Joel Chapter 1 verse 20 Holy Bible
Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
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The beasts of the field are turning to you with desire: for the water-streams are dry and fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste.
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The beasts of the field also cry unto thee; for the water-courses are dried, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
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The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
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Yes, the animals of the field pant to you, For the water brooks have dried up, And the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
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Also the cattle of the field long for Thee, For dried up have been streams of water, And fire hath consumed comely places of a wilderness!'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) The beasts of the field cry also unto thee.--The prophet has cried to God; the very beasts echo that cry, "looking up" to Him. As yet, man seems dumb.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewEvenגַּם־ (gam-)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andthe beastsבַּהֲמ֥וֹת (ba·hă·mō·wṯ)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animalof the fieldשָׂדֶ֖ה (śā·ḏeh)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7704: Field, landpantתַּעֲר֣וֹג (ta·‘ă·rō·wḡ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 6165: To long forfor You,אֵלֶ֑יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toforכִּ֤י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthe streamsאֲפִ֣יקֵי (’ă·p̄î·qê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 650: Containing, a tube, a bed, valley of a, stream, a strong thing, a heroof waterמָ֔יִם (mā·yim)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semenhave dried up,יָֽבְשׁוּ֙ (yā·ḇə·šū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, witherand fireוְאֵ֕שׁ (wə·’êš)Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singularStrong's 784: A firehas consumedאָכְלָ֖ה (’ā·ḵə·lāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 398: To eatthe openהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (ham·miḏ·bār)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speechpastures.נְא֥וֹת (nə·’ō·wṯ)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 4999: Habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place Jump to PreviousAnimals Beasts Brooks Cattle Consumed Cry Desire Devoured Dried Dry End Field Fire Grass-Lands Open Pant Pastures Places Rivers Streams Turning Waste Water Waters Water-Streams Wild Wilderness
