Joel 1:18 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁸ How the beasts moan! The herds of cattle are restless, because they have no pasture. The flocks of sheep also perish.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed and huddle together because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment (are forsaken and made wretched).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ How the animals groan! Herds of cattle are in distress because there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep pant.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Why have the animals groaned, the herds of cattle bellowed? because there is no pasture for them. Yes, and even the flocks of sheep have been lost.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ Why did the beast groan, why did the herds of cattle low? because there is no pasture for them: yea, and the flocks of sheep are perished.

Joel 1:18 Cross References

1 Kings 18:5

And Aḥaḇ had said to Oḇaḏyahu, “Go into the land to all the springs of water and to all the wadis, it could be that we find grass to keep the horses and mules alive, and not have any livestock cut off.

1 Kings 8:5

and Sovereign Shelomoh, and all the congregation of Yisra’ĕl who had assembled with him, were with him before the ark, slaughtering so many sheep and cattle, that they could not be counted or numbered.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long shall the land mourn, and the plants of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, for the evil of those who dwell there, because they said, “He does not see our latter ending.”

Hosea 4:3

“Therefore the land mourns, and everyone living there languishes, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens. And the fish of the sea are taken away.

Joel 1:20

Even the beasts of the field cry out to You, for the water streams are dried up, and fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness.

Amos 1:2

And he said, “יהוה roars from Tsiyon, and gives forth His voice from Yerushalayim. And the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Karmel shall wither.”

Habakkuk 3:17

Though the fig tree does not blossom, And there is no fruit on the vine, The yield of the olive has failed, And the fields brought forth no food, The flock has been cut off from the fold, And there is no herd in the stalls,

Haggai 1:10

“Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its fruit.

Romans 8:22

For we know that all the creation groans together, and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.