Joel 1:19
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“O Lord, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.”
עֵץ
Tree. Ets. A tree planted by rivers of water. The righteous person is like a tree with deep roots in God's word, bearing fruit in season and never withering.
קָרָא
I call
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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מִדְבָּר
the wilderness
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מִדְבָּר
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
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יְהֹוָה
O Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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לָהַט
it has set ablaze
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לָהַט
properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze
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נָאָה
the pastures of
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נָאָה
a home; figuratively, a pasture
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