17 The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away. 18 How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering. 19 To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.
Joel 1:17–19
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