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Joel 1:1–7

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*The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

2aHear this, bye old men,

And give ear, ball ye inhabitants of the land.

bbHath this been in your days,

Or even in the days of your fathers?

3cTell ye your children of it,

And let your children tell their children,

And their children another generation.

4†That which dthe palmerworm hath left hath ethe locust eaten;

And that which ethe locust hath left hath fthe cankerworm eaten;

And that which fthe cankerworm hath left hath gthe caterpiller eaten.

5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep;

And hhowl, all ye drinkers of wine,

Because of ithe new wine; kfor it is cut off from your mouth.

6For la nation is come up upon my land,

lStrong, and without number,

mWhose teeth are the teeth of a lion,

And he hath nthe cheek teeth of a ogreat lion.

7He hath laid my vine waste,

And †pbarked my fig tree:

He hath made it clean bare, and cast it away;

qThe branches thereof are made white.

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Footnotes

  1. *Before CHRIST about 800 [or 790].
  2. aSee Hos. 5:1.
  3. bver. 14 (Heb.).
  4. bver. 14 (Heb.).
  5. bbch. 2:2.
  6. cSee Ps. 78:4.
  7. †Heb. The residue of the palmerworm.
  8. dch. 2:25. Amos 4:9. Comp. Mal. 3:11.
  9. eDeut, 28:38. See Ex. 10:4. Comp. Amos 7:1.
  10. eDeut, 28:38. See Ex. 10:4. Comp. Amos 7:1.
  11. fch. 2:25. See Ps. 105:34.
  12. fch. 2:25. See Ps. 105:34.
  13. gch. 2:25. See Ps. 78:46.
  14. hComp. Isai. 24:11.
  15. ich. 3:18. Amos 9:13. See Isai. 49:26.
  16. kSo Isai. 32:10.
  17. lSee ch. 2:2.
  18. lSee ch. 2:2.
  19. nSee Job 29:17 marg.
  20. oJob 4:11 (Heb.).
  21. †Heb. laid my fig tree for a barking. Comp. Ho. 10:7 (Heb.).
  22. pComp. ver. 12.

Cross references

  1. mRev. 9:8.
  2. qGen. 40:10, 12.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:

Hear this, you elders;

give ear, all inhabitants of the land!

Has such a thing happened in your days,

or in the days of your fathers?

Tell your children of it,

and let your children tell their children,

and their children to another generation.

What the cutting locust left,

the swarming locust has eaten.

What the swarming locust left,

the hopping locust has eaten,

and what the hopping locust left,

the destroying locust has eaten.

Awake, you drunkards, and weep,

and wail, all you drinkers of wine,

because of the sweet wine,

for it is cut off from your mouth.

For a nation has come up against my land,

powerful and beyond number;

its teeth are lions’ teeth,

and it has the fangs of a lioness.

It has laid waste my vine

and splintered my fig tree;

it has stripped off their bark and thrown it down;

their branches are made white.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel.

Hear this, you elders;

listen, all who live in the land.

Has anything like this ever happened in your days

or in the days of your ancestors?

Tell it to your children,

and let your children tell it to their children,

and their children to the next generation.

What the locust swarm has left

the great locusts have eaten;

what the great locusts have left

the young locusts have eaten;

what the young locusts have left

other locusts have eaten.

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep!

Wail, all you drinkers of wine;

wail because of the new wine,

for it has been snatched from your lips.

A nation has invaded my land,

a mighty army without number;

it has the teeth of a lion,

the fangs of a lioness.

It has laid waste my vines

and ruined my fig trees.

It has stripped off their bark

and thrown it away,

leaving their branches white.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel:

Hear this, you elders;

listen, all you inhabitants of the land.

Has anything like this ever happened in your days

or in the days of your ancestors?

Tell your children about it,

and let your children tell their children,

and their children the next generation.

What the devouring locust has left,

the swarming locust has eaten;

what the swarming locust has left,

the young locust has eaten;

and what the young locust has left,

the destroying locust has eaten.

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep;

wail, all you wine drinkers,

because of the sweet wine,

for it has been taken from your mouth.

For a nation has invaded my land,

powerful and without number;

its teeth are the teeth of a lion,

and it has the fangs of a lioness.

It has devastated my grapevine

and splintered my fig tree.

It has stripped off its bark and thrown it away;

its branches have turned white.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord gave this message to Joel son of Pethuel.

Hear this, you leaders of the people.

Listen, all who live in the land.

In all your history,

has anything like this happened before?

Tell your children about it in the years to come,

and let your children tell their children.

Pass the story down from generation to generation.

After the cutting locusts finished eating the crops,

the swarming locusts took what was left!

After them came the hopping locusts,

and then the stripping locusts, too!

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep!

Wail, all you wine-drinkers!

All the grapes are ruined,

and all your sweet wine is gone.

A vast army of locusts has invaded my land,

a terrible army too numerous to count.

Its teeth are like lions’ teeth,

its fangs like those of a lioness.

It has destroyed my grapevines

and ruined my fig trees,

stripping their bark and destroying it,

leaving the branches white and bare.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The word of Yahweh that came to Joel son of Pethuel.

Hear this, O elders,

and give ear, all the inhabitants of the land.

Has this happened in your days?

Or the days of your ancestors?

Tell it to your children,

and your children to their children,

and their children to the following generation.

What the cutting locust left,

the swarming locust has eaten.

What the swarming locust left,

the hopping locust has eaten.

And what the hopping locust left,

the destroying locust has eaten.

Wake up, drunkards, and weep!

Wail, all drinkers of wine, over the new wine,

for it is cut off from your mouth.

Because a nation has invaded my land,

strong and beyond counting.

Its teeth are the teeth of a lion,

and its fangs are those of a lioness.

It has made my vine a desolation,

and my fig tree a completely splintered stump.

It has stripped them bare and thrown them down;

their branches have turned white.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press