Joel 1:19

Joel 1:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
• New International Version (NIV)To you, Lord, I call, for fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness and flames have burned up all the trees of the field.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To you, O Lord, I call. For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has burned all the trees of the field.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, to You I cry out; For fire has devoured the open pastures, And a flame has burned all the trees of the field.

Context of Joel 1:19

17The seeds shrivel under their clods; The storehouses are desolate, The barns are torn down, For the grain is dried up. 18How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle wander aimlessly Because there is no pasture for them; Even the flocks of sheep suffer. To You, O Lord, I cry; For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field. 20Even the beasts of the field pant for You; For the water brooks are dried up And fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

Joel 1:19 word by word

אֵלֶ֥יךָ יְהוָ֖ה אֶקְרָ֑א כִּ֣י אֵ֗שׁ אָֽכְלָה֙ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֔ר וְלֶ֣הָבָ֔ה לִהֲטָ֖ה כָּל־עֲצֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• To You, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• has devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the pasturesנָוָהnâ'âh · habitationH4999
• of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• And the flameלֶהָבָהlehâbâh lahebeth · flameH3852
• has burnedלָהַטlâhaţ · to kindleH3857
• up allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for Joel 1:19

• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
• Psalms 91:15He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
• Micah 7:7But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
• Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls,
• Luke 18:1Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,
• Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
• Joel 2:3A fire consumes before them And behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them But a desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them.
• Jeremiah 9:10“For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the wilderness a dirge, Because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, And the lowing of the cattle is not heard; Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone.
• Amos 7:4Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, the Lord God was calling to contend with them by fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the farm land.

Commentaries on Joel 1:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19O Lord, to thee will I cry - Let this calamity come as it may, we have sinned, and should humble ourselves before God; and it is such a calamity as God alone can remove, therefore unto him must we cry. The fire hath devoured the pastures - This may either refer to a drought, or to the effects of the locusts; as the ground, after they have passed over it, everywhere appears as if a sheet of flame had not only scorched, but consumed every thing.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19O Lord, to Thee will I cry - This is the only hope left, and contains all hopes. From the Lord was the infliction; in Him is the healing. The prophet appeals to God by His own Name, the faithful Fulfiller of His promises, Him who Is, and who had promised to hear all who call upon Him. Let others call to their idols, if they would, or remain stupid and forgetful, the prophet would cry unto God, and that earnestly. For the fire hath devoured the pastures…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-20Verses 14-20 The sorrow of the people is turned into repentance and humiliation before God. With all the marks of sorrow and shame, sin must be confessed and bewailed. A day is to be appointed for this purpose; a day in which people must be kept from their common employments, that they may more closely attend God's services; and there is to be abstaining from meat and drink. Every one had added to the national guilt, all shared in the national calamity…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19To You, O LORD, I call: Joel responded to the plague with a sincere prayer. The people could only turn to the sovereign Lord of heaven and earth and ask for his goodness. He alone could change their desperate situation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. to thee will I cry--Joel here interposes, As this people is insensible to shame or fear and will not hear, I will leave them and address myself directly to Thee (compare Is 15:5; Jr 23:9). fire--that is, the parching heat. pastures--"grassy places"; from a Hebrew root "to be pleasant." Such places would be selected for "habitations" (Margin). But the English Version rendering is better than Margin.Read the comment

Topics related to Joel 1:19

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Animals
• Famine
• Nation

In the dictionaries

• Wilderness
• Joel (2)

Commentaries on Joel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings