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Joel 1:19

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To you, Lord, I cry out! For fire has destroyed the pastures in the wilderness; flames have burned up all the orchards.

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and call on me when you're in trouble. I will rescue you, and you will thank me.”

When they call out to me for help, I will answer; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will save and honor them.

The ground has dried up because there hasn't been any rain in the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

Israel didn't care about the immorality, as she made herself and the land unclean, committing adultery by worshiping stones and trees.

I will weep and wail for the mountains, I will sing a funeral song over the pastures in the countryside, because they have been so badly burned that no one can pass through, and there are no cattle to make any noise. The birds have flown and the wild animals have run away.

Shouldn't I punish them for all this? declares the Lord. Shouldn't I retaliate for what this nation has done?

Fire blazes in front of them, behind them flames are burning. In front of them the land looks like the Garden of Eden, behind them is a desert of total desolation: not a single survivor remains.

And he said, The Lord roars from Zion, he shouts from Jerusalem. The shepherds' pastures wither, the top of Mount Carmel dries up.

This is what the Lord God showed me. I saw that the Lord God was calling for a judgment of fire. The fire burned up the depths of the sea and destroyed the farmland.

But as for me, I look to the Lord. I will wait for the God who saves me. My God will hear me.

Jesus told them this story to encourage them to pray at all times, and not to become discouraged.

“Don't you think that God will make sure his chosen people receive justice, those who cry out to him day and night? Do you think he will make them wait?




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