Joel 1:8-13

8Cry like a girl that no man ever loved. She is crying because her promised husband is dead.

9There will be no more gifts of food or drink. They will not reach the house of the Lord. The priests, the servants of the Lord, are very, very sad.

10Nobody can use the fields. They are all dry. The new wine has all gone. The oil has all gone.

11You farmers, you cry. You who grow vines, cry. Be sad for the seeds that are food. Be sad because the fields are dry. And the plants have died.

12The vine has become dry, and the fig tree is dead. The apple trees and other fruit trees, all the trees have no more fruit. Men have no more joy. It has all gone.

13You priests, wear clothes that are not comfortable. That will show that you are sad. You cry, you who serve the Lord in his temple. Come, you who serve in front of my God. Sleep in the clothes that are not comfortable. Cry for the gifts of food and drink. Cry because they do not come to the house of your God any longer.