OET interlinear YOEL (JOEL) 1:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

שֻׁדַּ֣ד שָׂדֶ֔ה אָבְלָ֖ה אֲדָמָ֑ה כִּ֚י שֻׁדַּ֣ד דָּגָ֔ן

(Some words not found in UHB: destroyed fields mourns soil/ground that/for/because/then/when destroyed grain dries_up new_wine fails oil )

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [The locusts have destroyed the field, the ground mourns, for the locusts have destroyed the grain]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

שֻׁדַּ֣ד שָׂדֶ֔ה & שֻׁדַּ֣ד

(Some words not found in UHB: destroyed fields mourns soil/ground that/for/because/then/when destroyed grain dries_up new_wine fails oil )

Joel is not referring to a specific field. He means fields in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [The fields have been destroyed]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

אָבְלָ֖ה אֲדָמָ֑ה

mourns soil/ground

Joel is speaking of the ground as if it were a living thing that could mourn because it was bare of crops. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the ground is bare]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הוֹבִ֥ישׁ תִּיר֖וֹשׁ

dries_up (Some words not found in UHB: destroyed fields mourns soil/ground that/for/because/then/when destroyed grain dries_up new_wine fails oil )

Joel is speaking as if the new wine the Israelites would have gotten from this harvest had literally dried up. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the new wine disappears as if it had evaporated] or [the new wine runs out]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אֻמְלַ֥ל יִצְהָֽר

fails oil

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the oil has become weak]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֻמְלַ֥ל יִצְהָֽר

fails oil

Here Joel is speaking of the supply of oil as if it had been strong and now was weak. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the supply of oil is low] or [the oil runs out]