Joel 1:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.”
Joel 1:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joel 1:18 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Joel 1:18 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Joel 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“How the animals groan! The herds of livestock are perplexed, because they have no pasture. Yes, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.”
Joel 1:18 — World English Bible
Joel 1:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. ”
Joel 1:18 — American Standard Version
Joel 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“How have cattle sighed! Perplexed have been droves of oxen, For there is no pasture for them, Also droves of sheep have been desolated.”
Joel 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Joel 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How do the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are bewildered, for they have no pasture; the flocks of sheep also are in suffering. ”
Joel 1:18 — Darby Translation
Joel 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“How did the beasts mourne! the herdes of cattel pine away, because they haue no pasture, and the flockes of sheepe are destroyed.”
Joel 1:18 — Geneva Bible
Joel 1:18 in Context — Joel 1
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.
19 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.
20 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
What Does Joel 1:18 Mean?
Joel 1:18 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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