1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
2 Hear this, you elders,And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land!Has anything like this happened in your days,Or even in the days of your fathers?
3 Tell your children about it,Let your children tell their children,And their children another generation.
4 What the chewing locust left, the swarming locust has eaten;What the swarming locust left, the crawling locust has eaten;And what the crawling locust left, the consuming locust has eaten.
5 Awake, you drunkards, and weep;And wail, all you drinkers of wine,Because of the new wine,For it has been cut off from your mouth.