10The field is adestroyed;bThe landmourns,For the grain is destroyed,The newwinedriesup,Freshoil1fails.111,aBeashamed, O farmers,Wail, O vinedressers,For the wheat and the barley,Because the bharvest of the fieldperishes.12The avinedriesup,And the figtree1fails;The bpomegranate, the cpalmalso, and the 2,dappletree,All the trees of the fielddryup.Indeed, erejoicingdriesupFrom the sons of men.
The Day of Yahweh Is Near
13aGirdyourselveswith sackclothAnd lament, O priests;bWail, O ministers of the altar!Come, cspendthenight in sackcloth,O ministers of my God;For the grain offering and the drinkofferingAre withheld from the house of your God.14aSetapart a fastasholy,Call for a bsolemnassembly;Gather the eldersAndall the inhabitants of the landTo the house of Yahweh your God,And ccryout to Yahweh.15aAlas for the day!For the bday of Yahweh is near,And it will come as cdestruction from the 1Almighty.16Has not afood been cutoffbefore our eyes,Gladness and bjoy from the house of our God?17The 1,aseedsshrivelunder their 2clods;The storehousesaredesolate;The barns are pulleddown,For the grain is driedup.