Joel

Joel 1:4–7

⁴What the devouring locust has left,

the swarming locust has eaten;

what the swarming locust has left,

the young locust has eaten;

and what the young locust has left,

the destroying locust has eaten.^a

⁵Wake up, you drunkards, and weep;

wail, all you drinkers of wine,

because of the sweet wine,

for it has been cut off from your mouth.

⁶For a nation has invaded My land,

powerful and without number;

its teeth are the teeth of a lion,

and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.

⁷It has laid waste My grapevine

and splintered My fig tree.

It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away;

the branches have turned white.

Footnotes

a 1:4 The precise identification of the four kinds of locusts mentioned here is uncertain.

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
What the devouring locust	הַגָּזָם֙	hag·gā·zām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1501 locusts
has left	יֶ֤תֶר	ye·ṯer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
the swarming locust	הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה	hā·’ar·beh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H697 locust
has eaten	אָכַ֣ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
what the swarming locust	הָאַרְבֶּ֖ה	hā·’ar·beh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H697 locust
has left	וְיֶ֥תֶר	wə·ye·ṯer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
the young locust	הַיָּ֑לֶק	hay·yā·leq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3218 locust
has eaten	אָכַ֣ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and what the young locust	הַיֶּ֔לֶק	hay·ye·leq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3218 locust
has left	וְיֶ֣תֶר	wə·ye·ṯer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
the destroying locust	הֶחָסִֽיל׃	he·ḥā·sîl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2625 ravager, locust
has eaten	אָכַ֖ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wake up	הָקִ֤יצוּ	hā·qî·ṣū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H6974 awake
you drunkards	שִׁכּוֹרִים֙	šik·kō·w·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7910 drunken
and weep	וּבְכ֔וּ	ū·ḇə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1058 weep, bewail
wail	וְהֵילִ֖לוּ	wə·hê·li·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3213 howl, make a howling
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
you drinkers	שֹׁ֣תֵי	šō·ṯê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8354 drink
of wine	יָ֑יִן	yā·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the sweet wine	עָסִ֕יס	‘ā·sîs	Noun - masculine singular	H6071 sweet wine
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it has been cut off	נִכְרַ֖ת	niḵ·raṯ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
from your mouth	מִפִּיכֶֽם׃	mip·pî·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H6310 mouth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a nation	גוֹי֙	ḡō·w	Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
has invaded	עָלָ֣ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
My land	אַרְצִ֔י	’ar·ṣî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H776 earth, land
powerful	עָצ֖וּם	‘ā·ṣūm	Adjective - masculine singular	H6099 mighty, numerous
and without	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
number	מִסְפָּ֑ר	mis·pār	Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale
its teeth	שִׁנָּיו֙	šin·nāw	Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H8127 tooth, ivory
the teeth	שִׁנֵּ֣י	šin·nê	Noun - cdc	H8127 tooth, ivory
of a lion	אַרְיֵ֔ה	’ar·yêh	Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
and its fangs	וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹת	ū·mə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H4973 biter, tooth
of a lioness	לָבִ֖יא	lā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H3833 lioness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It has laid	שָׂ֤ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
waste	לְשַׁמָּ֔ה	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
My grapevine	גַּפְנִי֙	gap̄·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H1612 vine
and splintered	לִקְצָפָ֑ה	liq·ṣā·p̄āh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H7111 a snapping or splintering
My fig tree	וּתְאֵנָתִ֖י	ū·ṯə·’ê·nā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8384 fig
It has stripped off the bark	חָשֹׂ֤ף	ḥā·śōp̄	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2834 strip off, strip, make bare
and thrown it away	וְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְ	wə·hiš·lîḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
the branches	שָׂרִיגֶֽיהָ׃	śā·rî·ḡe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8299 tendril, twig
have turned white	הִלְבִּ֖ינוּ	hil·bî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H3835 be white