Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
Joel 1:20 - New International Version (Anglicised) Even the wild animals pant for you; the streams of water have dried up and fire has devoured the pastures in 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. |
Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
Ahab had said to Obadiah, ‘Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not have to kill any of our animals.’
Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover their heads.
from early times the prophets who preceded you and me have prophesied war, disaster and plague against many countries and great kingdoms.
How the cattle moan! The herds mill about because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep are suffering.