Joel 1:18

NETBible

Listen to the cattle groan! 1  The herds of livestock wander around in confusion 2  because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

NIV ©

How the cattle moan! The herds mill about because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

NASB ©

How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle wander aimlessly Because there is no pasture for them; Even the flocks of sheep suffer.

NLT ©

How the animals moan with hunger! The cattle wander about confused because there is no pasture for them. The sheep bleat in misery.

MSG ©

The farm animals groan--oh, how they groan! The cattle mill around. There's nothing for them to eat. Not even the sheep find anything.

BBE ©

What sounds of pain come from the beasts! the herds of cattle are at a loss because there is no grass for them; even the flocks of sheep are no longer to be seen.

NRSV ©

How the animals groan! The herds of cattle wander about because there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep are dazed.

NKJV ©

How the animals groan! The herds of cattle are restless, Because they have no pasture; Even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.

KJV
How do the beasts
<0929>
groan
<0584> (8737)_!
the herds
<05739>
of cattle
<01241>
are perplexed
<0943> (8738)_,
because they have no pasture
<04829>_;
yea, the flocks
<05739>
of sheep
<06629>
are made desolate
<0816> (8738)_.
NASB ©
How
<4100>
the beasts
<929>
groan
<584>
! The herds
<5739>
of cattle
<1241>
wander
<943>
aimlessly
<943>
Because
<3588>
there
<369>
is no
<369>
pasture
<4829>
for them; Even
<1571>
the flocks
<5739>
of sheep
<6629>
suffer
<816>
.
LXXM
ti
<5100> 
I-ASN
apoyhsomen
<659> 
V-FAI-1P
eautoiv
<1438> 
D-DPM
eklausan
<2799> 
V-AAI-3P
boukolia {N-NPN} bown
<1016> 
N-GPM
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
ouc
<3364> 
ADV
uphrcen
<5225> 
V-IAI-3S
nomh
<3542> 
N-NSF
autoiv
<846> 
D-DPM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ta
<3588> 
T-NPN
poimnia
<4168> 
N-NPN
twn
<3588> 
T-GPN
probatwn
<4263> 
N-GPN
hfanisyhsan {V-API-3P}
NET [draft] ITL
Listen to the cattle
<0929>
groan
<0584>
! The herds
<05739>
of livestock
<01241>
wander around in confusion
<0943>
because
<03588>
they have no
<0369>
pasture
<04829>
. Even
<01571>
the flocks
<05739>
of sheep
<06629>
are suffering
<0816>
.
HEBREW
wmsan
<0816>
Nauh
<06629>
yrde
<05739>
Mg
<01571>
Mhl
<01992>
herm
<04829>
Nya
<0369>
yk
<03588>
rqb
<01241>
yrde
<05739>
wkbn
<0943>
hmhb
<0929>
hxnan
<0584>
hm (1:18)
<04100>
NETBible

Listen to the cattle groan! 1  The herds of livestock wander around in confusion 2  because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “how the cattle groan!”

2 tn Heb “the herds of cattle are confused.” The verb בּוּךְ (bukh, “be confused”) sometimes refers to wandering aimlessly in confusion (cf. Exod 14:3).