Joel
Joel 1:17
17The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods;
the storehouses are in ruins;
the granaries are broken down,
for the grain has withered away.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The seeds | פְרֻד֗וֹת | p̄ə·ru·ḏō·wṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H6507 grain |
| lie shriveled | עָבְשׁ֣וּ | ‘ā·ḇə·šū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5685 shrivel |
| beneath | תַּ֚חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the clods | מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם | meḡ·rə·p̄ō·ṯê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4053 shovel |
| the storehouses | אֹֽצָר֔וֹת | ’ō·ṣā·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse |
| are in ruins | נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ | nā·šam·mū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8074 be desoleted, appalled |
| the granaries | מַמְּגֻר֑וֹת | mam·mə·ḡu·rō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4460 granary |
| are broken down | נֶהֶרְס֖וּ | ne·her·sū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2040 throw down, break or tear down |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the grain | דָּגָֽן׃ | dā·ḡān | Noun - masculine singular | H1715 corn, grain |
| has withered away | הֹבִ֖ישׁ | hō·ḇîš | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3001 be dry, dried up, withered |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.