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Surely the people&#8217s joy is withered away. <a href="/nlt/joel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> The grapevines have dried up, and the fig trees have withered. The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees— all the fruit trees—have dried up. And the people’s joy has dried up with them. <a href="/esv/joel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> The vine dries up; the fig tree languishes. Pomegranate, palm, and apple, all the trees of the field are dried up, and gladness dries up from the children of man. <a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up. <a href="/kjv/joel/1.htm">King James Bible</a> The 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. <a href="/nkjv/joel/1.htm">New King James Version</a> The vine has dried up, And the fig tree has withered; The pomegranate tree, The palm tree also, And the apple tree— All the trees of the field are withered; Surely joy has withered away from the sons of men. <a href="/nasb_/joel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The vine has dried up And the fig tree has withered; The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree, All the trees of the field have dried up. Indeed, joy has dried up From the sons of mankind. <a href="/nasb/joel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> The vine dries up And the fig tree fails; The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree, All the trees of the field dry up. Indeed, rejoicing dries up From the sons of men. <a href="/nasb77/joel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The vine dries up, And the fig tree fails; The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree, All the trees of the field dry up. Indeed, rejoicing dries up From the sons of men. <a href="/lsb/joel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The vine dries up, And the fig tree fails; The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree, All the trees of the field dry up. Indeed, rejoicing dries up From the sons of men. <a href="/amp/joel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The vine dries up And the fig tree fails; The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree, All the trees of the field dry up, Indeed, joy dries up and withdraws From the sons of men. <a href="/csb/joel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the date palm, and the apple — all the trees of the orchard—have withered. Indeed, human joy has dried up. <a href="/hcsb/joel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the date palm, and the apple— all the trees of the orchard—have withered. Indeed, human joy has dried up. <a href="/asv/joel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> The vine is withered, 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: for joy is withered away from the sons of men. <a href="/cev/joel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Grapevines have dried up and so has every tree--figs and pomegranates, date palms and apples. All happiness has faded away. <a href="/erv/joel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> The vine is withered, 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: for joy is withered away from the sons of men. <a href="/gwt/joel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The grapevines are dried up. The fig trees are withered. The pomegranate, palm, and apricot trees, as well as all the trees in the orchards, have died. Yes, the joy of these people has died too. <a href="/gnt/joel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> The grapevines and fig trees have withered; all the fruit trees have wilted and died. The joy of the people is gone. <a href="/isv/joel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> The grapevine is shriveled and the fig tree is withered, along with the pomegranate tree, the palm tree, the apple tree and all of the cultivated trees. Truly, joy has evaporated from Adam's children." <a href="/msb/joel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple?all the trees of the orchard?are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up. <a href="/net/joel/1.htm">NET Bible</a> The vine has dried up; the fig tree languishes--the pomegranate, date, and apple as well. In fact, all the trees of the field have dried up. Indeed, the joy of the people has dried up! <a href="/nheb/joel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The vine has dried up, and the fig tree withered; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all of the trees of the field are withered; for joy has withered away from the sons of men. <a href="/wbt/joel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The 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. <a href="/web/joel/1.htm">World English Bible</a> The vine has dried up, and the fig tree withered— the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all of the trees of the field are withered; for joy has withered away from the sons of men. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The vine has been dried up, "" And the fig tree languishes, "" Pomegranate, also palm, and apple-tree, "" All trees of the field have withered, "" For joy has been dried up from the sons of men. <a href="/ylt/joel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The 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. <a href="/slt/joel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The vine was dried up, and the fig tree languished; the pomegranate, also the palm tree and the apple tree; all the trees of the field were dried up, for joy was dried up from the sons of man.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The vineyard is confounded, and the fig tree hath languished: the pomegranate tree, and the palm tree, and the apple tree, and all the trees of the field are withered: because joy is withdrawn from the children of men. <a href="/cpdv/joel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The vineyard is in ruin, and the fig tree has languished. The pomegranate tree, and the palm tree, and the fruit tree, and all the trees of the field have withered. For joy has been thrown into disorder before the sons of men. <a href="/nabre/joel/1.htm">New American Bible</a> The vine has dried up, the fig tree has withered; The pomegranate, even the date palm and the apple— every tree in the field has dried up. Joy itself has dried up among the people. <a href="/nrsvce/joel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The vine withers, the fig tree droops. Pomegranate, palm, and apple— all the trees of the field are dried up; surely, joy withers away among the people.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree, and the apple tree, all the trees of the field are withered; joy is fled from the sons of men. <a href="/hpbt/joel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The vine has withered and the fig tree is destroyed, and the pomegranates and palm trees and the apples and all trees of the field dried up, because joy is destroyed from the children of men<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The vine is withered, 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; For joy is withered away from the sons of men. <a href="/sep/joel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The vine is dried up, and the fig-trees are become few; the pomegranate, and palm-tree, and apple, and all trees of the field are dried up: for the sons of men have have abolished joy. <a href="/parallel/joel/1-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=109" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">A Call to Mourning</a> …11Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. 