Joel 1 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethu′el:

Lament over the Ruin of the Country

2 Hear this, you aged men,
give ear, all inhabitants of the land!
Has such a thing happened in your days,
or in the days of your fathers?
3 Tell your children of it,
and let your children tell their children,
and their children another generation.

4 What the cutting locust left,
the swarming locust has eaten.
What the swarming locust left,
the hopping locust has eaten,
and what the hopping locust left,
the destroying locust has eaten.

5 Awake, you drunkards, and weep;
and wail, all you drinkers of wine,
because of the sweet wine,
for it is cut off from your mouth.
6 For a nation has come up against my land,
powerful and without number;
its teeth are lions’ teeth,
and it has the fangs of a lioness.
7 It has laid waste my vines,
and splintered my fig trees;
it has stripped off their bark and thrown it down;
their branches are made white.

8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth
for the bridegroom of her youth.
9 The cereal offering and the drink offering are cut off
from the house of the Lord.
The priests mourn,
the ministers of the Lord.
10 The fields are laid waste,
the ground mourns;
because the grain is destroyed,
the wine fails,
the oil languishes.

11 Be confounded, O tillers of the soil,
wail, O vinedressers,
for the wheat and the barley;
because the harvest of the field has perished.
12 The vine withers,
the fig tree languishes.
Pomegranate, palm, and apple,
all the trees of the field are withered;
and gladness fails
from the sons of men.

A Call to Repentance and Prayer

13 Gird on sackcloth and lament, O priests,
wail, O ministers of the altar.
Go in, pass the night in sackcloth,
O ministers of my God!
Because cereal offering and drink offering
are withheld from the house of your God.

14 Sanctify a fast,
call a solemn assembly.
Gather the elders
and all the inhabitants of the land
to the house of the Lord your God;
and cry to the Lord.

15 Alas for the day!
For the day of the Lord is near,
and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.
16 Is not the food cut off
before our eyes,
joy and gladness
from the house of our God?

17 The seed shrivels under the clods,[a]
the storehouses are desolate;
the granaries are ruined
because the grain has failed.
18 How the beasts groan!
The herds of cattle are perplexed
because there is no pasture for them;
even the flocks of sheep are dismayed.

19 Unto thee, O Lord, I cry.
For fire has devoured
the pastures of the wilderness,
and flame has burned
all the trees of the field.
20 Even the wild beasts cry to thee
because the water brooks are dried up,
and fire has devoured
the pastures of the wilderness.

Footnotes

  1. Joel 1:17 Heb uncertain

You Might Also Like:

Joel 1 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Joel, son of Pethuel: 2 Hear this, ye aged ones, And give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land, Hath this been in your days? Or in the days of your fathers? 3 Concerning it to your sons talk ye, And your sons to their sons, And their sons to another generation....
Read More

Joel 1 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

1 The word of the Lord is this, that was made to Joel, the son of Pethuel. 2 Eld men, hear ye this, and all dwellers of the land, perceive ye with ears. If this thing was done in your days, either in the days of your fathers. (Old men, hear ye this, and all the inhabitants of the land, listen! Was s...
Read More

Joel 1 - World English Bible (WEB)

1 Yahweh’s[a] word that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel. 2 Hear this, you elders, And listen, all you inhabitants of the land.Has this ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?3 Tell your children about it, and have your children tell their children, and their children, another ge...
Read More

Joel 1 - The Voice (VOICE)

1 This is the word of the Eternal One that came to Joel, Pethuel’s son: 2 Hear this, elders and leaders. All who live in the land should pay close attention.Has anything like this ever happened? No, not in your lifetimes or your fathers’.3 So be sure to tell this story to your sons and daughters. Yo...
Read More

Joel 1 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

1 The word of Adonai that came to Joel the son of Pethuel: Mourn the Land’s Destruction2 Hear this, elders!Give ear, all inhabitants of the land.Has this ever happened in your days,or even in the days of your fathers?3 Tell your children about it—your children to their children,their children to ano...
Read More

Joel 1 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethu′el: Lament over the Ruin of the Country2 Hear this, you aged men, give ear, all inhabitants of the land!Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?3 Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their child...
Read More

Joel 1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethu′el: Lament over the Ruin of the Country2 Hear this, you aged men, give ear, all inhabitants of the land!Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?3 Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their child...
Read More

Joel 1 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel: Lament over the Ruin of the Country2 Hear this, O elders, give ear, all inhabitants of the land!Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your ancestors?3 Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and...
Read More

Joel 1 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel: Lament over the Ruin of the Country2 Hear this, O elders, give ear, all inhabitants of the land!Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your ancestors?3 Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and...
Read More

Joel 1 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel:(A)Lament over the Ruin of the Country2 Hear this, O elders; give ear, all inhabitants of the land!Has such a thing happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?(B)3 Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children,...
Read More

Joel 1 - New Living Translation (NLT)

1 The Lord gave this message to Joel son of Pethuel. Mourning over the Locust Plague2 Hear this, you leaders of the people. Listen, all who live in the land.In all your history, has anything like this happened before?3 Tell your children about it in the years to come, and let your children tell thei...
Read More

Joel 1 - New Life Version (NLV)

1 This is the word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel. The Land Is Destroyed2 Hear this, you old men. Listen, all who live in the land. Has anything like this happened in your days or in your fathers’ days? 3 Tell your sons about it, and let your sons tell their sons, and their sons ...
Read More

Joel 1 - New King James Version (NKJV)

The Locust Plague in Judah1 The word of the Lord that came to (A)Joel the son of Pethuel. The Land Laid Waste(B)2 Hear this, you elders,And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land!(C)Has anything like this happened in your days,Or even in the days of your fathers?3 (D)Tell your children about it,L...
Read More

Joel 1 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel. An invasion of locusts2 Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land.Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?3 Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and...
Read More

Joel 1 - New International Version (NIV)

1 The word of the Lord that came(A) to Joel(B) son of Pethuel. An Invasion of Locusts2 Hear this,(C) you elders;(D) listen, all who live in the land.(E)Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?(F)3 Tell it to your children,(G) and let your children tell it t...
Read More

Joel 1 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

1 A message from the Lord came to Joel, the son of Pethuel. Here is what Joel said. Locusts Attack the Land2 Elders, listen to me. Pay attention, all you who live in the land.Has anything like this ever happened in your whole life? Did it ever happen to your people who lived long ago?3 Tell your chi...
Read More

Joel 1 - New English Translation (NET)

Introduction1 This[a] is the Lord’s message that came to Joel[b] the son of Pethuel: A Locust Plague Foreshadows the Day of the Lord2 Listen to this, you elders;[c]pay attention,[d] all inhabitants of the land.Has anything like this ever happened in your whole life[e]or in the lifetime[f] of your an...
Read More