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The storehouses are in ruins, the granaries have been broken down, for the grain has dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The seeds die in the parched ground, and the grain crops fail. The barns stand empty, and granaries are abandoned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The seed shrivels under the clods; the storehouses are desolate; the granaries are torn down because the grain has dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The seed shrivels under the clods, Storehouses are in shambles; Barns are broken down, For the grain has withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The seeds have dried up under their shovels; The storehouses have become desolate, The grain silos are ruined, Because the grain has dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The seeds shrivel under their clods; The storehouses are desolate, The barns are torn down, For the grain is dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The seeds shrivel under their clods; The storehouses are desolate, The barns are torn down, For the grain is dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The seeds shrivel under their clods; The storehouses are desolate; The barns are pulled down, For the grain is dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The seeds [of grain] shrivel under the clods, The storehouses are desolate <i>and</i> empty, The barns are in ruins Because the grain is dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The seeds lie shriveled in their casings. The storehouses are in ruin, and the granaries are broken down, because the grain has withered away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The seeds lie shriveled in their casings. The storehouses are in ruin, and the granaries are broken down, because the grain has withered away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Seeds dry up in the ground; no harvest is possible. Our barns are in bad shape, with no grain to store in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Seeds shrivel up in their shells. Storehouses are destroyed. Barns are ruined. The grain has dried up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The seeds die in the dry earth. There is no grain to be stored, and so the empty granaries are in ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Seeds shrivel within their furrows, the storehouses lie empty, and granaries stand in ruins because the grain has withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The grains of seed have shriveled beneath their shovels. Storehouses have been decimated and granaries have been torn down, for the grain has dried up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The seeds shrivel under their shovels. The storehouses are laid desolate. The granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The seed hath perished under their clods, the granaries are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The seeds rot under their clods. The granaries are laid desolate. The barns are broken down, for the grain has withered. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Scattered things have rotted under their clods, "" Storehouses have been desolated, "" Granaries have been broken down, "" For the grain has withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Rotted have scattered things under their clods, Desolated have been storehouses, Broken down have been granaries, For withered hath the corn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The kernels died beneath the clods, the treasures were laid waste, the garners were pulled down, for the grain was dried up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The beasts have rotted in their dung, the barns are destroyed, the storehouses are broken down: because the corn is confounded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The mules have rotted in their own manure, the barns have been demolished, the wine cellars have been destroyed, because the grain has been ruined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The seed lies shriveled beneath clods of dirt; the storehouses are emptied. The granaries are broken down, for the grain is dried up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The seed shrivels under the clods, the storehouses are desolate; the granaries are ruined because the grain has failed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The cows languish at their mangers, the granaries are laid waste, the winepresses are thrown down, and the grain is dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And heifers were roasted at their stables; they have ravaged storehouses and destroyed the winepresses and dried up the grain<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The grains shrivel under their hoes; The garners are laid desolate, The barns are broken down; For the corn is withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The heifers have started at their mangers, the treasures are abolished, the wine-presses are broken down; for the corn is withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/1-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=172" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">A Call to Repentance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes—joy and gladness from the house of our God? <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6507.htm" title="6507: p̄ə·ru·ḏō·wṯ (N-fs) -- Grain. Feminine passive participle of parad; something separated, i.e. A kernel.">The seeds</a> <a href="/hebrew/5685.htm" title="5685: ‘ā·ḇə·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To shrivel. A primitive root; to dry up.">lie shriveled</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">beneath</a> <a href="/hebrew/4053.htm" title="4053: meḡ·rə·p̄ō·ṯê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A shovel. From garaph; something thrown off, i.e. A clod.">the clods;</a> <a href="/hebrew/214.htm" title="214: ’ō·ṣā·rō·wṯ (N-mp) -- Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse. From 'atsar; a depository.">the storehouses</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: nā·šam·mū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">are in ruins;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4460.htm" title="4460: mam·mə·ḡu·rō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Granary, storehouse. From magar; a granary.">the granaries</a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040: ne·her·sū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To throw down, break or tear down. A primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, &? Destroy.">are broken down,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1715.htm" title="1715: dā·ḡān (N-ms) -- Corn, grain (of cereals). From dagah; properly, increase, i.e. Grain.">the grain</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: hō·ḇîš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">has withered away.