Joel 1:12

“The vine has dried up, and the fig tree languishes; pomegranate, palm too, and apple tree, all the trees of the field have dried up; for joy has dried up from among human beings.”

Joel 1:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 1:12, word by word

The vineגֶּפֶןgefen

vine

Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

Where else “gefen” appears
has dried upהוֹבִישָׁהhovisha

dry up

To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.

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and the fig treeתְּאֵנָהteena

fig tree

The fig-bearing plant; sitting under one's own means living in peace.

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languishesאֻמְלָלָהumlala

languish

Languish, wither, lose strength.

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pomegranateרִמּוֹןrimon

pomegranate tree

The tree that bears pomegranates, one of the good land's fruits.

Where else “rimon” appears
palmתָּמָרtamar

palm tree

Palm tree.

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and apple treeתַפּוּחַtapuach

apple, apple tree

An apple; also the apple tree.

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the treesעֲצֵיatse

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

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of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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joyשָׂשׂוֹןsason

joy, gladness

Joy, lively gladness.

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human beingsבְּנֵיbene

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

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human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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The context

11Be ashamed, farmers; wail, vinedressers, over the wheat and over the barley, for the harvest of the field has perished.

12 · This verse (above)

13Put on sackcloth and lament, priests; wail, ministers of the altar; come, spend the night in sackcloth, ministers of my Elohim; for grain offering and libation are withheld from the house of your Elohim.

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