Joel Chapter 1 - | Early Church Bible

1: word [G3056] of Boss '[G2962] which [G3739] came [G1096] to [G4314] Joel the [G3588] [son of the [G3588] Pethuel.
2: Hear these [things] [G3778], O the [G3588] elders [G4245], and [G2532] give ear [G1801] all [G3956] the [G3588] dwelling [G2730] the [G3588] land '[G1093]! Have [G1487] taken place [G1096] such [things] [G5108] in [G1722] the [G3588] your days [G2250][G1473], or [G2228] in [G1722] the [G3588] days [G2250] of the [G3588] your fathers [G3962][G1473]?
3: Concerning [G5228] them [G1473], [to the [G3588] children [G5043] of you [G1473] describe [G1334], and [G2532] the [G3588] children [G5043] of you [G1473] [to the [G3588]ir children [G5043][G1473], and [G2532] the [G3588]ir children [G5043][G1473] unto [G1519] generation [G1074] another [G2087]!
4: the [things] [G3588] remaining [G2645] of the [G3588] caterpillar devoured [G2719] the [G3588] locust ; and [G2532] the [things] [G3588] remaining [G2645] of the [G3588] locust devoured [G2719] the [G3588] grasshopper ; and [G2532] the [things] [G3588] remaining [G2645] of the [G3588] grasshopper devoured [G2719] the [G3588] blight .
5: Sober up [G1594], O ones the [G3588] being intoxicated [G3184] from [G1537] their wine [G3631][G1473]! Weep [G2799] and [G2532] wail [G2354] all [G3956] the [G3588] drinking [G4095] the [G3588] wine [G3631] unto [G1519] intoxication [G3178]! for [G3754] it was lifted away [G1808] from [G1537] your mouth [G4750][G1473].
6: For [G3754] an tradition-people (ethnic) '[G1484] went up upon [G1909] the [G3588] my land '[G1093][G1473], one strong [G2478] and [G2532] innumerable . the [G3588] His teeth [G3599][G1473] teeth [G3599] [are as] lion's [G3023], and [G2532] the [G3588] his molars [G1473] as [G5613] cubs .
7: He appointed [G5087] the [G3588] my grapevine [G1473] for [G1519] extinction , and [G2532] the [G3588] my fig-trees [G4808][G1473] for [G1519] a splinter . In searching [G2045] he searched [G1830] it [G1473], and [G2532] tossed [it down [G4495]; he whitened [G3021] the [G3588] its branches [G2814][G1473].
8: Wail [G2354] to [G4314] me [G1473] more than [G5228] a bride [G3565] being girded [G4024] with sackcloth [G4526] for [G1909] the [G3588] husband of her [G1473] the [G3588] virginity .
9: have been lifted away [G1808] sacrifice [G2378] and [G2532] libation [offering from [G1537] house [G3624] of Boss '[G2962]. Mourn [G3996], O the [G3588] priests [G2409]! the [G3588] ministers [G3011] of the [G3588] Boss '[G2962],
10: for [G3754] languish [G5003] the [G3588] plains . Mourn [G3996], O the [G3588] land '[G1093], for [G3754] languishes [G5003] grain [G4621]! was dried up [G3583] wine [G3631], lessened olive oil [G1637].
11: were withered [G3583] farmers [G1092]. Wail [G2354] [for your] possessions [G2933], for [G5228] wheat and [G2532] barley [G2915]; for [G3754] he has destroyed gathering of crops from out of [G1537] field !
12: The [G3588] grapevine was dried up [G3583], and [G2532] the [G3588] fig-trees [G4808] were lessened ; pomegranate , and [G2532] palm [G5404], and [G2532] apple and [G2532] all [G3956] the [G3588] trees [G3586] of the [G3588] field were dried up [G3583]; for [G3754] shamed joy [G5479] the [G3588] sons [G5207] of the [G3588] men .
13: Gird [G4024] and [G2532] beat [yourselves [G2875], O the [G3588] priests [G2409]! Wail [G2354], O ones the [G3588] ministering [G3008] at altar [G2379]! Enter [G1525], sleep in [G1722] sackcloths [G4526]! O ones ministering [G3008] to God '[G2316]. for [G3754] [are] at a distance from [G1537] house [G3624] of your God '[G2316][G1473] sacrifice [offering [G2378] and [G2532] libation [offering .
14: Sanctify a fast [G3521]! Proclaim [G2784] a [sacred] service [G2322]! Bring together [G4863] elders [G4245]! all [G3956] the [G3588] [ones] dwelling [G2730] the [G3588] land '[G1093], into [G1519] house [G3624] of Boss '[G2962] your God '[G2316][G1473]. And [G2532] cry out [G2896] to [G4314] Boss '[G2962] fervently [G1619]!
15: Woe , woe , woe for [G1519] day [G2250], for [G3754] [is] near [G1451] the [G3588] day [G2250] [of the] Boss '[G2962], and [G2532] as [G5613] misery [G5004] from [G1537] misery [G5004], it will come [G2240].
16: Were not [G3780] in front of [G2713] the [G3588] eyes [G3788] of you [G1473] foods [G1033] lifted away [G1808]? from out of [G1537] house [G3624] of your God '[G2316][G1473] gladness [G2167] and [G2532] joy [G5479]?
17: leap [G4640] Heifers [G1151] in [G1909] the [G3588]ir stables [G5336][G1473], are obliterated treasures [G2344], were razed [G2679] wine vats [G3025], for [G3754] was dried up [G3583] grain [G4621].
18: What [G5100] will we put aside for ourselves [G1438]? weep [G2799] herds of oxen [G1016], for [G3754] no [G3756] exists [G5224] pasture [G3542] to them [G1473]; and [G2532] the [G3588] flocks [G4168] of the [G3588] sheep [G4263] were obliterated .
19: To [G4314] you [G1473], O Boss '[G2962], we will yell . For [G3754] fire [G4442] consumed the [G3588] beautiful [things] [G5611] of the [G3588] wilderness [G2048], and [G2532] a flame [G5395] incinerated [G2618] all [G3956] the [G3588] trees [G3586] of the [G3588] field .
20: And [G2532] the [G3588] cattle [G2934] of the [G3588] plain look up to [G4314] you [G1473], for [G3754] were dried up [G3583] releases of waters [G5204], and [G2532] fire [G4442] devoured [G2719] the [G3588] beautiful [things] [G5611] of the [G3588] wilderness [G2048].