Joel

Joel 1:6–7

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.

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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

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

Joel 1:6 Joel 2:25 · Revelation 9:7–10 · Joel 2:2–11 · Isaiah 8:8 · Proverbs 30:14

Joel 1:7 Amos 4:9 · Isaiah 5:6 · Joel 1:12 · Isaiah 24:7 · Exodus 10:15 · Hosea 2:12 · Jeremiah 8:13 · Habakkuk 3:17 · Psalm 105:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.