Joel 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?”
Joel 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joel 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joel 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Isn’t the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?”
Joel 1:16 — World English Bible
Joel 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? ”
Joel 1:16 — American Standard Version
Joel 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Is not before our eyes food cut off? From the house of our God joy and rejoicing?”
Joel 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Joel 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Is not the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of ourGod? ”
Joel 1:16 — Darby Translation
Joel 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Is not the meate cut off before our eyes? and ioy, and gladnesse from the house of our God?”
Joel 1:16 — Geneva Bible
Joel 1:16 in Context — Joel 1
14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,
15 Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
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.
What Does Joel 1:16 Mean?
Joel 1:16 is a verse from the Book of Joel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joel chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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