JOEL 1:18 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Τί ἀποθήσομεν ἑαυτοῖς; ἔκλαυσαν βουκόλια βοῶν, ὅτι οὐχ ὑπῆρχε νομὴ αὐτοῖς· καὶ τὰ ποίμνια τῶν προβάτων ἠφανίσθησαν.
(Ti apothaʸsomen heautois; eklausan boukolia boōn, hoti ouⱪ hupaʸrⱪe nomaʸ autois; kai ta poimnia tōn probatōn aʸfanisthaʸsan. )

BrTr What shall we store up for ourselves? the herds of cattle have mourned, because they had no pasture; and the flocks of sheep have been utterly destroyed.

ULT How the beast groans!
⇔ The herds of cattle are perplexed,
⇔ for no pasture is to them.
⇔ Also the flocks of sheep are punished.

UST Our cattle groan, searching for a pasture with some grass to eat but not finding any.
⇔ The sheep also bleat because they are suffering.

BSB How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
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OEB How the herds of cattle bellow in distress,
⇔ for they have no pasture!
⇔ The flocks of sheep are forlorn.

WEBBE How the animals groan!
⇔ The herds of livestock are perplexed, because they have no pasture.
⇔ Yes, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Listen to the cattle groan!
⇔ The herds of livestock wander around in confusion
⇔ because they have no pasture.
⇔ Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

LSV How livestock have sighed! Perplexed have been droves of oxen,
For there is no pasture for them,
Also droves of sheep have been desolated.

FBV The farm animals moan with hunger. The herds of cattle wander everywhere because they can't find grass to eat; the flocks of sheep are suffering.

T4T Our cattle groan, searching for a pasture with some grass to eat,
⇔ and the sheep bleat because they are suffering.

LEB No LEB JOEL book available

BBE What sounds of pain come from the beasts! the herds of cattle are at a loss because there is no grass for them; even the flocks of sheep are no longer to be seen.

Moff No Moff JOEL book available

JPS How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

ASV How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

DRA Why did the beast groan, why did the herds of cattle low? because there is no pasture for them: yea, and the flocks of sheep are perished.

YLT How have cattle sighed! Perplexed have been droves of oxen, For there is no pasture for them, Also droves of sheep have been desolated.

Drby How do the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are bewildered, for they have no pasture; the flocks of sheep also are in suffering.

RV 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 do the beasts/animals groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. )

SLT How the beasts groaned! the herds of oxen wept, for no pasture to them; also the flocks of sheep were laid waste.

Wbstr How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yes, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

KJB-1769 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 do the beasts/animals groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. )

KJB-1611 How doe the beastes grone? the heards of cattell are perplexed, because they haue no pasture, yea the flockes of sheepe are made desolate.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps JOEL book available

Gnva How did the beasts mourne! the herdes of cattel pine away, because they haue no pasture, and the flockes of sheepe are destroyed.
(How did the beasts/animals mourn! the herds of cattle pine away, because they have no pasture, and the flocks of sheep are destroyed. )

Cvdl No Cvdl JOEL book available

Wycl No Wycl JOEL book available

Luth No Luth JOEL book available

ClVg Quid ingemuit animal, mugierunt greges armenti? quia non est pascua eis; sed et greges pecorum disperierunt.
(What ingemuit animal, mugierunt flocks armenti? because not/no it_is pascua to_them; but and flocks of_cattle disperierunt. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JOEL book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

מַה־נֶּאֶנְחָ֣ה בְהֵמָ֗ה

what? groan beasts

Joel is using this phrase as an exclamation to express a strong feeling. There may be an equivalent phrase in your language that you could use in your translation to convey this strong feeling. If not, you could say what Joel was feeling. Alternate translation: [Listen to the animals’ pitiful cries] or [How sad to hear the beasts groan]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מַה־נֶּאֶנְחָ֣ה בְהֵמָ֗ה

what? groan beasts

Joel is not referring to a specific beast. He means beasts in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [How the beasts groan]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נָבֹ֨כוּ֙ עֶדְרֵ֣י בָקָ֔ר

wander_about herds_of cattle

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 perplexed the herds of cattle]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֶדְרֵ֥י הַ⁠צֹּ֖אן נֶאְשָֽׁמוּ

flocks_of the,sheep suffer

Joel is speaking of the sheep dying from hunger as if they were literally being punished. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the flocks of sheep die from hunger, perishing as if they were being punished]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

עֶדְרֵ֥י הַ⁠צֹּ֖אן נֶאְשָֽׁמוּ

flocks_of the,sheep suffer

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 punished the flocks of sheep]

Parallel JOEL 1:18