Joel

Joel 1:19–20

¹⁹To You, O LORD, I call,

for fire has consumed the open pastures

and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.

²⁰Even the beasts of the field pant for You,

for the streams of water have dried up,

and fire has consumed the open pastures.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To You	אֵלֶ֥יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
O LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I call	אֶקְרָ֑א	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
fire	אֵ֗שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
has consumed	אָֽכְלָה֙	’ā·ḵə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
the open	מִדְבָּ֔ר	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
pastures	נְא֣וֹת	nə·’ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4999 home, pasture
and flames	וְלֶ֣הָבָ֔ה	wə·le·hā·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3852 id.
have scorched	לִהֲטָ֖ה	li·hă·ṭāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3857 blaze up, flame
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the trees	עֲצֵ֥י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the beasts	בַּהֲמ֥וֹת	ba·hă·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H929 beast, animal, cattle
of the field	שָׂדֶ֖ה	śā·ḏeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
pant	תַּעֲר֣וֹג	ta·‘ă·rō·wḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6165 long for
for You	אֵלֶ֑יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the streams	אֲפִ֣יקֵי	’ă·p̄î·qê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H650 channel
of water	מָ֔יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
have dried up	יָֽבְשׁוּ֙	yā·ḇə·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
and fire	וְאֵ֕שׁ	wə·’êš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
has consumed	אָכְלָ֖ה	’ā·ḵə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
the open	הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃פ	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
pastures	נְא֥וֹת	nə·’ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4999 home, pasture

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

Joel 1:19 Psalm 50:15 · Jeremiah 9:10 · Amos 7:4 · Micah 7:7

Joel 1:20 Psalm 104:21 · 1 Kings 17:7 · Psalm 145:15 · Job 38:41 · Psalm 147:9 · 1 Kings 18:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.