Joel 1:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. | The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away. | The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they have shriveled | עָבְשׁ֣וּ | 'a-ve-SHU | H5685 | to shrivelעָבַשׁ (a.vash) (Qal) to shrivel, waste away |
| [the] seeds | פְרֻד֗וֹת | fe-ru-DOT | H6507 | grainפְּרֻדָה (pe.ru.dah) seed, grain of seed |
| under | תַּ֚חַת | TA-chat | H8478G | underתְּחוֹת (te.chot) under Aramaic of ta.chat (תַּחַת ": under" H8478) |
| shovels their | מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם | meg-re-FO-tei-HEM | H4053 | clodמֶגְרָפָה (mig.ra.phah) 1) shovel 1a) clod (that thrown by a shovel) (possible) |
| they are desolate | נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ | na-SHA-mu | H8074G | be desolate: destroyedשָׁמֵם (sha.mem) : destroyed/deserted 1) to be desolate, be appalled, stun, stupefy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be desolated, be deflowered, be deserted, be appalled 1a2) to be appalled, be awestruck 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be desolated, be made desolate 1b2) to be appalled 1c) (Polel) 1c1) to be stunned 1c2) appalling, causing horror (participle) 1c2a) horror-causer, appaller (subst) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to devastate, ravage, make desolated 1d2) to appal, show horror 1e) (Hophal) to lay desolate, be desolated 1f) (Hithpolel) 1f1) to cause to be desolate 1f2) to be appalled, be astounded … |
| [the] storehouses | אֹֽצָר֔וֹת | 'o-tza-ROT | H0214 | treasureאוֹצָר (o.tsar) 1) treasure, storehouse 1a) treasure (gold, silver, etc) 1b) store, supplies of food or drink 1c) treasure-house, treasury 1c1) treasure-house 1c2) storehouse, magazine 1c3) treasury 1c4) magazine of weapons (fig. of God's armoury) 1c5) storehouses (of God for rain, snow, hail, wind, sea) |
| they have been torn down | נֶהֶרְס֖וּ | ne-her-SU | H2040 | to overthrowהָרַס (ha.ras) 1) to tear down, break down, overthrow, beat down, break, break through, destroy, pluck down, pull down, throw down, ruined, destroyer, utterly 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to throw down, tear down 1a2) to break through 1a3) to break down, break away 1b) (Niphal) to be torn down, be thrown down 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to overthrow, tear down 1c2) destroyer (participle) |
| [the] granaries | מַמְּגֻר֑וֹת | ma-me-gu-ROT | H4460 | granaryמַמְּגֻרוֹת (mam.m.gu.rah) granary, storehouse |
| for | כִּ֥י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| it has dried up | הֹבִ֖ישׁ | ho-VISH | H3001 | to witherיָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) 1) to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture 1a2) to be dried up 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to dry up, make dry 1c1a) to dry up (water) 1c1b) to make dry, wither 1c1c) to exhibit dryness |
| [the] grain | דָּגָֽן׃ | da-GAN | H1715 | grainדָּגָן (da.gan) wheat, cereal, grain, corn |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.