Joel 1:16-18

Modern English Version

¹⁶ Has not the food been cut off
    before our eyes,
joy and gladness
    from the house of our God?
¹⁷ The seeds have shriveled
    under their shovels,
the storehouses have been deserted;
    the granaries have been torn down,
    because the grain has dried up.
¹⁸ How the beasts groan!
    The herds of cattle are confused,
because they have no pasture;
    even the flocks of sheep suffer.