Joel
Joel 1:18
18How the cattle groan!
The herds wander in confusion
because they have no pasture.
Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| the cattle | בְהֵמָ֗ה | ḇə·hê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| groan | נֶּאֶנְחָ֣ה | ne·’en·ḥāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H584 sigh, groan |
| The herds | עֶדְרֵ֣י | ‘eḏ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5739 flock, herd |
| wander in confusion | נָבֹ֙כוּ֙ | nā·ḇō·ḵū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H943 perplex, confuse |
| because | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they have no | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| pasture | מִרְעֶ֖ה | mir·‘eh | Noun - masculine singular | H4829 pasturage, pasture |
| Even | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| the flocks | עֶדְרֵ֥י | ‘eḏ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5739 flock, herd |
| of sheep | הַצֹּ֖אן | haṣ·ṣōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| are suffering | נֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ | ne’·šā·mū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H816 offend, be guilty |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.