Joel 1:10 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The fields are completely ruined, and the land itself is grieving. The grain crops are destroyed, the grapevines have dried up, and even the olive trees are dying.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When the land suffers, everything suffers — it's like nature itself is mourning.

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