He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHe hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig-tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
It has laid waste My grapevine and splintered My fig tree. It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away; the branches have turned white.
It hath made my vine become a desolation, And my fig-tree become a chip, It hath made it thoroughly bare, and hath cast down, Made white have been its branches.
He hath made my vine a desolation, and barked my fig-tree; he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away: its branches are made white.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoel — A locust plague, a call to return, and a promise of the Spirit poured out on all flesh — the text Peter will cite on the day of Pentecost.
- Author
- Joel son of Pethuel (1:1)
- Date
- Disputed — proposals range from 9th c. BC (early pre-exilic) to post-exilic 5th c. BC; the book itself is undated