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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.

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16 Has not the food been cut off(A)
    before our very eyes—
joy and gladness(B)
    from the house of our God?(C)
17 The seeds are shriveled
    beneath the clods.[a](D)
The storehouses are in ruins,
    the granaries have been broken down,
    for the grain has dried up.
18 How the cattle moan!
    The herds mill about
because they have no pasture;(E)
    even the flocks of sheep are suffering.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 1:17 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.