Joel 1:16-18

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁶         Hasn’t the food been cut off right before our eyes?
        Happiness and celebration are cut off from the house of our God.
¹⁷         The planted seed is dried up under the clods of earth.^[a]
        The storehouses are in ruins.
        The granaries have been broken down, because the grain has dried up.
¹⁸         Listen to how the cattle bellow!
        The herds of cattle are milling around in confusion, because they have no pasture.
        Even the flocks of sheep are suffering punishment.