Joel 1:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּם־בַּהֲמ֥וֹת שָׂדֶ֖ה תַּעֲר֣וֹג אֵלֶ֑יךָ כִּ֤י יָֽבְשׁוּ֙ אֲפִ֣יקֵי מָ֔יִם וְאֵ֕שׁ אָכְלָ֖ה נְא֥וֹת הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃

Transliteration

Gam-bahămôṯ śāḏeh taʿărôḡ ʾēlêḵā kî yāḇšû ʾăp̄îqê māyim wə-ʾēš ʾāḵlāh nəʾôṯ hammiḏbār

Grammar Details

*Gam*: adverb - also, even
*bahămôṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - beasts of
*śāḏeh*: noun, masculine singular - field
*taʿărôḡ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - pants, longs
*ʾēlêḵā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
*kî*: conjunction - for, because
*yāḇšû*: Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are dried up
*ʾăp̄îqê*: noun, masculine plural construct - channels of
*māyim*: noun, masculine plural - water
*wə*: conjunction - and
*ʾēš*: noun, feminine singular - fire
*ʾāḵlāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has devoured
*nəʾôṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - pastures of
*hammiḏbār*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the wilderness

Word Meanings

*bahămôṯ*: beasts of/animals of
*taʿărôḡ*: pants/longs/yearns
*yāḇšû*: they are dried up/they are parched
*ʾăp̄îqê*: channels of/streams of/water courses of
*māyim*: water/waters
*ʾēš*: fire/flame
*ʾāḵlāh*: has devoured/consumed/eaten
*nəʾôṯ*: pastures/dwelling places/habitations
*hammiḏbār*: the wilderness/the desert/the uncultivated land

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 104:21 : 21 The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
1 Kgs 17:7 : 7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
1 Kgs 18:5 : 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
Job 38:41 : 41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?
Ps 145:15 : 15 The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season.
Ps 147:9 : 9 He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.

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