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Joel 1:17

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17Though we planted fig seeds,

they lie dry and dead in the dirt.

The barns are empty and falling down.

The storerooms for grain have been broken down,

because the grain has dried up.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The seed shrivels under the clods;

the storehouses are desolate;

the granaries are torn down

because the grain has dried up.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The seeds are shriveled

beneath the clods.

The storehouses are in ruins,

the granaries have been broken down,

for the grain has dried up.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The seeds lie shriveled in their casings.

The storehouses are in ruin,

and the granaries are broken down,

because the grain has withered away.

NLTNew Living Translation

The seeds die in the parched ground,

and the grain crops fail.

The barns stand empty,

and granaries are abandoned.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The seeds shrivel under their clods;

the storehouses are desolate.

The grain storage places are destroyed

because grain has dried out.

KJV 1900King James Version

The seed is rotten under their clods,

The garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down;

For the corn is withered.