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-10.htm">Haggai 1:10-11</a></span><br />Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops. / I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6-9</a></span><br />“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10-11</a></span><br />For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines— / though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Jeremiah 14:2-4</a></span><br />“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem. / The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. / The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Ezekiel 19:12</a></span><br />But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Deuteronomy 28:38-42</a></span><br />You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it. / You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them. / You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7</a></span><br />The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Hosea 2:9-12</a></span><br />Therefore I will take back My grain in its time and My new wine in its season; I will take away My wool and linen, which were given to cover her nakedness. / And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands. / I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Lamentations 4:9</a></span><br />Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-10.htm">Zechariah 8:10</a></span><br />For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-6.htm">Matthew 13:6</a></span><br />But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-6.htm">Mark 4:6</a></span><br />But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-6.htm">Luke 8:6</a></span><br />Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.</p><p class="hdg">seed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Genesis 23:16</a></b></br> And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current <i>money</i> with the merchant.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-26.htm">Barns</a> <a href="/hosea/14-7.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm">Clods</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/joel/1-12.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/joel/1-12.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/psalms/144-13.htm">Garners</a> <a href="/joel/1-13.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-19.htm">Grains</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-26.htm">Granaries</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-21.htm">Hoes</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/hosea/5-12.htm">Rot</a> <a href="/hosea/5-12.htm">Rotten</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm">Seeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Shrivel</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Shriveled</a> <a href="/daniel/11-23.htm">Small</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-25.htm">Spade</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Storehouses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Store-Houses</a> <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/joel/1-12.htm">Withered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Barns</a> <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/joel/2-7.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/job/7-5.htm">Clods</a> <a href="/joel/2-19.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/joel/1-20.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/joel/1-20.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/psalms/144-13.htm">Garners</a> <a href="/joel/2-14.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/matthew/13-4.htm">Grains</a> <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Granaries</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-21.htm">Hoes</a> <a href="/amos/3-14.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-12.htm">Rot</a> <a href="/luke/6-43.htm">Rotten</a> <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Seeds</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Shrivel</a> <a href="/matthew/12-10.htm">Shriveled</a> <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Small</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-13.htm">Spade</a> <a href="/luke/12-18.htm">Storehouses</a> <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Store-Houses</a> <a href="/nahum/2-12.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Withered</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/1-1.htm">Joel, declaring various judgments of God, exhorts to observe them,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/1-8.htm">and to mourn.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/1-14.htm">He prescribes a solemn fast to deprecate those judgments.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, seeds were vital for sustenance and future harvests. The imagery of seeds shriveling beneath the clods indicates a lack of moisture and fertility, symbolizing spiritual barrenness and judgment. This can be connected to the covenant curses in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23-24</a>, where disobedience leads to drought and famine. The shriveled seeds also serve as a metaphor for the spiritual state of the people, who have turned away from God and are experiencing the consequences of their actions.<p><b>the storehouses are in ruins;</b><br>Storehouses were essential for storing surplus grain and other produce, ensuring food security during times of scarcity. The ruin of these structures signifies not only physical devastation but also economic collapse and insecurity. This reflects the broader theme of divine judgment throughout the book of Joel, where the land's desolation mirrors the spiritual desolation of the people. The destruction of storehouses can be seen as a fulfillment of prophetic warnings, such as those found in <a href="/haggai/1-6.htm">Haggai 1:6</a>, where neglecting God's house leads to economic hardship.<p><b>the granaries are broken down,</b><br>Granaries were used to protect and preserve the harvest. Their breakdown indicates a complete loss of resources and the inability to sustain life. This imagery underscores the severity of the locust plague and drought described in Joel, serving as a call to repentance. The broken granaries symbolize the futility of relying on material wealth and human efforts without God's blessing. This can be compared to the parable of the rich fool in <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>, where storing up earthly treasures without being rich toward God leads to ruin.<p><b>for the grain has withered away.