King James Version
Joel 1:17 in the King James Version says “The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered...” — study this verse from Joel chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. seed: Heb. grains”
Joel 1:17 · KJV
Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. seed: Heb. grains
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. pastures: or, habitations
KJV Study — Public Domain
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
“are laid desolate”
H8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e., devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“is withered”
H3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
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