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To you,אֵלֶיךָYHWH,יְהוָהI cry,אֶקְרָאforכִּיfireאֵשׁhas devouredאָכְלָהthe pasturesנְאוֹתof the wilderness,מִדְבָּרand flameוְלֶהָבָהhas scorchedלִהֲטָהallכָּלthe treesעֲצֵיof the field.הַשָּׂדֶה
Joel 1:19
Study it in the app“To you, YHWH, I cry, for fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has scorched all the trees of the field.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 1:19, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- I cryאֶקְרָאekra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “ekra” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- has devouredאָכְלָהachla
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achla” appears- the pasturesנְאוֹתneot
pasture
A meadow where the flock grazes and rests.
Where else “neot” appears- of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- and flameלֶהָבָהlehava
flame
Fire that rises and shines as it burns.
Where else “lehava” appears- has scorchedלִהֲטָהlihata
set ablaze
Set ablaze, set on fire.
Where else “lihata” appears- the treesעֲצֵיatse
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “atse” appears- of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears
The context
18How the livestock groan! The herds of cattle wander confused, for there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.
19 · This verse (above)
20Even the livestock of the field long for you, for the channels of water have dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.