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Joel 1

The Devastation of Locusts

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The  awordh1697 of the LORDh3068 that cameh1961 to  bJoelh3100, the sonh1121 of Pethuelh6602:

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 aHearh8085 thish2088, O  beldersh2205, And listenh238, allh3605 inhabitantsh3427 of the landh776.  cHas anything like thish2088 happenedh1961 in your daysh3117 Orh518 in your fathers'h1 daysh3117?

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 aTellh5608 your sonsh1121 about it, And let your sonsh1121 tell their sonsh1121, And their sonsh1121 the nexth312 generationh1755.

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Whath3499a the  agnawingh1501 locusth1501 has lefth3499a, the swarmingh697 locusth697 has eatenh398; And whath3499a the  bswarmingh697 locusth697 has lefth3499a, the creepingh3218 locusth3218 has eatenh398; And whath3499a the creepingh3218 locusth3218 has lefth3499a, the  cstrippingh2625 locusth2625 has eatenh398.

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Awakeh7019a,  adrunkardsh7910, and weeph1058; And wailh3213, allh3605 you wineh3196 drinkersh8354, On accounth5921 of the sweeth6071 wineh6071 That is  bcuth3772 offh3772 from your mouthh6310.

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For a  anationh1471 has  1invadedh5927 my landh776, Mightyh6099 and withouth369 numberh4557;  bIts teethh8127 are the teethh8127 of a lionh743b, And it has the fangsh4973 of a lionessh3833b.

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It has  amadeh7760 my vineh1612 a wasteh8047 And my figh8384 treeh8384  1splintersh7111. It has strippedh2834 them bareh2834 and casth7993 them awayh7993; Their branchesh8299 have becomeh3835a whiteh3835a.

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 aWailh421 like a virginh1330  bgirdedh2296 with sackclothh8242 For the bridegroomh1167 of her youthh5271.

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The  agrain offeringh4503 and the drinkh5262a offeringh5262a are cuth3772 offh3772 From the househ1004 of the LORDh3068. The  bpriestsh3548 mournh56, The ministersh8334 of the LORDh3068.

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The fieldh7704 is  aruinedh7703,  bThe landh127 mournsh56; For the grainh1715 is ruinedh7703, The newh8492 wineh8492 driesh3001 up, Freshh3323 oilh3323  1failsh535.

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 1 aBe ashamedh954, O farmersh406, Wailh3213, O vinedressersh3755, For the wheath2406 and the barleyh8184; Becauseh3588 the  bharvesth7105a of the fieldh7704 is destroyedh6.

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The  avineh1612 driesh3001 up And the figh8384 treeh8384  1failsh535; The  bpomegranateh7416, the  cpalmh8558 alsoh1571, and the  2 dappleh8598 treeh8598, Allh3605 the treesh6086 of the fieldh7704 dryh3001 up. Indeedh3588,  erejoicingh8342 driesh3001 up From the sonsh1121 of menh120.

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 aGirdh2296 yourselvesh2296 with sackcloth And lamenth5594, O priestsh3548;  bWailh3213, O ministersh8334 of the altarh4196! Comeh935,  cspendh3885a the nighth3885a in sackclothh8242 O ministersh8334 of my Godh430, For the grain offeringh4503 and the drinkh5262a offeringh5262a Are withheldh4513 from the househ1004 of your Godh430.

Starvation and Drought

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 aConsecrateh6942 a fasth6685, Proclaimh7121 a  bsolemnh6116 assemblyh6116; Gatherh622 the eldersh2205 And allh3605 the inhabitantsh3427 of the landh776 To the househ1004 of the LORDh3068 your Godh430, And  ccryh2199 out to the LORDh3068.

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 aAlash162 for the dayh3117! For the  bdayh3117 of the LORDh3068 is nearh7138, And it will comeh935 as  cdestructionh7701 from the  1Almightyh7706b.

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Has not  afoodh400 been cuth3772 offh3772 beforeh5048 our eyesh5869, Gladnessh8057 and  bjoyh1524a from the househ1004 of our Godh430?

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The  1 aseedsh6507 shrivelh5685 underh8478 their  2clodsh4053; The storehousesh214 are desolateh8074, The barnsh4460 are tornh2040 downh2040, For the grainh1715 is driedh3001 up.

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Howh4100  athe beastsh929 groanh584! The herdsh5739 of cattleh1241 wanderh943 aimlesslyh943 Becauseh3588 thereh369 is noh369 pastureh4829 for them; Evenh1571 the flocksh5739 of sheeph6629  1sufferh816.

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 aTo You, O LORDh3068, I cryh7121; For  bfireh784 has devouredh398 the pasturesh4999 of the wildernessh4057b And the flameh3852 has burnedh3857 up allh3605 the treesh6086 of the fieldh7704.

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Evenh1571 the beastsh929 of the fieldh7704  1 apanth6165 for You; For the  bwaterh4325 brooksh650 are driedh3001 up And fireh784 has devouredh398 the pasturesh4999 of the wildernessh4057b.



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