Joel 1:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He completely destroyed my vineyard and stripped my fig tree down to nothing. He tore off all the bark and left it totally bare — now all the branches are just white, lifeless wood.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes devastation strips everything away, leaving you staring at what used to be your whole world.

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