Updated King James Bible 1850 Edition (KJV)

Joel 1

1 Joel, declaring sundry judgments of God, exhorteth to observe them, 8 and to mourn. 14 He prescribeth a fast for complaint.

 1:1 ¶ The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 that x834 came x1961 to x413 Joel 3100 the son 1121 of Pethuel. 6602

 1:2 Hear 8085 z8798 this, x2063 ye old men, 2205 and give ear, 238 z8685 all x3605 ye inhabitants 3427 z8802 of the land. 776 Hath this x2063 been x1961 in your days, 3117 or even 518 in the days 3117 of your fathers? 1

 1:3 Tell 5608 z8761 ye your children 1121 of x5921 it, and [let] your children 1121 [tell] their children, 1121 and their children 1121 another 312 generation. 1755

 1:4 That which the palmerworm 1501 hath left 3499 hath the locust 697 eaten; 398 z8804 and that which the locust 697 hath left 3499 hath the cankerworm 3218 eaten; 398 z8804 and that which the cankerworm 3218 hath left 3499 hath the caterpillar 2625 eaten. 398 z8804

 1:5 Awake, 6974 z8685 ye drunkards, 7910 and weep; 1058 z8798 and howl, 3213 z8685 all x3605 ye drinkers 8354 z8802 of wine, 3196 because of x5921 the new wine; 6071 for x3588 it is cut off 3772 z8738 from your mouth. 6310 x4480

 1:6 For x3588 a nation 1471 is come up 5927 z8804 upon x5921 my land, 776 strong, 6099 and without x369 number, 4557 whose teeth 8127 [are] the teeth 8127 of a lion, 738 and he hath the cheek teeth 4973 of a great lion. 3833

 1:7 He hath laid 7760 z8804 my vine 1612 waste, 8047 and barked 7111 my fig tree: 8384 he hath made it clean y2834 z8800 bare, 2834 z8804 and cast [it] away; 7993 z8689 the branches 8299 thereof are made white. 3835 z8689

 1:8 ¶ Lament 421 z8798 like a virgin 1330 girded 2296 z8803 with sackcloth 8242 for x5921 the husband 1167 of her youth. 5271

 1:9 The meat offering 4503 and the drink offering 5262 is cut off 3772 z8717 from the house 1004 x4480 of the LORD; 3068 the priests, 3548 the LORD's 3068 ministers, 8334 z8764 mourn. 56 z8804

 1:10 The field 7704 is wasted, 7703 z8795 the land 127 mourneth; 56 z8804 for x3588 the corn 1715 is wasted: 7703 z8795 the new wine 8492 is dried up, 3001 z8689 the oil 3323 languisheth. 535 z8797

 1:11 Be ye ashamed, y3001 z8685 x954 O ye husbandmen; 406 howl, 3213 z8685 O ye vinedressers, 3755 for x5921 the wheat 2406 and for x5921 the barley; 8184 because x3588 the harvest 7105 of the field 7704 is perished. 6 z8804

 1:12 The vine 1612 is dried up, 3001 z8689 and the fig tree 8384 languisheth; 535 z8797 the pomegranate y7416 tree, x7416 the palm tree 8558 also, x1571 and the apple tree, 8598 [even] all x3605 the trees 6086 of the field, 7704 are withered: 3001 z8804 because x3588 joy 8342 is withered away 3001 z8689 from x4480 the sons 1121 of men. 120

 1:13 Gird 2296 z8798 yourselves, and lament, 5594 z8798 ye priests: 3548 howl, 3213 z8685 ye ministers 8334 z8764 of the altar: 4196 come, 935 z8798 lie all night 3885 z8798 in sackcloth, 8242 ye ministers 8334 z8764 of my God: 430 for x3588 the meat offering 4503 and the drink offering 5262 is withheld 4513 z8738 from the house 1004 x4480 of your God. 430

 1:14 ¶ Sanctify 6942 z8761 ye a fast, 6685 call 7121 z8798 a solemn assembly, 6116 gather 622 z8798 the elders 2205 [and] all x3605 the inhabitants 3427 z8802 of the land 776 [into] the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 your God, 430 and cry 2199 z8798 unto x413 the LORD, 3068

 1:15 Alas 162 for the day! 3117 for x3588 the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 [is] at hand, 7138 and as a destruction 7701 from the Almighty 7706 x4480 shall it come. 935 z8799

 1:16 Is not x3808 the meat 400 cut off 3772 z8738 before x5048 our eyes, 5869 [yea], joy 8057 and gladness 1524 from the house 1004 x4480 of our God? 430

 1:17 The seed 6507 is rotten 5685 z8804 under x8478 their clods, 4053 the garners 214 are laid desolate, 8074 z8738 the barns 4460 are broken down; 2040 z8738 for x3588 the corn 1715 is withered. 3001 z8689

 1:18 How x4100 do the beasts 929 groan! 584 z8737 the herds 5739 of cattle 1241 are perplexed, 943 z8738 because x3588 they have no x369 pasture; 4829 yea, x1571 the flocks 5739 of sheep 6629 are made desolate. 816 z8738

 1:19 O LORD, 3068 to x413 thee will I cry: 7121 z8799 for x3588 the fire 784 hath devoured 398 z8804 the pastures 4999 of the wilderness, 4057 and the flame 3852 hath burned 3857 z8765 all x3605 the trees 6086 of the field. 7704

 1:20 The beasts 929 of the field 7704 cry 6165 z8799 also x1571 unto x413 thee: for x3588 the rivers 650 of waters 4325 are dried up, 3001 z8804 and the fire 784 hath devoured 398 z8804 the pastures 4999 of the wilderness. 4057