13 Dress in sackcloth and lament,x you priests;y

wail,z you ministers of the altar.

Come and spend the night in sackcloth,aa

you ministers of my God,

because grain and drink offerings

are withheld from the house of your God.

14 Announce a sacred fast;ab

proclaim a solemn assembly!

Gather the eldersac

and all the residents of the land

at the house of the Lord your God,ad

and cry out to the Lord.ae

THE DAY OF THE LORD

15 Woe because of that day!af

For the day of the Lord is near

and will come as devastation from the Almighty.ag

16 Hasn’t the food been cut off

before our eyes,ah

joy and gladnessai

from the house of our God?

17 The seeds lie shriveled in their casings.B,aj

The storehouses are in ruin,

and the granaries are broken down,

because the grain has withered away.

18 How the animals groan!ak

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,al

for fire has consumed

the pastures of the wilderness,a

and flames have devoured

all the trees of the orchard.

20 Even the wild animals cry out toA you,b

for the river beds are dried up,c

and fire has consumed

the pastures of the wilderness.