Joel

Joel 1:12

¹²The grapevine is dried up,

and the fig tree is withered;

the pomegranate, palm, and apple—

all the trees of the orchard— are withered.

Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The grapevine	הַגֶּ֣פֶן	hag·ge·p̄en	Article; Noun - common singular	H1612 vine
is dried up	הוֹבִ֔ישָׁה	hō·w·ḇî·šāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
and the fig tree	וְהַתְּאֵנָ֖ה	wə·hat·tə·’ê·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8384 fig
is withered	אֻמְלָ֑לָה	’um·lā·lāh	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H535 be weak, languish
the pomegranate	רִמּ֞וֹן	rim·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7416 pomegranate
palm	תָּמָ֣ר	tā·mār	Noun - masculine singular	H8558 palm-tree, date-palm
and apple	וְתַפּ֗וּחַ	wə·ṯap·pū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8598 apple-tree, apple
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the trees	עֲצֵ֤י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of the orchard	הַשָּׂדֶה֙	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
are withered	יָבֵ֔שׁוּ	yā·ḇê·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
Surely	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the joy	שָׂשׂ֖וֹן	śā·śō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H8342 exultation, rejoicing
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
mankind	אָדָֽם׃ס	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
has dried up	הֹבִ֥ישׁ	hō·ḇîš	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H954 be ashamed

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 16:10 · Isaiah 24:11 · Hosea 9:1–2 · Habakkuk 3:17–18 · Joel 1:16 · Song of Solomon 2:3 · Joel 1:10 · Haggai 2:19 · Song of Solomon 7:7–9 · Song of Solomon 4:13 · Isaiah 9:3 · Jeremiah 48:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.