Joel 1:5-9 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

5. Sober up, you drunkards!Cry long and loud;your wine supply is gone.

6. A powerful nationwith countless troopshas invaded our land.They have the teeth and jawsof powerful lions.

7. Our grapevines and fig treesare stripped bare;only naked branches remain.

8. Grieve like a young womanmourning for the manshe was to marry.

9. Offerings of grain and wineare no longer broughtto the Lord's temple.His servants, the priests,are deep in sorrow.

Joel 1