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Howמַהthe livestockבְהֵמָהgroan!נֶּאֶנְחָהThe herdsעֶדְרֵיof cattleבָקָרwander confused,נָבֹכוּforכִּיthere is noאֵיןpastureמִרְעֶהfor them;לָהֶםevenגַּםthe flocksעֶדְרֵיof sheepהַצֹּאןsuffer punishment.נֶאְשָׁמוּ
Joel 1:18
Study it in the app“How the livestock groan! The herds of cattle wander confused, for there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 1:18, word by word
- the livestockבְהֵמָהvehema
livestock
A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.
Where else “vehema” appears- groanנֶּאֶנְחָהneencha
groan
Groan, sigh with pain.
Where else “neencha” appears- The herdsעֶדְרֵיedre
herd, flock
Herd, flock, drove.
Where else “edre” appears- of cattleבָקָרvakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vakar” appears- wander confusedנָבֹכוּnavochu
wander in confusion
Wander lost, not knowing which way to go.
Where else “navochu” appears- pastureמִרְעֶהmire
pasture
Pasture, place where livestock feed.
Where else “mire” appears- of sheepצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- suffer punishmentנֶאְשָׁמוּneshamu
be guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “neshamu” appears
The context
17The seeds have shriveled under their clods; the storehouses are desolate, the granaries torn down, for the grain has dried up.
18 · This verse (above)
19To you, YHWH, I cry, for fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has scorched all the trees of the field.