19 I call to You, Lord,(A)
for fire has consumed
the pastures of the wilderness,(B)
and flames have devoured
all the trees of the countryside.
20 Even the wild animals cry out to[a] You,(C)
for the river beds are dried up,(D)
and fire has consumed
the pastures of the wilderness.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 1:20 Or animals pant for; Hb obscure

19 To you, Lord, I call,(A)
    for fire(B) has devoured the pastures(C) in the wilderness
    and flames have burned up all the trees of the field.
20 Even the wild animals pant for you;(D)
    the streams of water have dried up(E)
    and fire has devoured the pastures(F) in the wilderness.

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A fire destroys[a] in front of them,(A)
and behind them a flame devours.
The land in front of them
is like the Garden of Eden,(B)
but behind them,
it is like a desert wasteland;(C)
there is no escape from them.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:3 Lit consumes

Before them fire(A) devours,
    behind them a flame blazes.
Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,(B)
    behind them, a desert waste(C)
    nothing escapes them.

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22 Don’t be afraid, wild animals,
for the wilderness pastures have turned green,(A)
the trees bear their fruit,
and the fig tree and grapevine yield their riches.

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22     Do not be afraid, you wild animals,
    for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.(A)
The trees are bearing their fruit;
    the fig tree(B) and the vine(C) yield their riches.(D)

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19 Egypt will become desolate,
and Edom a desert wasteland,
because of the violence done to the people of Judah(A)
in whose land they shed innocent blood.

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19 But Egypt(A) will be desolate,
    Edom(B) a desert waste,
because of violence(C) done to the people of Judah,
    in whose land they shed innocent blood.

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