Joel 1:19

Unto thee, O Yahweh, will I cry,—for, a fire, hath consumed the pastures of the wilderness, and, a flame, hath set ablaze all the trees of the field.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.

In Context

18How do the beasts groan! Perplexed are the herds of oxen, because there is no pasture for them,—even, the flocks of sheep, are destroyed!

20Even the beasts of the field, moan unto thee,—because dried up are the channels of water, and, a fire, hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:15Call upon me, then, in the day of distress, I will deliver thee, that thou mayest glorify me.

Jeremiah 3:9Yea though it had come to pass that through the levity of her unchastity, she had defiled the land,—and committed adultery with Stone and with Tree,

Jeremiah 9:10Over the mountains, will I take up a weeping and wailing, And over the oases of the desert, a dirge, For they have been burned, so that no man passeth through, Neither have men heard the lowing of cattle,—Both the bird of the heavens and the beast have fled, have gone their way:

Amos 7:4Here, My Lord, Yahweh gave me to see, and lo! My Lord Yahweh proclaiming that, the controversy should be settled by fire,—which, having devoured the mighty roaring deep, should devour the inheritance.

Habakkuk 3:17Though, the fig-tree, should not blossom, and there be no sprouting in the vines, the yield of the olive, should have deceived, and, the fields, not have brought forth food,—the flock, have been consumed out of the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls,

Luke 18:7And shall, God, in any wise not execute the vindication of his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, although he beareth long with regard to them?

Matthew Henry on Joel 1:15-20

Threatenings of Judgment; A Proclamation for a Fast. ( b. c. 720.) 14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord , 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are… Read the whole commentary →

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