Joel 1:10 · KJV

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

King James Version

Passage Context

⁸Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

⁹The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.

¹⁰The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

¹¹Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.

¹²The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

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Reflection Questions

How do you process feelings of mourning or loss?

What does it mean for you to see your efforts go unrewarded?

When have you felt the weight of collective grief?

Life Application

grief

Acknowledge your feelings of loss and seek support from others who understand your pain.

faith

Reflect on how God can bring new life even in barren times and trust in His provision.

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