10
The
field is
wasted , the
land mourneth ; for the
corn is
wasted : the new
wine is dried
up , the
oil languisheth .
11
Be ye
ashamed , O ye
husbandmen; howl , O ye
vinedressers, for the
wheat and for the
barley; because the
harvest of the
field is
perished .
12
The
vine is dried
up , and the fig
tree languisheth ; the
pomegranate tree, the palm
tree also, and the apple
tree, even all the
trees of the
field, are
withered : because
joy is withered
away from the
sons of
men.
13
Gird yourselves, and
lament , ye
priests: howl , ye
ministers of the
altar: come , lie all
night in
sackcloth, ye
ministers of my
God: for the meat
offering and the drink
offering is
withholden from the
house of your
God.
14
Sanctify ye a
fast, call a solemn
assembly, gather the
elders and all the
inhabitants of the
land into the
house of the
LORD your
God, and
cry unto the
LORD,
15
Alas for the
day! for the
day of the
LORD is at
hand, and as a
destruction from the
Almighty shall it
come .
16
Is not the
meat cut
off before our
eyes, yea,
joy and
gladness from the
house of our
God?
17
The
seed is
rotten under their
clods, the
garners are laid
desolate , the
barns are broken
down ; for the
corn is
withered .
18
How do the
beasts groan ! the
herds of
cattle are
perplexed , because they have no
pasture; yea, the
flocks of
sheep are made
desolate .
19
O
LORD, to thee will I
cry : for the
fire hath
devoured the
pastures of the
wilderness, and the
flame hath
burned all the
trees of the
field.
20
The
beasts of the
field cry also unto thee: for the
rivers of
waters are dried
up , and the
fire hath
devoured the
pastures of the
wilderness.