Joel
Joel 1:8–9
8Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth,
grieving for the husband of her youth.
9Grain and drink offerings have been cut off
from the house of the LORD;
the priests are in mourning,
those who minister before the LORD.
Word by word
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Joel 1:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wail | אֱלִ֕י | ’ĕ·lî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H421 wail |
| like a virgin | כִּבְתוּלָ֥ה | kiḇ·ṯū·lāh | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H1330 virgin |
| dressed | חֲגֻֽרַת־ | ḥă·ḡu·raṯ- | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular construct | H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself |
| in sackcloth | שַׂ֖ק | śaq | Noun - masculine singular | H8242 sack, sackcloth |
| grieving for | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the husband | בַּ֥עַל | ba·‘al | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1167 owner, lord |
| of her youth | נְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ | nə·‘ū·re·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
Joel 1:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain and drink offerings | מִנְחָ֛ה | min·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| have been cut off | הָכְרַ֥ת | hā·ḵə·raṯ | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from the house | מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the priests | הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| are in mourning | אָֽבְלוּ֙ | ’ā·ḇə·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H56 mourn |
| those who minister | מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י | mə·šā·rə·ṯê | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | H8334 minister, serve |
| before the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joel 1:8 Isaiah 22:12 · Malachi 2:15 · James 5:1
Joel 1:9 Joel 2:14 · Joel 2:17 · Joel 1:13 · Hosea 9:4 · Lamentations 1:16 · Isaiah 61:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.