Joel 1:10

A Call to Mourning · Joel 1:8–12
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Translations

Modern
The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.
Traditional
The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
Literal
The field is ruined, the land mourns; for the grain is ruined, the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes.
Latin
Depopulata est regio, luxit humus, quoniam devastatum est triticum, confusum est vinum, elanguit oleum.

Original

Hebrew
English
The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.

Notes

The locusts destroyed the three main staple crops of ancient Israel:

  • grain

  • grapes

  • olive oil

The prophet Joel describes a severe locust plague that struck Judah and Jerusalem.

Theme notes and profiles

Famine The Day of the Lord

Events

Glossary

Book of Joel Fig, Fig Tree Oil Plagues upon Egypt

Topics

Agriculture or Farming: Produce of, often Blasted Because of Sin Agriculture: Fruits Blasted Because of Sin Nation: Chastised Wine: The Jews Frequently Deprived of, As a Punishment