Joel 1:16-18

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁶ Our food is gone. Joy and happiness are gone from the Temple of our God. ¹⁷ We planted seeds, but the seeds became dry and dead lying in the soil. Our plants are dry and dead. Our barns are empty and falling down.

¹⁸ The animals are hungry and groaning. The herds of cattle wander around confused because they have no grass to eat. The sheep are dying.^[a]