The ground is cracked since no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
Joel 1:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I call to you, Lord, for fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness, and flames have devoured all the trees of the orchard. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O Lord, to You will I cry, for the fire has devoured the pastures and folds of the plain and the wilderness, and flame has burned all the trees of the field. American Standard Version (1901) O Jehovah, to thee do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. Common English Bible To you, LORD, I cry, for fire has completely destroyed the pastures of the wilderness; and flames have burned all the trees of the field. Catholic Public Domain Version To you, O Lord, I will cry out, because fire has devoured the beauty of the wilderness, and the flame has burned all the trees of the countryside. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To thee, O Lord, will I cry: because fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness, and the flame hath burnt all the trees of the country. |
The ground is cracked since no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
Indifferent to her prostitution, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.
I will raise weeping and a lament over the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness grazing land, for they have been so scorched that no one passes through. The sound of cattle is no longer heard. From the birds of the sky to the animals, everything has fled #– #they have gone away.
Should I not punish them for these things? This is the Lord’s declaration. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
A fire devours in front of them, and behind them a flame blazes. The land in front of them is like the garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland; there is no escape from them.
He said: The Lord roars from Zion and makes his voice heard from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, , and the summit of Carmel withers.
The Lord God showed me this: The Lord God was calling for a judgement by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
But I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
Now he told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not give up.
Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them?