Joel 1:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Joel 1:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes—joy and gladness from the house of our God?

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KJV

King James Version

Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, [yea], joy and gladness from the house of our God?

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WEB

World English Bible

Isn’t the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

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ASV

American Standard Version

Is not the food cut off before our eyes, [yea], joy and gladness from the house of our God?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Joel 1

¹⁴ Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

¹⁵ Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

¹⁶ Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes—joy and gladness from the house of our God?

¹⁷ The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.

¹⁸ How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

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