1 This is what the Lord said to Joel, son of Pethuel.
2 Listen to this, you leaders!Open your ears, all inhabitants of this land!Nothing like this has ever happened in your lifetimeor in your ancestors’ lifetime.
3 Tell your children about it.Have your children tell their children.Have your grandchildren tell their children.
4 What young locusts leave, mature locusts will eat.What mature locusts leave, adult locusts will eat.What adult locusts leave, grasshoppers will eat.
5 Wake up and cry, you drunks!Cry loudly, you wine drinkers!New wine has been taken away from you.
6 A strong nation attacked my land.It has too many soldiers to count.They have teeth like lions.They have fangs like grown lions.