Yuēĕrshū 1:12

12 Pútàoshù kū gān , wúhuāguǒ shù shuāi cán . shíliu shù , zōng shù , píngguǒ shù , lián tiānyĕ yīqiè de shùmù , yĕ dōu kū gān . zhòngrén de xǐlè jǐn dōu xiāomiè .

Yuēĕrshū 1:12 Meaning and Commentary

Joel 1:12

The vine is dried up
Withered away, stripped of its leaves and fruits, and its sap and moisture gone: or, "is ashamed" ^F20; to see itself in this condition, and not answer the expectation of its proprietor and dresser: and the fig tree languisheth;
sickens and dies, through the bite of the locusts: the pomegranate tree:
whose fruit is delicious, and of which wine was made: the palm tree also; which bears dates: and the apple tree;
that looks so beautiful, when either in bloom, or laden with fruit, and whose fruit is very grateful to the palate; so that both what were for common use and necessary food, and what were for delight and pleasure, were destroyed by these noisome creatures: [even] all the trees of the field are withered;
for locusts not only devour the leaves and fruits of trees, but hurt the trees themselves; burn them up by touching them, and cause them to wither away and die, both by the saliva and dung, which they leave upon them, as Bochart, from various authors, has proved: because joy is withered away from the sons of men;
this is not given as a reason of the above trees dried up and withered, but of the lamentation of the vinedressers and husbandmen: or else the particle (yk) is merely expletive, or may be rendered, "therefore", or "truly", or "surely" ^F21, "joy is withered", or "ashamed"; it blushes to appear, as it used to do at the time of harvest; but now there was no harvest, and so no joy expressed, as usually was at such times; see ( Isaiah 9:3 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (hvybwh) "confusa est", V. L. "pudefacta est", Cocceius; "pudet", Drusius.
F21 (yk) "ideo", Grotius; "imo", Piscator; "sane", Mercer.

Yuēĕrshū 1:12 In-Context

10 Tián huāngliáng , dì bēiāi , yīnwei wǔgǔ huǐhuaì , xīn jiǔ gān jié , yóu yĕ quē fá .

11 Nóngfū a , nǐmen yào cánkuì , xiūlǐ pútaóyuán de a , nǐmen yào āi hào , yīnwei dàmaì xiǎomaì , yǔ tiánjiān de zhuāngjia , dōu mièjué le .

12 Pútàoshù kū gān , wúhuāguǒ shù shuāi cán . shíliu shù , zōng shù , píngguǒ shù , lián tiānyĕ yīqiè de shùmù , yĕ dōu kū gān . zhòngrén de xǐlè jǐn dōu xiāomiè .

13 Jìsī a , nǐmen dāng yào shù má bù tòngkū . cìhou jìtán de a , nǐmen yào āi hào . shìfèng wǒ shén de a , nǐmen yào lái pī shang má bù guō yè . yīnwei sù jì , hé diàn jì , cóng nǐmen shén de diàn zhōng duàn jué le .

14 Nǐmen yào fēn déng jìnshí de rìzi , xuāngào yán sù huì , zhāo jù zhǎnglǎo , hé guó zhōng de yīqiè jūmín , dào Yēhéhuá nǐmen shén de diàn , xiàng Yēhéhuá āi qiú .