17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joel 1:17:1 ⧉עָבְשׁ֣וּavshuthey have shriveled Joel 1:17:2 ⧉פְרֻד֗וֹתperudotgrain kernels or seeds Joel 1:17:3 ⧉תַּ֚חַתtakhatunder Joel 1:17:4 ⧉מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmegerpetehemtheir clods or shovelfuls Joel 1:17:5 ⧉נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙nashammuthey are desolated Joel 1:17:6 ⧉אֹֽצָר֔וֹתotsarotstorehouses Joel 1:17:7 ⧉נֶהֶרְס֖וּnehersuthey were torn down Joel 1:17:8 ⧉מַמְּגֻר֑וֹתmammegurotgranaries Joel 1:17:9 ⧉כִּ֥יkibecause Joel 1:17:10 ⧉הֹבִ֖ישׁhovishit has dried up Joel 1:17:11 ⧉דָּגָֽן׃dagangrain |
17. Formal Translation The seeds have shriveled under the clods; the storehouses are laid waste; the granaries are torn down because the grain has withered. |
17. Dynamic Translation The seeds are ruined beneath the furrows; the storehouses lie empty, and the barns are in ruins because the grain has dried up. |