Joel
Joel 1:11
11Be dismayed, O farmers,
wail, O vinedressers,
over the wheat and barley,
because the harvest of the field has perished.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be dismayed | הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ | hō·ḇî·šū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H954 be ashamed |
| O farmers | אִכָּרִ֗ים | ’ik·kā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H406 ploughman, husbandman |
| wail | הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ | hê·lî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H3213 howl, make a howling |
| O vinedressers | כֹּֽרְמִ֔ים | kō·rə·mîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3755 tend vineyards, dress vines |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the wheat | חִטָּ֖ה | ḥiṭ·ṭāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2406 wheat |
| and | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| barley | שְׂעֹרָ֑ה | śə·‘ō·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8184 barley |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the harvest | קְצִ֥יר | qə·ṣîr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| of the field | שָׂדֶֽה׃ | śā·ḏeh | Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| has perished | אָבַ֖ד | ’ā·ḇaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6 perish |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.