Joel 1:11-12

1:11 Be distressed, ¹  farmers;

wail, vinedressers, over the wheat and the barley.

For the harvest of the field has perished.

1:12 The vine has dried up;

the fig tree languishes –

the pomegranate, date, and apple ²  as well.

In fact, ³  all the trees of the field have dried up.

Indeed, the joy of the people ⁴  has dried up!

[1:11]  ¹ tn Heb “embarrassed”; or “be ashamed.”

[1:12]  ² tn This Hebrew word וְתַפּוּחַ (vÿtappuakh) probably refers to the apple tree (so most English versions), but other suggestions that scholars have offered include the apricot, citron, or quince.

[1:12]  ³ tn These words are not in the Hebrew text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[1:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “the sons of man.”