12<a href="/hebrew/1612.htm" title="1612: hag·ge·p̄en (Art:: N-cs) -- A vine. From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine, especially the grape.">The grapevine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: hō·w·ḇî·šāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">is dried up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: wə·hat·tə·’ê·nāh (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">and the fig tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/535.htm" title="535: ’um·lā·lāh (V-Pual-Perf-3fs) -- To be weak, languish. A primitive root; to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn.">is withered;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7416.htm" title="7416: rim·mō·wn (N-ms) -- A pomegranate. Or rimmon; from ramam; a pomegranate, the tree or the fruit.">the pomegranate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8558.htm" title="8558: tā·mār (N-ms) -- Palm tree, date palm. From an unused root meaning to be erect; a palm tree.">palm,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8598.htm" title="8598: wə·ṯap·pū·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Apple tree, apple. From naphach; an apple, i.e. The fruit or the tree.">and apple—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ă·ṣê (N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the orchard—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: yā·ḇê·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.">are withered.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/8342.htm" title="8342: śā·śō·wn (N-ms) -- Exultation, rejoicing. Or sason; from suws; cheerfulness; specifically, welcome.">the joy</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">mankind</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: hō·ḇîš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">has dried up.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7</a> The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan. <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Isaiah 16:10</a> Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards. No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses; I have put an end to the cheering. <a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Jeremiah 48:33</a> Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy. <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16-17</a> Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail. / There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD. <a href="/hosea/9-2.htm">Hosea 9:2</a> The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them. <a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm">Lamentations 5:15</a> Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning. <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Ezekiel 26:13</a> So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard. <a href="/isaiah/32-10.htm">Isaiah 32:10-12</a> In a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive. / Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists. / Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines, <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17</a> 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, <a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Zephaniah 1:13</a> Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine. <a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Revelation 18:23</a> The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.” <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a> I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. <a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19</a> Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered. <a href="/mark/11-20.htm">Mark 11:20-21</a> As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots. / Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.” <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a> Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes; 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.The vine.<a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10</a> The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.<a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17,18</a> Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: … the pomegranate.<a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Numbers 13:23</a> And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.<a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12</a> The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.<a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Song of Solomon 2:3</a> As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.joy.<a href="/joel/1-16.htm">Joel 1:16</a> Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?<a href="/psalms/4-7.htm">Psalm 4:7</a> Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.<a href="/isaiah/9-3.htm">Isaiah 9:3</a> Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/2-18.htm">Apple</a> <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Apple-Tree</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Dries</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Field</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Fig-Tree</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/hosea/12-11.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Languisheth</a> <a href="/daniel/5-24.htm">Palm</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-19.htm">Palm-Tree</a> <a href="/songs/8-2.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-2.htm">Pomegranate-Tree</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-14.htm">Rejoicing</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/hosea/9-16.htm">Withered</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/2-8.htm">Apple</a> <a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Apple-Tree</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Dries</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Field</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Fig-Tree</a> <a href="/joel/1-16.htm">Gladness</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/joel/1-16.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Languisheth</a> <a href="/john/12-13.htm">Palm</a> <a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Palm-Tree</a> <a href="/haggai/2-19.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-2.htm">Pomegranate-Tree</a> <a href="/joel/1-16.htm">Rejoicing</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Withered</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Withers</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 1</div>1. <a href="/joel/1-1.htm">Joel, declaring various judgments of God, exhorts to observe them,</a> 8. <a href="/joel/1-8.htm">and to mourn.</a> 14. <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">He prescribes a solemn fast to deprecate those judgments.