Joel 1:16-18

New Century Version

¹⁶ Our food is taken away
    while we watch.
Joy and happiness are gone
    from the Temple of our God.
¹⁷ Though we planted fig seeds,
    they lie dry and dead in the dirt.
The barns are empty and falling down.
    The storerooms for grain have been broken down,
    because the grain has dried up.
¹⁸ The animals are groaning!
    The herds of cattle wander around confused,
because they have no grass to eat;
    even the flocks of sheep suffer.