Joel 1:17

1:17 The grains of seed ¹  have shriveled beneath their shovels. ² 

Storehouses have been decimated

and granaries have been torn down, for the grain has dried up.

Joel 1:12

1:12 The vine has dried up;

the fig tree languishes –

the pomegranate, date, and apple ³  as well.

In fact, ⁴  all the trees of the field have dried up.

Indeed, the joy of the people ⁵  has dried up!

[1:17]  ¹ tn Heb “seed.” The phrase “the grains of” does not appear in the Hebrew, but has been supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness.

[1:17]  ² tc This line is textually uncertain. The MT reads “the seed shrivels in their shovels/clods.” One Qumran manuscript (4QXXII^c) reads “the heifers decay in [their] s[talls].” LXX reads “the heifers leap in their stalls.”

[1:12]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn These words are not in the Hebrew text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[1:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “the sons of man.”