Translations
Modern
To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.
Traditional
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.
Literal
To You, O YHWH, I call out, for fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and a flame has burned all the trees of the field.
Latin
Ad te, Domine, clamabo, quia ignis comedit speciosa deserti, et flamma succendit omnia ligna regionis.
Original
Hebrew
English
To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.
Notes
To You, O LORD, I call: Joel responded to the plague with a sincere prayer. The people could only turn to the sovereign Lord of heaven and earth and ask for his goodness. He alone could change their desperate situation.
The prophet Joel describes a severe locust plague that struck Judah and Jerusalem.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Joelc. 820 BC
Parallels
Glossary
Topics
Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Animals: Suffer Under Divine Judgments, Sent Upon Man Famine: Described Nation: Chastised Trees: Often Suffered From: Fire