1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.
4 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and
5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine,
6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number,
7 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made
8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her
9 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house
10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted:
11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the
12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the
13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of
14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and
16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness
18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed,
19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the
20 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of