Joel 1 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Locusts Bring Desolation

1 The word ^H1697 of [fn]Yahweh ^H3068 that came ^H1961 to Joel ^H3100, the son ^H1121 of Pethuel ^H6602:

2 Hear ^H8085 this ^H2088, O elders ^H2205,

And give ^H238 ear ^H238, all ^H3605 inhabitants ^H3427 of the land ^H776.

Has anything like this ^H2088 happened ^H1961 in your days ^H3117

Or ^H518 in your fathers’ ^H1 days ^H3117?

3 Recount ^H5608 about it to your sons ^H1121,

And let your sons ^H1121 recount about it to their sons ^H1121,

And their sons ^H1121 to the next ^H312 generation ^H1755.

4 What ^H3499 the gnawing ^H1501 locust ^H1501 has left ^H3499, the swarming ^H697 locust ^H697 has consumed ^H398;

And what ^H3499 the swarming ^H697 locust ^H697 has left ^H3499, the creeping ^H3218 locust ^H3218 has consumed ^H398;

And what ^H3499 the creeping ^H3218 locust ^H3218 has left ^H3499, the stripping ^H2625 locust ^H2625 has consumed ^H398.

5 Awake ^H6974, drunkards ^H7910, and weep ^H1058;

And wail ^H3213, all ^H3605 you wine ^H3196 drinkers ^H8354,

On ^H5921 account ^H5921 of ^H5921 the sweet ^H6071 wine ^H6071

That is cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 from your mouth ^H6310.

6 For a nation ^H1471 has come ^H5927 up ^H5927 against ^H5921 my land ^H776,

Mighty ^H6099 and without ^H369 number ^H4557;

Its teeth ^H8127 are the teeth ^H8127 of a lion ^H738,

And it has the fangs ^H4973 of a lioness ^H3833.

7 It has made ^H7760 my vine ^H1612 a desolation ^H8047

And my fig ^H8384 tree ^H8384 [fn]splinters ^H7111.

It has stripped ^H2834 them bare ^H2834 and cast ^H7993 them away ^H7993;

Their branches ^H8299 have become ^H3835 white ^H3835.

8 Wail ^H421 like a virgin ^H1330 girded ^H2296 with sackcloth ^H8242

For the bridegroom ^H1167 of her youth ^H5271.

9 The grain offering ^H4503 and the drink ^H5262 offering ^H5262 are cut ^H3772 off ^H3772

From the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068.

The priests ^H3548 mourn ^H56,

The ministers ^H8334 of Yahweh ^H3068.

10 The field ^H7704 is destroyed ^H7703;

The land ^H127 mourns ^H56,

For the grain ^H1715 is destroyed ^H7703,

The new ^H8492 wine ^H8492 dries ^H3001 up ^H3001,

Fresh ^H3323 oil ^H3323 [fn]fails ^H535.

11 [fn]Be ^H954 ashamed ^H954, O farmers ^H406,

Wail ^H3213, O vinedressers ^H3755,

For the wheat ^H2406 and the barley ^H8184,

Because ^H3588 the harvest ^H7105 of the field ^H7704 perishes ^H6.

12 The vine ^H1612 dries ^H3001 up ^H3001,

And the fig ^H8384 tree ^H8384 [fn]fails ^H535;

The pomegranate ^H7416, the palm ^H8558 also ^H1571, and the [fn]apple ^H8598 tree ^H8598,

All ^H3605 the trees ^H6086 of the field ^H7704 dry ^H3001 up ^H3001.

Indeed ^H3588, rejoicing ^H8342 dries ^H3001 up ^H3001

From the sons ^H1121 of men ^H120.

The Day of Yahweh Is Near

13 Gird ^H2296 yourselves ^H2296 with sackcloth

And lament ^H5594, O priests ^H3548;

Wail ^H3213, O ministers ^H8334 of the altar ^H4196!

Come ^H935, spend ^H3885 the ^H3885 night ^H3885 in sackcloth ^H8242,

O ministers ^H8334 of my God ^H430;

For the grain offering ^H4503 and the drink ^H5262 offering ^H5262

Are withheld ^H4513 from the house ^H1004 of your God ^H430.

14 Set ^H6942 apart ^H6942 a fast ^H6685 as ^H6942 holy ^H6942,

Call ^H7121 for a solemn ^H6116 assembly ^H6116;

Gather ^H622 the elders ^H2205

And all ^H3605 the inhabitants ^H3427 of the land ^H776

To the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430,

And cry ^H2199 out ^H2199 to Yahweh ^H3068.

15 Alas ^H162 for the day ^H3117!

For the day ^H3117 of Yahweh ^H3068 is near ^H7138,

And it will come ^H935 as destruction ^H7701 from the [fn]Almighty ^H7706.

16 Has not food ^H400 been cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 before ^H5048 our eyes ^H5869,

Gladness ^H8057 and joy ^H1524 from the house ^H1004 of our God ^H430?

17 The [fn]seeds ^H6507 shrivel ^H5685 under ^H8478 their [fn]clods ^H4053;

The storehouses ^H214 are ^H8074 desolate ^H8074;

The barns ^H4460 are pulled ^H2040 down ^H2040,

For the grain ^H1715 is dried ^H3001 up ^H3001.

18 How ^H4100 the beasts ^H929 groan ^H584!

The herds ^H5739 of cattle ^H1241 wander ^H943 aimlessly ^H943

Because ^H3588 there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 pasture ^H4829 for them;

Even ^H1571 the flocks ^H5739 of sheep ^H6629 [fn]suffer ^H816.

19 To You, O Yahweh ^H3068, I cry ^H7121;

For fire ^H784 has consumed ^H398 the pastures ^H4999 of the wilderness ^H4057,

And the flame ^H3852 has burned ^H3857 up ^H3857 all ^H3605 the trees ^H6086 of the field ^H7704.

20 Even ^H1571 the beasts ^H929 of the field ^H7704 [fn]pant ^H6165 for You;

For the water ^H4325 brooks ^H650 are dried ^H3001 up ^H3001,

And fire ^H784 has consumed ^H398 the pastures ^H4999 of the wilderness ^H4057.