Holy Scripture
Joel 1:7
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 6,7.) For a strong and innumerable nation will ascend over my land: its teeth, like lion's teeth, and its molars, like lion cubs. It has turned my vineyard into a desert, and has stripped my fig tree bare: it has made it naked and thrown it away; its branches have turned white. LXX: For a strong and innumerable…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
7He has ruined my vine, and utterly broken my fig trees: he has utterly searched my vine, and cast it down; he has peeled its branches.
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5Awake, ye drunkards, from your wine, and weep: mourn, all ye that drink wine to drunkenness: for joy and gladness are removed from your mouth.
6For a strong and innumerable nation is come up against my land, their teeth are lion’s teeth, and their back teeth those of a lion’s whelp.
— Joel 1:7 —
8Lament to me more than a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
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.