my vine° a waste°
  And my fig° tree° Isplinters°.
  It has stripped° them bare° and cast° [them] away°;
  Their branches° have become° white°.

[4] aDt 28:38; Jol 2:25; Am 4:9 bNa 3:15, 16 cIs 33:4
[5] aJol 3:3 bIs 32:10
[6] ILit come up against aJol 2:2, 11, 25 bRv 9:8
[7] IOr a stump aIs 5:6; Am 4:9

  8aWail° like a virgin° bgirded° with sackcloth°
  For the bridegroom° of her youth°.
  9 The agrain offering° and the drink° offering° are cut° off°
  From the house° of the LORD°.
  The bpriests° mourn°,
  The ministers° of the LORD°.
  10 The field° is aruined°,
  bThe land° mourns°;
  For the grain° is ruined°,
  The new° wine° dries° up,
  Fresh° oil° Ifails°.
  11 IaBe ashamed°, O farmers°,
  Wail°, O vinedressers°,
  For the wheat° and the barley°;
  Because° the bharvest° of the field° is destroyed°.
  12 The avine° dries° up
  And the fig° tree° Ifails°;
  The bpomegranate°, the cpalm° also°, and the IIdapple° tree°,
  All° the trees° of the field° dry° up.
  Indeed°, erejoicing° dries° up
  From the sons° of men°.

[8] aIs 22:12 bJol 1:13; Am 8:10
[9] aHo 9:4; Jol 1:13; 2:14 bJol 2:17
[10] ILit wastes away aIs 24:4, 7 bJr 12:11
[11] IOr The farmers are ashamed, The vinedressers wail aJr 14:4; Am 5:16 bIs 17:11; Jr 9:12
[12] ILit wastes away IIOr apricot aJol 1:10; Hab 3:17 bHg 2:19 cSo 7:8 dSo 2:3 eIs 16:10; 24:11; Jr 48:33

  13aGird° yourselves° [with sackcloth]
  And lament°, O priests°;
  bWail°, O ministers° of the altar°!
  Come°, cspend° 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°.

[13] aJr 4:8; Ezk 7:18 bJr 9:10 c1K 21:27

Starvation and Drought

  14 aConsecrate° a fast°,
  Proclaim° a bsolemn° assembly°;
  Gather° the elders°
  [And] all° the inhabitants° of the land°
  To the house° of the LORD° your God°,
  And ccry° out to the LORD°.
  15 aAlas° for the day°!
  For the bday° of the LORD° is near°,
  And it will come° as cdestruction° from the IAlmighty°.
  16 Has not afood° been cut° off° before° our eyes°,
  Gladness° and bjoy° from the house° of our God°?
  17 The Iaseeds° shrivel° under° their IIclods°;
  The storehouses° are desolate°,
  The barns° are torn° down°,
  For the grain° is dried° up.
  18 How° athe beasts° groan°!
  The herds° of cattle° wander° aimlessly°
  Because° there° is no° pasture° for them;
  Even° the flocks° of sheep° Isuffer°.
  19 aTo You, O LORD°, I cry°;
  For bfire° has devoured° the pastures° of the wilderness°
  And the flame° has burned° up all° the trees° of the field°.
  20 Even° the beasts° of the field° Iapant° for You;
  For the bwater° brooks° are dried° up
  And fire° has devoured° the pastures° of the wilderness°.

[14] aJol 2:15, 16 bLv 23:36 cJna 3:8
[15] IHeb Shaddai aIs 13:9; Jr 30:7; Am 5:16 bJol 2:1, 11, 31 cIs 13:6; Ezk 7:2-12
[16] aIs 3:7; Am 4:6 bDt 12:7; Ps 43:4
[17] IOr dried figs IIOr shovels aIs 17:10, 11
[18] ILit bear punishment a1K 8:5; Jr 12:4; 14:5, 6; Ho 4:3
[19] aPs 50:15; Mi 7:7 bJr 9:10; Am 7:4
[20] ILit long for aPs 104:21; 147:9; Jol 1:18 b1K 17:7; 18:5


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Joel, declaring sundry judgments of God, exhorteth to observe them,

1 ¶ The wordº of the LORDº that² came² to² Joelº the sonº of Pethuel.º 2 Hearºª this,² ye old men,º and give ear,ºª all² ye inhabitantsºª of the land.º Hath this² been² in your days,º or evenº in the daysº of your fathers?º 3 Tellºª ye your childrenº of² it, and [let] your childrenº [tell] their children,º and their childrenº anotherº generation.º 4 That which the palmerwormº hath leftº hath the locustº eaten;ºª and that which the locustº hath leftº hath the cankerwormº eaten;ºª and that which the cankerwormº hath leftº hath the caterpillerº eaten.ºª 5 Awake,ºª ye drunkards,º and weep;ºª and howl,ºª all² ye drinkersºª of wine,º because of² the new wine;º for² it is cut offºª from your mouth.º² 6 For² a nationº is come upºª upon² my land,º strong,º and without² number,º whose teethº [are] the teethº of a lion,º and he hath the cheek teethº of a great lion.º 7 He hath laidºª my vineº waste,º and barkedº my fig tree:º he hath made it clean¹ª bare,ºª and cast [it] away;ºª the branchesº thereof are made white.ºª

