Joel 1:18

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How the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander in confusion because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

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  • Jer 12:4 : 4 How long will the land mourn and the grass in the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it, the beasts and the birds are swept away. For they said, 'He will not see our end.'
  • Hos 4:3 : 3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish, along with the beasts of the field, the birds of the skies, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
  • Jer 14:5-6 : 5 Even the doe in the field abandons her newborn because there is no grass. 6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights, panting like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.
  • Joel 1:20 : 20 Even the wild animals pant for you; the streams of water have dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
  • Rom 8:22 : 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains until now.
  • 1 Kgs 18:5 : 5 Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go through the land to all the springs and brooks. Perhaps we can find grass to keep the horses and mules alive and avoid losing the animals."

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    19To you, Lord, I call, for fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flames have burned all the trees of the field.

    20Even the wild animals pant for you; the streams of water have dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

  • Joel 1:17
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    17The seeds shrivel beneath their clods, the storehouses are desolate, the granaries are broken down, for the grain has dried up.

  • Jer 25:34-37
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    34Weep and wail, you shepherds, cry out! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock, for your time to be slaughtered has come. You will fall like a precious vessel.

    35The shepherds will have no refuge, and the leaders of the flock will find no escape.

    36Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.

    37The peaceful pastures will be silent because of the LORD's fierce anger.

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    10I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants.

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    4How long will the land mourn and the grass in the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it, the beasts and the birds are swept away. For they said, 'He will not see our end.'

  • Hos 4:3
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    3Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish, along with the beasts of the field, the birds of the skies, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.

  • Jer 14:4-6
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    4Because the ground is cracked due to the lack of rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

    5Even the doe in the field abandons her newborn because there is no grass.

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  • Hab 3:17
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    17Though the fig tree does not blossom and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls,

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    10The fields are devastated, and the ground mourns, because the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the olive oil fails.

    11Be ashamed, you farmers; wail, you vinekeepers, for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.

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    21The shepherds are senseless and do not seek the Lord; therefore they do not prosper, and all their flock is scattered.

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    2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the majestic trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has come down!

    3Listen! The wailing of the shepherds, because their glory is ruined. Listen! The roar of the lions, for the pride of the Jordan is devastated.

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    5So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild animals; they were scattered.

    6My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.

    7Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:

    8'As surely as I live,' declares the Lord GOD, 'because My flock has become prey and My flock has become food for every wild animal since there was no shepherd and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock,

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    3Why are we regarded as animals and considered unclean in your eyes?

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    1Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture, declares the LORD.

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    18Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pastures? Must you also trample the rest of your pastures with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

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    6My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to wander on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill and forgotten their resting place.

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    26Their inhabitants were powerless; they were dismayed and confounded. They were like plants of the field, tender grass, vegetation sprouting on the roofs, scorched before it can grow.