SIL Translator’s Notes on Joel 1:11

1:11a Be dismayed, O farmers,

Be ashamed, you (plur.) farmers!
-or-
There will be no ⌊harvest⌋ for the farmers to boast about,

1:11b wail, O vinedressers,

Mourn, you (plur.) who grow the vines!
-or-
and no ⌊grapes⌋ to bring joy to those who tend the grapevines.

1:11c over the wheat and barley,

Weep (plur.) for the wheat and barley,
-or-
Mourn (plur.) over the harvest of wheat and barley,
-or-
So wail (plur.) over ⌊the failed⌋ crops!

1:11d because the harvest of the field has perished.

because the crops are completely ruined/gone.
-or-
for it has failed. There is no grain ⌊for you (plur.) to eat/sell⌋ .
-or-

The locusts⌋ have destroyed all the produce of the fields.

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