Jeremiah 12:4 References
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How long is the aland to mourn And the bvegetation of the countryside to wither? For the cwickedness of those who dwell in it, dAnimals and birds have been snatched away, Because men have said, "He will not see our latter eending."
b Joel 1:10-17
Joel 1
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The field is aruined, bThe land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine dries up, Fresh oil fails.
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aBe ashamed, O farmers, Wail, O vinedressers, For the wheat and the barley; Because the bharvest of the field is destroyed.
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The avine dries up And the fig tree fails; The bpomegranate, the cpalm also, and the dapple tree, All the trees of the field dry up. Indeed, erejoicing dries up From the sons of men.
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aGird yourselves with sackcloth And lament, O priests; bWail, O ministers of the altar! Come, cspend the night in sackcloth O ministers of my God, For the grain offering and the drink offering Are withheld from the house of your God.
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aConsecrate a fast, Proclaim a bsolemn assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants of the land To the house of the Lord your God, And ccry out to the Lord.