Joel 1:6-8
New International Reader's Version
6 The locusts are like a mighty army
that has marched into our land.
There are so many of them
they can’t even be counted.
Their teeth are as sharp as a lion’s teeth.
They are like the fangs of a female lion.
7 The locusts have completely destroyed our vines.
They have wiped out our fig trees.
They’ve stripped off the bark and thrown it away.
They’ve left the branches bare.
8 My people, mourn like a virgin
who is dressed in the clothes of sadness.
She is sad because she has lost
the young man she was going to marry.
Joel 1:6-8
New International Version
6 A nation has invaded my land,
a mighty army without number;(A)
it has the teeth(B) of a lion,
the fangs of a lioness.
7 It has laid waste(C) my vines
and ruined my fig trees.(D)
It has stripped off their bark
and thrown it away,
leaving their branches white.
8 Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth(E)
grieving for the betrothed of her youth.
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