[1] Jr 1:2; Ezk 1:3; Ho 1:1; Ac 2:16; 2P 1:21.
[2] Dt 4:32; Jb 8:8; 12:12; 15:10; 21:7; Ps 49:1; Is 7:17; 34:1; Jr 5:21; 30:7; Dn 12:1; Ho 5:1; Jol 2:2; Am 3:1; 4:1; 5:1; Mi 1:2; 3:1, 9; Mt 13:9; 24:21; Rv 2:7.
[3] Ex 10:1; 13:14; Dt 6:7; Jsh 4:6, 21; Ps 44:1; 71:18; 78:3; 145:4; Is 38:19.
[4] Ex 10:4, 12; Dt 28:38, 42; 1K 8:37; 2Ch 6:28; 7:13; Ps 78:46; 105:34; Is 33:4; Jr 51:14, 27; Jol 2:25; Am 4:9; 7:1; Na 3:15; Rv 9:3.
[5] Is 24:7; 32:10; Jr 4:8; Ezk 30:2; Jol 1:11, 13; Am 6:3; Lk 16:19, 23; 21:34; Ro 13:11; Jm 5:1.
[6] Ps 107:34; Pv 30:14, 25; Is 8:8; 32:13; Ho 9:3; Jol 2:2, 25; Rv 9:7.
[7] Ex 10:15; Ps 105:33; Is 5:6; 24:7; Jr 8:13; Ho 2:12; Jol 1:12; Hab 3:17.

and to mourn.

8 ¶ Lamentºª like a virginº girdedºª with sackclothº for² the husbandº of her youth.º 9 The meat offeringº and the drink offeringº is cut offºª from the houseº² of the LORD;º the priests,º the LORD'Sº ministers,ºª mourn.ºª 10 The fieldº is wasted,ºª the landº mourneth;ºª for² the cornº is wasted:ºª the new wineº is dried up,ºª the oilº languisheth.ºª 11 Be ye ashamed,¹ª² O ye husbandmen;º howl,ºª O ye vinedressers,º for² the wheatº and for² the barley;º because² the harvestº of the fieldº is perished.ºª 12 The vineº is dried up,ºª and the fig treeº languisheth;ºª the pomegranate¹ tree,² the palm treeº also,² and the apple tree,º [even] all² the treesº of the field,º are withered:ºª because² joyº is withered awayºª from² the sonsº of men.º 13 Girdºª yourselves, and lament,ºª ye priests:º howl,ºª ye ministersºª of the altar:º come,ºª lie all nightºª in sackcloth,º ye ministersºª of my God:º for² the meat offeringº and the drink offeringº is withholdenºª from the houseº² of your God.º

[8] Pv 2:17; Is 22:12; 24:7; 32:11; Jr 3:4; 9:17; Jol 1:13; 2:12; Mal 2:15; Jm 4:8; 5:1.
[9] Ex 28:1; 2Ch 13:10; Is 61:6; Lm 1:4, 16; Ho 9:4; Jol 1:13, 16; 2:14, 17.
[10] Lv 26:20; Is 24:3, 11; Jr 12:4, 11; 14:2; 48:33; Ho 4:3; 9:2; Jol 1:5, 12, 17; Hg 1:11.
[11] Is 17:11; Jr 9:12; 14:3; Ro 5:5.
[12] Nu 13:23; Ps 4:7; 92:12; So 2:3; 4:13; 7:7; Is 9:3; 16:10; 24:11; Jr 48:3; Ho 9:1; Jol 1:10, 16; Hab 3:17.
[13] Lv 2:8; Nu 29:6; 2S 12:16; 1K 21:27; Is 61:6; Jr 4:8; 9:10; Ezk 7:18; Jol 1:8, 9; 2:17; Jna 3:5; 1Co 4:1; 9:13; 2Co 3:6; 6:4; 11:23; He 7:13.

He prescribeth a fast for complaint.

14 ¶ Sanctifyºª ye a fast,º callºª a solemn assembly,º gatherºª the eldersº [and] all² the inhabitantsºª of the landº [into] the houseº of the LORDº your God,º and cryºª unto² the LORD,º 15 Alasº for the day!º for² the dayº of the LORDº [is] at hand,º and as a destructionº from the Almightyº² shall it come.ºª 16 Is not² the meatº cut offºª before² our eyes,º [yea], joyº and gladnessº from the houseº² of our God?º 17 The seedº is rottenºª under² their clods,º the garnersº are laid desolate,ºª the barnsº are broken down;ºª for² the cornº is withered.ºª 18 How² do the beastsº groan!ºª the herdsº of cattleº are perplexed,ºª because² they have no² pasture;º yea,² the flocksº of sheepº are made desolate.ºª 19 O LORD,º to² thee will I cry:ºª for² the fireº hath devouredºª the pasturesº of the wilderness,º and the flameº hath burnedºª all² the treesº of the field.º 20 The beastsº of the fieldº cryºª also² unto² thee: for² the riversº of watersº are dried up,ºª and the fireº hath devouredºª the pasturesº of the wilderness.º

[14] Lv 23:36; Dt 29:10; 2Ch 20:3, 13; Ne 8:18; 9:2; Jol 2:15; Jna 3:8.
[15] Ps 37:13; Is 13:6; Jr 30:7; Ezk 7:2; 12:22; Jol 2:1, 2; Am 5:16; Zp 1:14; Lk 19:41; Jm 5:9; Rv 6:17.
[16] Dt 12:6, 11; 16:10; Ps 43:4; 105:3; Is 62:8; Jol 1:5, 13; Am 4:6.
[17] Gn 23:16.
[18] 1K 18:5; Jr 12:4; 14:5; Ho 4:3; Jol 1:20; Ro 8:22.
[19] Ps 50:15; 91:15; Jr 9:10; Jol 2:3; Am 7:4; Mi 7:7; Hab 3:17; Lk 18:1, 7; Php 4:6.
[20] 1K 17:7; 18:5; Jb 38:41; Ps 104:21; 145:15; 147:9.


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