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Joel 1:20 Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.
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the streams of water have dried up and fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Even the wild animals cry out to you because the streams have dried up, and fire has consumed the wilderness pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Even the beasts of the field pant for you because the water brooks are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The beasts of the field also cry out to You, For the water brooks are dried up, And fire has devoured the open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even the animals of the field pant for You; For the stream beds of water are dried up, And fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Even the beasts of the field pant for You; For the water brooks are dried up And fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Even the beasts of the field pant for Thee; For the water brooks are dried up, And fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Even the beasts of the field pant for You; For the water brooks are dried up, And fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Even the wild animals pant [in longing] for You; For the water brooks are dried up And fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even the wild animals cry out to you, for the river beds are dried up, and fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even the wild animals cry out to You, for the river beds are dried up, and fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Wild animals have no water because of you; rivers and streams are dry, and pastures are parched. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee: for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even wild animals long for you. Streams run dry. Fire has burned up the open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even the wild animals cry out to you because the streams have become dry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The livestock also cries out to you, because their water sources have evaporated and because fire has consumed the open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even the wild animals cry out to you; for the river beds have dried up; fire has destroyed the grassy pastures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, the animals of the field pant to you, for the water brooks have dried up, And the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The beasts of the field cry also to thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, the animals of the field pant to you, for the water brooks have dried up, and the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Also the livestock of the field long for You, "" For dried up have been streams of water, "" And fire has consumed lovely places of a wilderness!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Also the cattle of the field long for Thee, For dried up have been streams of water, And fire hath consumed comely places of a wilderness!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also the beasts of the field will look up to thee: for the channels of waters were dried up, and the fire devoured the habitations of the desert.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Yea and the beasts of the field have looked up to thee, as a garden bed that thirsteth after rain, for the springs of waters are dried up, and fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yes, and even the beasts of the field have gazed up at you, like the dry ground thirsting for rain, because the fountains of waters have dried up, and fire has devoured the beauty of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Even the animals in the wild cry out to you; For the streams of water have run dry, and fire has devoured the wilderness pastures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even the wild animals cry to you because the watercourses are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Also the beasts of the field cry out to thee because the ponds of water are dried up, and the fire has devoured the camps of shepherds in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also the beast of the wilderness bellows to you, because the brook of waters is dried up and fire has consumed the dwellings of the wilderness! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto Thee; For the water brooks are dried up, And the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the cattle of the field have looked up to thee: for the fountains of waters have been dried up, and fire has devoured the fair places of the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/1-20.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=204" 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">19</span>To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Even</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: ba·hă·mō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">the beasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: śā·ḏeh (N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/6165.htm" title="6165: ta·‘ă·rō·wḡ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To long for. A primitive root; to long for.">pant</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">for You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/650.htm" title="650: ’ă·p̄î·qê (N-mpc) -- A channel. From 'acaph; properly, containing, i.e. A tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero.">the streams</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of water</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: yā·ḇə·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">have dried up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: wə·’êš (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">and fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵə·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">has consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ham·miḏ·bār (Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">the open</a> <a href="/hebrew/4999.htm" title="4999: nə·’ō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place. From na'ah; a home; figuratively, a pasture.">pastures.</a> </span><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="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a></span><br />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="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Isaiah 24:4-7</a></span><br />The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away. / The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant. / Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-3.htm">Hosea 4:3</a></span><br />Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Jeremiah 14:4-6</a></span><br />The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads. / Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass. / Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-13.htm">Amos 8:13</a></span><br />In that day the lovely young women—the young men as well—will faint from thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17-18</a></span><br />Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, / yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a></span><br />Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Psalm 104:21</a></span><br />The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Isaiah 33:9</a></span><br />The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Ezekiel 14:13-21</a></span><br />“Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast, / then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD. / Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-41.htm">Job 38:41</a></span><br />Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The beasts of the field cry also to you: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.</p><p class="hdg">cry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-41.htm">Job 38:41</a></b></br> Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Psalm 104:21</a></b></br> The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/145-15.htm">Psalm 145:15</a></b></br> The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.