1 The word of the Lord which came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.
2 Listen to this, you elders!Pay attention, all who dwell in the land!Has anything like this ever happened in your lifetime,or in the lifetime of your ancestors?
3 Report it to your children.Have your children report it to their children,and their children to the next generation.
4 What the cutter left,the swarming locust has devoured;What the swarming locust left,the hopper has devoured;What the hopper left,the consuming locust has devoured.
5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep;wail, all you wine drinkers,Over the new wine,taken away from your mouths.
6 For a nation invaded my land,powerful and past counting,With teeth like a lion’s,fangs like those of a lioness.