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Joel 1:18

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1:18Listen to the cattle groan!54

The herds of livestock wander around in confusion55

because they have no pasture.

Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

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Footnotes

  1. 54 Heb “how the cattle groan!”
  2. 55 Heb “the herds of cattle are confused.” The verb בּוּךְ (bukh, “be confused”) sometimes refers to wandering aimlessly in confusion (cf. Exod 14:3).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

How the beasts groan!

The herds of cattle are perplexed

because there is no pasture for them;

even the flocks of sheep suffer.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

How the cattle moan!

The herds mill about

because they have no pasture;

even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

How the animals groan!

The herds of cattle wander in confusion

since they have no pasture.

Even the flocks of sheep and goats suffer punishment.

NLTNew Living Translation

How the animals moan with hunger!

The herds of cattle wander about confused,

because they have no pasture.

The flocks of sheep and goats bleat in misery.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

How the beasts groan;

the herds of cattle wander around

because there is no pasture for them;

the flocks of sheep are in distress.

KJV 1900King James Version

How do the beasts groan!

The herds of cattle are perplexed,

Because they have no pasture;

Yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.