Joel 1

KJVHear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?

GIGAKJVHear this, you old men, and listen, all you people of the land. Has this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?

KJVTell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

GIGAKJVTell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

KJVThat which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.

GIGAKJVThat which the cutting locust has left has the locust eaten. And that which the locust has left has the hopping locust eaten. And that which the hopping locust has left has the caterpillar eaten.

KJVAwake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

GIGAKJVAwake, you drunkards, and weep. And howl, all you drinkers of wine, because of the new wine. For it is cut off from your mouth.

KJVFor a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.

GIGAKJVFor a nation has come up on my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the cheek teeth of a great lion.

KJVHe hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.

GIGAKJVHe has laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he has made it clean bore, and cast it away. Its branches are made white.

KJVLament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

GIGAKJVLament like a virgin dressed in rough mourning clothes for the husband of her youth.

KJVThe meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the Lord; the priests, the Lord's ministers, mourn.

GIGAKJVThe grain offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the Lord. The priests, the Lord's ministers, mourn.

KJVThe field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

GIGAKJVThe field is wasted, the land mourns. For the grain is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes.

KJVBe ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.

GIGAKJVBe ashamed, O you farmers. Howl, O you vine growers, for the wheat and for the barley. Because the harvest of the field is perished.

KJVThe vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

GIGAKJVThe vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes. The pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered. Because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

KJVGird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.

GIGAKJVPut on rough mourning clothes and mourn, you priests: howl, you ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in rough mourning clothes, you ministers of my God. For the grain offering and the drink offering is kept back from the house of your God.

KJVSanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,

GIGAKJVSanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the people of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry to the Lord,

KJVAlas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

GIGAKJVOh no for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

KJVIs not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

GIGAKJVIs not the food cut off before our eyes, yes, joy and happiness from the house of our God?

KJVThe seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

GIGAKJVThe seed is rotten under their clods, the storehouses are laid waste, the barns are broken down. For the grain is withered.

KJVHow do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

GIGAKJVHow do the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture. Yes, even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

KJVO Lord, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.

GIGAKJVO Lord, to you will I cry. For the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame has burned all the trees of the field.

KJVThe 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.

GIGAKJVThe beasts of the field cry also to you. For the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.