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Joel 1:18–19

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18How bthe animals groan!

The herds of cattle are restless,

Because they have no pasture;

Even the flocks of sheep 4suffer punishment.

19O Lord, cto You I cry out;

For dfire has devoured the 5open pastures,

And a flame has burned all the trees of the field.

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Footnotes

  1. 4LXX, Vg. are made desolate
  2. 5Lit. pastures of the wilderness

Cross references

  1. b1 Kin. 8:5; Jer. 12:4; 14:5, 6; Hos. 4:3
  2. c[Ps. 50:15]; Mic. 7:7
  3. dJer. 9:10; Amos 7:4

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.