Joel 1:12

Joel 1:12 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

12The vine is dried up

and the fig tree is withered;

the pomegranate, the palm and the apple1:12 Or possibly apricot tree—

all the trees of the field—are dried up.

Surely the people’s joy

is withered away.

12The vine has dried up

And the fig tree has withered;

The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree,

All the trees of the field have dried up.

Indeed, joy has dried up

From the sons of mankind.

12The vine dries up

And the fig tree fails;

The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree,

All the trees of the field dry up.

Indeed, rejoicing dries up

From the sons of men.

12The vine dries up

And the fig tree fails;

The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree,

All the trees of the field dry up,

Indeed, joy dries up and withdraws

From the sons of men.

12The grapevine is dried up,

and the fig tree is withered;

the pomegranate, palm, and apple—

all the trees of the orchard— are withered.

Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.

12The vines and fig trees are dried up.

The pomegranate, palm and apple trees

don’t have any fruit on them.

In fact, all the trees in the fields are dried up.

And my people’s joy has faded away.