And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
Joel 1:20 - King James 2000 The beasts of the field cry also unto you: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Even the wild beasts of the field pant and cry to You, for the water brooks are dried up and fire has consumed the pastures and folds of the wilderness and the plain. American Standard Version (1901) Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. Common English Bible Even the field’s wild animals cry to you because the streams have dried up; the fire has completely destroyed the meadows of the wilderness. Catholic Public Domain Version Yes, and even the beasts of the field have gazed up at you, like the dry ground thirsting for rain, because the fountains of waters have dried up, and fire has devoured the beauty of the wilderness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Yea and the beasts of the field have looked up to thee, as a garden bed that thirsteth after rain, for the springs of waters are dried up, and fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness. |
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: perhaps we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the animals.
Who provides for the raven its food? when its young ones cry unto God, they wander about for lack of food.
The eyes of all wait upon you; and you give them their food in due season.
Because the ground is parched, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
The prophets that have been before me and before you of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
How the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.