</p><p class="hdg">the rivers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7</a></b></br> And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-5.htm">1 Kings 18:5</a></b></br> And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">End</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Field</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Grass-Lands</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Open</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Pant</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Places</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-9.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-6.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/hosea/13-5.htm">Water</a> <a href="/hosea/10-7.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-8.htm">Water-Streams</a> <a href="/hosea/13-8.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">End</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Field</a> <a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Grass-Lands</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Open</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Pant</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/joel/3-7.htm">Places</a> <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Water</a> <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Water-Streams</a> <a href="/matthew/3-4.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Wilderness</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 biblical times, animals were crucial for agriculture and daily life, symbolizing the interconnectedness of creation. The imagery of animals panting suggests desperation and a natural world in distress, echoing <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a>, where creation groans for redemption. This reflects the idea that all creation is dependent on God and suffers under the curse of sin.<p><b>for the streams of water have dried up</b><br>Water is a symbol of life and blessing throughout Scripture. The drying up of streams signifies a withdrawal of God's favor and a direct consequence of the people's sin, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23-24</a>, where drought is a curse for disobedience. In the ancient Near East, water sources were vital for survival, and their absence would lead to economic and social collapse. This also foreshadows the spiritual thirst that can only be quenched by Christ, the living water (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>).<p><b>and fire has consumed the open pastures</b><br>Fire consuming pastures indicates widespread destruction, possibly from locusts or divine judgment. In the Bible, fire often represents purification or judgment (e.g., <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>). The open pastures, essential for grazing livestock, being destroyed, underscores the totality of the calamity. This devastation serves as a call to repentance, urging the people to turn back to God. It also prefigures the ultimate judgment and renewal of creation, as seen in <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10-13</a>, where the earth will be refined by fire.<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 during a time of crisis.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/beasts_of_the_field.htm">Beasts of the Field</a></b><br>Represents the animals affected by the drought and devastation, symbolizing the widespread impact of God's judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/streams_of_water.htm">Streams of Water</a></b><br>Natural sources of life and sustenance that have dried up, indicating severe drought and divine judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fire.htm">Fire</a></b><br>A destructive force that has consumed the pastures, symbolizing the intensity of the calamity faced by the land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The uncultivated land that has been ravaged by fire, representing the desolation resulting from the judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as the beasts pant for water, we must recognize our dependence on God for spiritual sustenance and life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The drought and fire symbolize the consequences of sin and disobedience, reminding us to live in accordance with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/creation's_groaning.htm">Creation's Groaning</a></b><br>The suffering of the land and animals reflects the broader groaning of creation, pointing to the need for redemption and restoration through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_repentance.htm">Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The devastation described in Joel calls for urgent repentance and turning back to God, emphasizing the importance of aligning our lives with His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_the_land.htm">Intercession for the Land</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to intercede for our communities and the environment, seeking God's mercy and restoration.<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/what_is_the_lake_of_fire.htm">What is the Lake of Fire?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_end_times.htm">What does the Bible say about the end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_doomsday.htm">What does the Bible say about the world's end?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hell_real_and_eternal.htm">Is Hell real and eternal?</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>(20) <span class= "bld">The beasts of the field cry also unto thee.--</span>The prophet has cried to God; the very beasts echo that cry, "looking up" to Him. As yet, man seems dumb.<p><span class= "bld"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/1-20.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">Even</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the beasts</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּהֲמ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ba·hă·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the field</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂדֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pant</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲר֣וֹג</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·rō·wḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6165.htm">Strong's 6165: </a> </span><span class="str2">To long for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for You,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</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 streams</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲפִ֣יקֵי</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·p̄î·qê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_650.htm">Strong's 650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Containing, a tube, a bed, valley of a, stream, a strong thing, a hero</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of water</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have dried up,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽבְשׁוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇə·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<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 /><br /><span class="word">and fire</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֕שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has consumed</span><br /><span class="heb">אָכְלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the open</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pastures.</span><br /><span class="heb">נְא֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4999.htm">Strong's 4999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/1-20.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 1:20 Yes the animals of the field pant (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/1-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 1:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 1:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 2:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 2:1" /></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>