Joel 1:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. | How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering. | How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| how! | מַה־ | mah- | H4100 | whatמָא (ma) 1) what, whatever 1a) what? 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes) |
| it has groaned | נֶּאֶנְחָ֣ה | ne-'en-CHAH | H0584 | to sighאָנַח (a.nach) 1) (Niphal) sigh, groan (in pain or grief), gasp 1a) moan (of cattle) |
| [the] livestock | בְהֵמָ֗ה | ve-he-MAH | H0929 | animalבְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) 1) beast, cattle, animal 1a) beasts (coll of all animals) 1b) cattle, livestock (of domestic animals) 1c) wild beasts |
| they have wandered in confusion | נָבֹ֙כוּ֙ | na-VO-khu | H0943 | to perplexבּוּךְ (bukh) 1) to perplex, confuse, be confused 1a) (Niphal) to be confused, be in confusion |
| [the] herds of | עֶדְרֵ֣י | 'ed-REI | H5739 | flockעֵ֫דֶר (e.der) 1) flock, herd 1a) flock 1b) herds, flocks and herds |
| cattle | בָקָ֔ר | va-KAR | H1241 | cattleבָּקָר (ba.qar) 1) cattle, herd, oxen, ox 1a) cattle (generic pl. but sing. in form-coll) 1b) herd (particular one) 1c) head of cattle (individually) |
| for | כִּ֛י | 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 |
| not | אֵ֥ין | 'ein | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| pasture | מִרְעֶ֖ה | mir-'EH | H4829 | pastureמִרְעֶה (mir.eh) pasture, pasturage |
| also | גַּם־ | gam- | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| [the] flocks of | עֶדְרֵ֥י | 'ed-REI | H5739 | flockעֵ֫דֶר (e.der) 1) flock, herd 1a) flock 1b) herds, flocks and herds |
| the sheep | הַצֹּ֖אן | ha-TZON | H6629G | flockצֹאן (tson) 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor) |
| they have suffered | נֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ | ne'-SHA-mu | H0816 | be guiltyאָשַׁם (a.sham) 1) to offend, be guilty, trespass 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do wrong, offend, trespass, commit an offense, do injury 1a2) to be or become guilty 1a3) to be held guilty 1a4) to be incriminated 1b) (Niphal) to suffer punishment 1c) (Hiphil) to declare guilty 2) (TWOT) to be desolate, acknowledge offense |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.