Joel 1:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Joel 1:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

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WEB

World English Bible

The seeds rot under their clods. The granaries are laid desolate. The barns are broken down, for the grain has withered.

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ASV

American Standard Version

The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Joel 1

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.

¹⁹ To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.

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