</b><br>The withering of grain represents the culmination of the agricultural disaster. Grain was a staple food, and its loss meant famine and starvation. This phrase highlights the direct impact of the locust plague and drought on the people's livelihood. It serves as a reminder of the dependence on God's provision and the consequences of turning away from Him. The withered grain can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the true Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>). Just as the physical grain withers without water, spiritual life withers without Christ, emphasizing the need for spiritual renewal and reliance on Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joel.htm">Joel</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book, delivering God's message to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, the primary audience of Joel's prophecy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/locust_plague.htm">Locust Plague</a></b><br>A devastating event described in Joel, symbolizing both a literal and a spiritual crisis.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/storehouses_and_granaries.htm">Storehouses and Granaries</a></b><br>Structures used for storing grain, representing the economic and agricultural stability of Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/seeds_and_grain.htm">Seeds and Grain</a></b><br>Essential elements for sustenance and growth, symbolizing potential and provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_drought.htm">Spiritual Drought</a></b><br>Just as physical seeds can shrivel, so can spiritual seeds if neglected. We must nurture our spiritual lives through prayer, study, and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The withering of grain and destruction of storehouses serve as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>While Joel describes devastation, the book also promises restoration for those who repent and return to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The failure of human efforts (storehouses and granaries) highlights our need to rely on God for provision and sustenance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The communal impact of the locust plague reminds us of our responsibility to support and uplift one another in times of crisis.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_financial_crises.htm">What does the Bible say about financial crises?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_book_of_joel's_message.htm">What is the main message of the Book of Joel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_faith_move_a_tree_into_the_sea.htm">How can a mustard-seed-sized faith literally uproot a mulberry tree and plant it in the sea (Luke 17:6) without defying known physical laws?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">The corn is withered.--</span>The results of the terrible drought, coincident with the ravages of the locusts, are now described. The ancient versions present difficulty and variety in the exact rendering of this verse, owing to several words occurring in it being not found elsewhere in Holy Scripture. On the whole the English text seems correct and satisfactory.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/1-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The seeds</span><br /><span class="heb">פְרֻד֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ə·ru·ḏō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6507.htm">Strong's 6507: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something separated, a kernel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lie shriveled</span><br /><span class="heb">עָבְשׁ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇə·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5685.htm">Strong's 5685: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shrivel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beneath</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֚חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clods;</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(meḡ·rə·p̄ō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4053.htm">Strong's 4053: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something thrown off, a clod</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the storehouses</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹֽצָר֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṣā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_214.htm">Strong's 214: </a> </span><span class="str2">Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are in ruins;</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(nā·šam·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stun, devastate, stupefy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the granaries</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְּגֻר֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mam·mə·ḡu·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4460.htm">Strong's 4460: </a> </span><span class="str2">Granary, storehouse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are broken down,</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶהֶרְס֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·her·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2040.htm">Strong's 2040: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the grain</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּגָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḡān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1715.htm">Strong's 1715: </a> </span><span class="str2">Corn, grain (of cereals)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has withered away.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹבִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·ḇîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/1-17.htm">Joel 1:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/1-17.htm">Joel 1:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/1-17.htm">Joel 1:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/1-17.htm">Joel 1:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/1-17.htm">Joel 1:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/1-17.htm">Joel 1:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/1-17.htm">Joel 1:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/1-17.htm">Joel 1:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/1-17.htm">Joel 1:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/1-17.htm">Joel 1:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/1-17.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 1:17 The seeds rot under their clods (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/1-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 1:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 1:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/1-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 1:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 1:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>