Joel 1:18–19
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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.
1:19To you, O Lord, I call out for help,56
for fire57 has burned up58 the grassy pastures,59
flames have razed60 all the trees in the fields.
Footnotes
- 54 Heb “how the cattle groan!”
- 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).
- 56 The phrase “for help” does not appear in the Hebrew, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
- 57 Fire here and in v. 20 is probably not to be understood in a literal sense. The locust plague, accompanied by conditions of extreme drought, has left the countryside looking as though everything has been burned up (so also in Joel 2:3).
- 58 Heb “consumed.” This entire line is restated at the end of v. 20.
- 59 Heb “the pastures of the wilderness.”
- 60 Heb “a flame has set ablaze.” This fire was one of the effects of the drought.
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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.
To you, O Lord, I call.
For fire has devoured
the pastures of the wilderness,
and flame has burned
all the trees of the field.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
How the cattle moan!
The herds mill about
because they have no pasture;
even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
To you, Lord, I call,
for fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness
and flames have burned up all the trees of the field.
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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.
I call to you, Lord,
for fire has consumed
the pastures of the wilderness,
and flames have devoured
all the trees of the orchard.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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.
Lord, help us!
The fire has consumed the wilderness pastures,
and flames have burned up all the trees.
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
How the beasts groan;
the herds of cattle wander around
because there is no pasture for them;
the flocks of sheep are in distress.
To you, O Yahweh, I cry out,
because fire has devoured
the pastures of the desert,
and flames burned
all the trees of the field.
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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.
O Lord, to thee will I cry:
For the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness,
And the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
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