10 The fields are devastated,the ground mourns;for the grain is destroyed,the new wine dries up,the olive oil fails.
11 Be shocked, you farmers;howl, you vinedressers,over the wheat and the barley,for the crops of the field are destroyed.
12 The grapevine is dried up;the fig tree withers.Pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the field are dried up.Joy fades away from the people.
13 Dress for a funeral and grieve, you priests;lament, ministers of the altar.Come, spend the night in funeral clothing, servants of my God,because the grain offering and the drink offeringhave gone from the temple of your God.
14 Demand a fast,request a special assembly.Gather the eldersand all the land’s peopleto the temple of the Lord your God,and cry out to the Lord.
15 What a terrible day!The day of the Lord is near;it comes like chaos from the Almighty.
16 Isn’t the food cut offright before our eyes?Aren’t joy and gladness also gone from our God’s house?