Joel 1:11

Easy To Read Version

Be sad, farmers!\par Cry loud, grape farmers!\par \{Cry\} for the wheat and for the barley! {\cf2\super [4]} \par Why? Because the harvest in the field is lost.\par

Cross References

Isaiah 17:11

You will plant your grapevines one day and try to make them grow. The next day the plants will begin to grow. But at harvest time, you will go to gather the fruit from the plants, and you will see that everything is dead. A sickness will kill all the plants.

Jeremiah 14:2

“The nation of Judah cries for people\par that have died.\par The people in the cities of Judah\par grow weaker and weaker.\par Those people lie on the ground.\par People in Jerusalem cry to God for help.\par

Jeremiah 50:16

Don’t let the people from Babylon\par plant their crops.\par Don’t let them gather the harvest.\par The soldiers of Babylon\par brought many prisoners to their city.\par Now the enemy soldiers have come,\par So those prisoners are going back home.\par Those prisoners are running back\par to their own countries.\par

Jeremiah 9:12

Is there a man that is wise enough to understand these things?\par Is there some person that has been taught by the Lord?\par Can anyone explain the Lord’s message?\par Why was the land ruined?\par Why was it made like an empty desert where no people go?\par

Ezekiel 30:2

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [245]} speak for me. Say, ‘The Lord my Master says these things:

Amos 5:16

My Master, God All-Powerful, says,\par “People will be crying in the public places.\par People will be crying in the streets.\par People will hire the professional criers. {\cf2\super [71]} \par

Romans 5:5

And this hope will never disappoint us—\{it will never fail\}. Why? Because God has poured out his love to fill our hearts. God gave us his love through the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [48]} That Holy Spirit was a gift to us from God.