Joel 1:18

New American Bible - revised edition

How the animals groan! The herds of cattle are bewildered! Because they have no pasture, even the flocks of sheep are starving.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:5

Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all sources of water and to all the wadies. We may find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, so that we shall not have to slaughter any of the beasts.”

1 Kings 8:5

King Solomon and the entire community of Israel, gathered for the occasion before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen too many to number or count.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long must the land mourn, the grass of the whole countryside wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it beasts and birds disappear, for they say, “God does not care about our future.”

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land dries up, and everything that dwells in it languishes: The beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and even the fish of the sea perish.

Joel 1:20

Even the animals in the wild cry out to you; For the streams of water have run dry, and fire has devoured the wilderness pastures.

Amos 1:2

He said: The Lord roars from Zion, and raises his voice from Jerusalem; The pastures of the shepherds languish, and the summit of Carmel withers.

Habakkuk 3:17

For though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit appears on the vine, Though the yield of the olive fails and the terraces produce no nourishment, Though the flocks disappear from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls,

Haggai 1:10

Therefore, the heavens withheld the dew, and the earth its yield.

Romans 8:22

We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now;