Joel 1:17

Joel 1:17 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

17The seeds are shriveled

beneath the clods.1:17 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

The storehouses are in ruins,

the granaries have been broken down,

for the grain has dried up.

17The 1:17 Or dried figsseeds have dried up under their shovels;

The storehouses have become desolate,

The grain silos are ruined,

Because the grain has dried up.

17The seeds shrivel under their clods;

The storehouses are desolate,

The barns are torn down,

For the grain is dried up.

17The seeds [of grain] shrivel under the clods,

The storehouses are desolate and empty,

The barns are in ruins

Because the grain is dried up.

17The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods;

the storehouses are in ruins;

the granaries are broken down,

for the grain has withered away.

17The seeds have dried up in the ground.

The grain is also gone.

The storerooms have been destroyed.

The barns are broken down.