Translations
Modern
Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
Traditional
Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
Literal
Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth over the husband of her youth.
Latin
Plange quasi virgo accincta sacco super virum pubertatis suæ.
Original
Hebrew
English
Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
Notes
Wail like a virgin: Judah is like a young engaged woman whose marriage never happens because her husband dies.
The prophet Joel describes a severe locust plague that struck Judah and Jerusalem.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Joelc. 820 BC
Glossary
Topics
Marriage: The Jews: Contracted when Young Nation: Chastised Sackcloth: A Symbol of Mourning