Habakkuk 3:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

Though the fig tree shall not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no food; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־תְאֵנָ֣ה לֹֽא־תִפְרָ֗ח וְאֵ֤ין יְבוּל֙ בַּגְּפָנִ֔ים כִּחֵשׁ֙ מַעֲשֵׂה־זַ֔יִת וּשְׁדֵמ֖וֹת לֹא־עָ֣שָׂה אֹ֑כֶל גָּזַ֤ר מִמִּכְלָה֙ צֹ֔אן וְאֵ֥ין בָּקָ֖ר בָּרְפָתִֽים׃

Transliteration

For tǝʾēnāh not ṯip̄rāḥ and no yǝḇûl in the gǝp̄ānîm, fails maʿăśēh-zayiṯ and šǝḏēmôṯ not ʿāśāh ʾōḵel, cut-off from mikǝlāh ṣōʾn and no bāqār in the rǝp̄āṯîm.

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - for/though/although
• *tǝʾēnāh*: noun feminine singular - fig tree
• *lōʾ-ṯip̄rāḥ*: negative particle with qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - does not blossom
• *wǝʾên*: conjunction with particle of non-existence - and there is no
• *yǝḇûl*: noun masculine singular - produce/yield/fruit
• *baggǝp̄ānîm*: preposition *bə* with definite article and noun masculine plural - in the vines
• *kiḥēš*: piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - fails/deceives
• *maʿăśēh-zayiṯ*: noun masculine singular construct with noun - produce of olive
• *ûšǝḏēmôṯ*: conjunction with noun feminine plural - and fields
• *lōʾ-ʿāśāh*: negative particle with qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - does not yield
• *ʾōḵel*: noun masculine singular - food
• *gāzar*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - is cut off
• *mimmikǝlāh*: preposition *min* with noun feminine singular - from fold
• *ṣōʾn*: noun feminine singular - flock/sheep
• *bāqār*: noun masculine singular - cattle/herd
• *bārǝp̄āṯîm*: preposition *bə* with definite article and noun feminine plural - in the stalls

Word Meanings

• *kiḥēš maʿăśēh-zayiṯ*: olive crop fails/olive harvest disappoints/labor of olive tree is in vain
• *gāzar mimmikǝlāh ṣōʾn*: sheep are cut off from the fold/flock is cut off from the pen

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Though 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,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For though the fig-tree{H8384} shall not flourish,{H6524} Neither shall fruit{H2981} be in the vines;{H1612} The labor{H4639} of the olive{H2132} shall fail,{H3584} And the fields{H7709} shall yield{H6213} no food;{H400} The flock{H6629} shall be cut off{H1504} from the fold,{H4356} And there shall be no herd{H1241} in the stalls:{H7517}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Although the fig tree{H8384} shall not blossom{H6524}{(H8799)}, neither shall fruit{H2981} be in the vines{H1612}; the labour{H4639} of the olive{H2132} shall fail{H3584}{(H8765)}, and the fields{H7709} shall yield{H6213}{(H8804)} no meat{H400}; the flock{H6629} shall be cut off{H1504}{(H8804)} from the fold{H4356}, and there shall be no herd{H1241} in the stalls{H7517}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For the fyge trees shal not be grene, & the vynes shal beare no frute. The laboure of ye olyue shalbe but lost, and the londe shall bringe no corne: the shepe shalbe taken out of ye folde, and there shalbe no catell in ye stalles.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the figtree shall not flourish, neither shall fruite be in the vines: the labour of the oliue shall faile, and the fieldes shall yeelde no meate: the sheepe shalbe cut off from the folde, and there shalbe no bullocke in the stalles.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the figgetree shall not floorish, neither shall fruite be in the vines: the labour of the oliue shall fayle, & the fieldes shall yelde no meate: the sheepe shalbe cut of from the folde, and there shalbe no bullocke in the stalles.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither [shall] fruit [be] in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and [there shall be] no herd in the stalls:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For though the fig tree doesn't flourish, Nor fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive fails, The fields yield no food; The flocks are cut off from the fold, And there is no herd in the stalls:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Though the fig-tree doth not flourish, And there is no produce among vines, Failed hath the work of the olive, And fields have not yielded food, Cut off from the fold hath been the flock, And there is no herd in the stalls.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For though the fig-tree has no flowers, and there is no fruit on the vine, and work on the olive comes to nothing, and the fields give no food; and the flock is cut off from its resting-place, and there is no herd in the cattle-house:

• World English Bible (2000)

  For though the fig tree doesn't flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,

Referenced Verses

• Jer 5:17 : 17 And they shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat: they shall eat up your flocks and your herds: they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees: they shall impoverish your fortified cities, wherein you trusted, with the sword.
• Jer 14:2-8 : 2 Judah mourns, and its gates languish; they are in mourning on the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up. 3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the water; they came to the wells and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 4 Because the ground is cracked, for there was no rain on the earth, the farmers were ashamed, they covered their heads. 5 Even the deer gave birth in the field, and abandoned it, because there was no grass. 6 And the wild donkeys stood on the high places, they sniffed the wind like jackals; their eyes failed because there was no grass. 7 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, act for Your name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against You. 8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of trouble, why should You be as a stranger in the land, and as a traveler who turns aside to stay for a night?
• Joel 1:10-13 : 10 The field is wasted, the land mourns; for the grain is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes. 11 Be ashamed, you farmers; howl, you vinedressers, for the wheat and the barley; because the harvest of the field has perished. 12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy has withered away from the sons of men. 13 Gird yourselves, and lament, you priests: howl, you ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God: for the grain offering and the drink offering are withheld from the house of your God.
• Joel 1:16-18 : 16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yes, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seed shrivels under their clods, the storehouses are desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered. 18 How the animals groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yes, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
• Amos 4:6-9 : 6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places: yet you have not returned to me, says the LORD. 7 And also I have withheld the rain from you, when there were still three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece where it did not rain withered. 8 So two or three cities wandered to one city to drink water, but they were not satisfied: yet you have not returned to me, says the LORD. 9 I have struck you with blight and mildew: when your gardens, your vineyards, your fig trees, and your olive trees increased, the locust devoured them: yet you have not returned to me, says the LORD. 10 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men I have slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stench of your camps to come up to your nostrils: yet you have not returned to me, says the LORD.
• Deut 28:15-18 : 15 But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes which I command you this day; that all these curses shall come upon you, and overtake you: 16 Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field. 17 Cursed shall be your basket and your store. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your land, the increase of your kine, and the flocks of your sheep.
• Deut 28:30-41 : 30 You shall marry a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof. 31 Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat thereof: your donkey shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to you: your sheep shall be given unto your enemies, and you shall have none to rescue them. 32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given unto another people, and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no strength in your hand. 33 The fruit of your land, and all your labors, shall a nation which you know not eat up; and you shall be only oppressed and crushed always: 34 So that you shall be mad for the sight of your eyes which you shall see. 35 The LORD shall strike you in the knees, and in the legs, with a severe boil that cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot unto the top of your head. 36 The LORD shall bring you, and your king whom you shall set over you, unto a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known; and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone. 37 And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations where the LORD shall lead you. 38 You shall carry much seed out into the field, and shall gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it. 39 You shall plant vineyards, and dress them, but shall neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. 40 You shall have olive trees throughout all your coasts, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olive shall cast its fruit. 41 You shall beget sons and daughters, but you shall not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
• Hag 2:16-17 : 16 Since those days were, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were but twenty. 17 I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me, says the LORD.