Dual Panel1The word<1697> of the LORD<3068> that came<1961> to Joel<3100>, the son<1121> of Pethuel<6602>:
2Hear<8085> this<2088>, O elders<2205>, And listen<238>, all<3605> inhabitants<3427> of the land<776>. Has anything like this<2088> happened<1961> in your days<3117> Or<518> in your fathers'<1> days<3117>?
3Tell<5608> your sons<1121> about it, And let your sons<1121> tell their sons<1121>, And their sons<1121> the next<312> generation<1755>.
4What<3499> the gnawing<1501> locust<1501> has left<3499>, the swarming<697> locust<697> has eaten<398>; And what<3499> the swarming<697> locust<697> has left<3499>, the creeping<3218> locust<3218> has eaten<398>; And what<3499> the creeping<3218> locust<3218> has left<3499>, the stripping<2625> locust<2625> has eaten<398>.
5Awake<7019>, drunkards<7910>, and weep<1058>; And wail<3213>, all<3605> you wine<3196> drinkers<8354>, On account<5921> of the sweet<6071> wine<6071> That is cut<3772> off<3772> from your mouth<6310>.
6For a nation<1471> has invaded<5927> my land<776>, Mighty<6099> and without<369> number<4557>; Its teeth<8127> are the teeth<8127> of a lion<743>, And it has the fangs<4973> of a lioness<3833>.
7It has made<7760> my vine<1612> a waste<8047> And my fig<8384> tree<8384> splinters<7111>. It has stripped<2834> them bare<2834> and cast<7993> them away<7993>; Their branches<8299> have become<3835> white<3835>.
8Wail<421> like a virgin<1330> girded<2296> with sackcloth<8242> For the bridegroom<1167> of her youth<5271>.
9The grain offering<4503> and the drink<5262> offering<5262> are cut<3772> off<3772> From the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>. The priests<3548> mourn<56>, The ministers<8334> of the LORD<3068>.
10The field<7704> is ruined<7703>, The land<127> mourns<56>; For the grain<1715> is ruined<7703>, The new<8492> wine<8492> dries<3001> up, Fresh<3323> oil<3323> fails<535>.
11Be ashamed<954>, O farmers<406>, Wail<3213>, O vinedressers<3755>, For the wheat<2406> and the barley<8184>; Because<3588> the harvest<7105> of the field<7704> is destroyed<6>.
12The vine<1612> dries<3001> up And the fig<8384> tree<8384> fails<535>; The pomegranate<7416>, the palm<8558> also<1571>, and the apple<8598> tree<8598>, All<3605> the trees<6086> of the field<7704> dry<3001> up. Indeed<3588>, rejoicing<8342> dries<3001> up From the sons<1121> of men<120>.
13Gird<2296> yourselves<2296> with sackcloth And lament<5594>, O priests<3548>; Wail<3213>, O ministers<8334> of the altar<4196>! Come<935>, spend<3885> the night<3885> in sackcloth<8242> O ministers<8334> of my God<430>, For the grain offering<4503> and the drink<5262> offering<5262> Are withheld<4513> from the house<1004> of your God<430>.
14Consecrate<6942> a fast<6685>, Proclaim<7121> a solemn<6116> assembly<6116>; Gather<622> the elders<2205> And all<3605> the inhabitants<3427> of the land<776> To the house<1004> of the LORD<3068> your God<430>, And cry<2199> out to the LORD<3068>.
15Alas<162> for the day<3117>! For the day<3117> of the LORD<3068> is near<7138>, And it will come<935> as destruction<7701> from the Almighty<7706>.
16Has not food<400> been cut<3772> off<3772> before<5048> our eyes<5869>, Gladness<8057> and joy<1524> from the house<1004> of our God<430>?
17The seeds<6507> shrivel<5685> under<8478> their clods<4053>; The storehouses<214> are desolate<8074>, The barns<4460> are torn<2040> down<2040>, For the grain<1715> is dried<3001> up.
18How<4100> the beasts<929> groan<584>! The herds<5739> of cattle<1241> wander<943> aimlessly<943> Because<3588> there<369> is no<369> pasture<4829> for them; Even<1571> the flocks<5739> of sheep<6629> suffer<816>.
19To You, O LORD<3068>, I cry<7121>; For fire<784> has devoured<398> the pastures<4999> of the wilderness<4057> And the flame<3852> has burned<3857> up all<3605> the trees<6086> of the field<7704>.
20Even<1571> the beasts<929> of the field<7704> pant<6165> for You; For the water<4325> brooks<650> are dried<3001> up And fire<784> has devoured<398> the pastures<4999> of the wilderness<4057>.