Joel 1 - Compare Translations
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Joel 1:1
KJVThe word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
WEBYahweh’s word that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.
YLTA word of Jehovah that hath been unto Joel, son of Pethuel:
Joel 1:2
KJVHear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
WEBHear this, you elders,
YLTHear 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?
Joel 1:3
KJVTell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
WEBTell your children about it,
YLTConcerning it to your sons talk ye, And your sons to their sons, And their sons to another generation.
Joel 1:4
KJVThat which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
WEBWhat the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten.
YLTWhat is left of the palmer-worm, eaten hath the locust, And what is left of the locust, Eaten hath the cankerworm, And what is left of the cankerworm, Eaten hath the caterpillar.
Joel 1:5
KJVAwake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
WEBWake up, you drunkards, and weep!
YLTAwake, ye drunkards, and weep, And howl all drinking wine, because of the juice, For it hath been cut off from your mouth.
Joel 1:6
KJVFor a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
WEBFor a nation has come up on my land, strong, and without number.
YLTFor a nation hath come up on my land, Strong, and there is no number, Its teeth [are] the teeth of a lion, And it hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.
Joel 1:7
KJVHe hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
WEBHe has laid my vine waste,
YLTIt hath made my vine become a desolation, And my fig-tree become a chip, It hath made it thoroughly bare, and hath cast down, Made white have been its branches.
Joel 1:8
KJVLament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
WEBMourn like a virgin dressed in sackcloth for the husband of her youth!
YLTWail, as a virgin girdeth with sackcloth, For the husband of her youth.
Joel 1:9
KJVThe meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the Lord; the priests, the Lord's ministers, mourn.
WEBThe meal offering and the drink offering are cut off from Yahweh’s house.
YLTCut off hath been present and libation from the house of Jehovah, Mourned have the priests, ministrants of Jehovah.
Joel 1:10
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Joel 1:11
KJVBe ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
WEBBe confounded, you farmers!
YLTBe ashamed, ye husbandmen, Howl, vine-dressers, for wheat and for barley, For perished hath the harvest of the field.
Joel 1:12
KJVThe vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
WEBThe vine has dried up, and the fig tree withered;
YLTThe vine hath been dried up, And the fig-tree doth languish, Pomegranate, also palm, and apple-tree, All trees of the field have withered, For dried up hath been joy from the sons of men.
Joel 1:13
KJVGird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
WEBPut on sackcloth and mourn, you priests!
YLTGird, and lament, ye priests, Howl, ye ministrants of the altar, Come in, lodge in sackcloth, ministrants of my God, For withheld from the house of your God hath been present and libation.
Joel 1:14
KJVSanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,
WEBSanctify a fast.
YLTSanctify a fast, proclaim a restraint, Gather the elders -- all the inhabitants of the land, [Into] the house of Jehovah your God,
Joel 1:15
KJVAlas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
WEBAlas for the day!
YLTAnd cry unto Jehovah, `Alas for the day! For near [is] a day of Jehovah, And as destruction from the mighty it cometh.
Joel 1:16
KJVIs not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
WEBIsn’t the food cut off before our eyes;
YLTIs not before our eyes food cut off? From the house of our God joy and rejoicing?
Joel 1:17
KJVThe seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
WEBThe seeds rot under their clods.
YLTRotted have scattered things under their clods, Desolated have been storehouses, Broken down have been granaries, For withered hath the corn.
Joel 1:18
KJVHow do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
WEBHow the animals groan!
YLTHow have cattle sighed! Perplexed have been droves of oxen, For there is no pasture for them, Also droves of sheep have been desolated.
Joel 1:19
KJVO 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.
WEBYahweh, I cry to you,
YLTUnto Thee, O Jehovah, I do call, For fire hath consumed comely places of a wilderness, And a flame hath set on fire all trees of the field.
Joel 1:20
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