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The grapevine is dried up The grapevine is a symbol of prosperity and blessing in the Bible, often associated with Israel itself (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). The drying up of the grapevine signifies a loss of abundance and divine favor. In the context of Joel, this imagery reflects the devastating locust plague and drought that have struck the land, serving as a divine judgment. The grapevine's condition also foreshadows the spiritual barrenness of the people, calling them to repentance.and the fig tree is withered The fig tree is another symbol of Israel and often represents peace and security (<a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a>). Its withering indicates a severe disruption in the nation's stability and well-being. This imagery is echoed in the New Testament when Jesus curses the barren fig tree (<a href="/mark/11-12.htm">Mark 11:12-14</a>), symbolizing judgment on unfruitfulness. The withering of the fig tree in Joel underscores the urgency for the people to return to God.the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered These trees represent the richness and variety of the land's produce. The pomegranate is often associated with fertility and abundance (<a href="/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3</a>), while the palm symbolizes victory and triumph (<a href="/john/12-13.htm">John 12:13</a>). The apple, or possibly the apricot or quince, signifies beauty and desire (<a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Song of Solomon 2:3</a>). The withering of these trees indicates a comprehensive devastation affecting all aspects of life and sustenance. This serves as a metaphor for the spiritual desolation of the people, highlighting the need for divine intervention and restoration.Surely the joy of mankind has dried up The joy of mankind is linked to the blessings and provisions of God. In biblical times, agricultural success was directly tied to divine favor, and its absence led to despair and lamentation. This phrase captures the emotional and spiritual impact of the physical devastation described earlier. It echoes the broader biblical theme that true joy and fulfillment come from a right relationship with God (<a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11</a>). The drying up of joy calls the people to recognize their dependence on God and to seek His mercy and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joel.htm">Joel</a> The prophet who authored the book, delivering God's message to the people of Judah during a time of crisis. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, where Joel's prophecy is directed, experiencing a devastating locust plague and drought. 3. <a href="/topical/v/vine_and_fig_tree.htm">Vine and Fig Tree</a> Symbolic of prosperity and peace in Israel, often used in the Old Testament to represent the nation's well-being. 4. <a href="/topical/p/pomegranate,_palm,_and_apple_trees.htm">Pomegranate, Palm, and Apple Trees</a> Represent the agricultural abundance of the land, now suffering due to the calamity. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_withering.htm">The Withering</a> A metaphor for the spiritual and physical desolation experienced by the people, reflecting their loss of joy and sustenance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_drought.htm">Spiritual Drought</a> Just as the physical drought affected the land, spiritual drought can affect our lives when we turn away from God. We must remain connected to the source of life, Jesus Christ, to avoid spiritual withering. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The withering of the land serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. Obedience brings blessings, while disobedience leads to desolation. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a> Despite the current desolation, God's message through Joel ultimately points to restoration and hope. We must trust in God's promises and seek His restoration in our lives. <a href="/topical/j/joy_in_the_lord.htm">Joy in the Lord</a> The drying up of joy among the people highlights the importance of finding our joy in the Lord, rather than in material or earthly things that can wither away. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The imagery of withering calls us to examine our lives and repent of any areas where we have turned away from God, seeking His forgiveness and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 1</a> <a href="/q/how_is_christ's_suffering_linked_to_redemption.htm">What is the meaning of Joel 3:10?</a> <a href="/q/is_joel_1_10-12's_devastation_exaggerated.htm">Is the total devastation of crops and vines in Joel 1:10-12 consistent with known environmental events, or does it seem exaggerated when compared to historical data on locust plagues?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_amos_7_1-2_locust_plague.htm">Amos 7:1-2 - Is there any archaeological or historical evidence for a locust plague of such magnitude as described here?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_change_in_judah_after_haggai_2_19.htm">Haggai 2:19 promises a sudden blessing--why don't contemporary records show any remarkable change in Judah's fortunes?</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>(12) The vine is dried up.--The ravages produced by the locusts and the drought are universal. There seems to be a method in the enumeration of the trees. The vine is the favourite term for the chosen people; the fig-tree has its life prolonged at the intercession of the "dresser of the vineyard," in our Lord's parable (<a href="/luke/13-8.htm" title="And he answering said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:">Luke 13:8</a>); the tall and stately pomegranate is of such importance as to give its name to the idol Rimmon; yea, and the palm-tree, even that is gone; the apple also, including the lemon, citron, &c.--all joy is vanished. <a href="/commentaries/joel/1-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The grapevine הַגֶּ֣פֶן (hag·ge·p̄en) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1612.htm">Strong's 1612: </a> A vine, the grape is dried up, הוֹבִ֔ישָׁה (hō·w·ḇî·šāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither and the fig tree וְהַתְּאֵנָ֖ה (wə·hat·tə·’ê·nāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8384.htm">Strong's 8384: </a> Of foreign derivation, the fig is withered; אֻמְלָ֑לָה (’um·lā·lāh) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_535.htm">Strong's 535: </a> To droop, to be sick, to mourn the pomegranate, רִמּ֞וֹן (rim·mō·wn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7416.htm">Strong's 7416: </a> A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit palm, תָּמָ֣ר (tā·mār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8558.htm">Strong's 8558: </a> Palm tree, date palm and apple— וְתַפּ֗וּחַ (wə·ṯap·pū·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8598.htm">Strong's 8598: </a> An apple, the fruit, the tree all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the trees עֲצֵ֤י (‘ă·ṣê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood of the orchard— הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land are withered. יָבֵ֔שׁוּ (yā·ḇê·šū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither Surely כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the joy שָׂשׂ֖וֹן (śā·śō·wn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8342.htm">Strong's 8342: </a> Cheerfulness, welcome of מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of mankind אָדָֽם׃ (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being has dried up. הֹבִ֥ישׁ (hō·ḇîš) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joel/1-12.htm">Joel 1:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joel/1-12.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 1:12 The vine has dried up and (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/1-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 1:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 1:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/1-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 1:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 1:13" /></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>