Holy Scripture

Joel 1:11

A church father on this verse
“(V. 9 seqq.) The sacrifice and libation from the house of the Lord have perished; the priests, ministers of the Lord, mourn. The land is laid waste, the earth mourns; for the wheat is destroyed. The wine is spoiled, the oil languishes, the farmers are confused. The vintners wail over the wheat and barley, for the harv…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Joel

Source: Septuagint

Original

11the husbandmen are consumed: mourn your property on account of the wheat and barley; for the harvest has perished from off the field.

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In context

9The meat offering and drink offering are removed from the house of the Lord: mourn, ye priests that serve at the altar of the Lord.

10For the plains languish: let the land mourn, for the corn languishes; the wine is dried up, the oil becomes scarce;

— Joel 1:11 —

12The vine is dried up, and the fig trees are become few; the pomegranate, and palm tree, and apple, and all the trees of the field are dried up: for the sons of men have abolished joy.

13Gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament, ye priests: mourn, ye that serve at the altar: go in, sleep in sackcloth, ye that minister to God: for the meat offering and drink offering are withheld from the house of your God.

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