Joel 1:12

12 A vinha está seca,e a figueira murchou;a romãzeira, a palmeira, a macieirae todas as árvores do campo secaram.Secou-se, mais ainda,a alegria dos homens”.

Joel 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.

Joel 1:12 In-Context

10 Os campos estão arruinados,a terra está seca;o trigo está destruído,o vinho novo acabou,o azeite está em falta.

11 “Desesperem-se, agricultores,chorem, produtores de vinho;fiquem aflitos pelo trigo e pela cevada,porque a colheita foi destruída.

12 A vinha está seca,e a figueira murchou;a romãzeira, a palmeira, a macieirae todas as árvores do campo secaram.Secou-se, mais ainda,a alegria dos homens”.

13 Ponham vestes de luto, ó sacerdotes, e pranteiem;chorem alto, vocês que ministram perante o altar.Venham, passem a noite vestidos de luto,vocês que ministram perante o meu Deus;pois as ofertas de cereal e as ofertas derramadasforam suprimidas do templo do seu Deus.

14 Decretem um jejum santo;convoquem uma assembleia sagrada.Reúnam as autoridadese todos os habitantes do paísno templo do SENHOR, o seu Deus,e clamem ao SENHOR.