Joel 1:7-9

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⁷ It has laid waste my vine
    and splintered my ^(A)fig tree;
it has stripped off their bark and thrown it down;
    their branches are made white.
⁸ Lament like a virgin^{[a] (B)}wearing sackcloth
    for the bridegroom of her youth.
^9 (C)The grain offering and the drink offering are cut off
    from the house of the Lord.
^(D)The priests mourn,
    ^(E)the ministers of the Lord.