How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 1 of Joel. The chapter ends by bringing together human hunger, crop failure, animal suffering, and a cry directed toward God. The calamity is not presented as an isolated problem affecting one social group, but as a disruption affecting the entire community and the creation that depends on divine provision.
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O wie seufzt das Vieh! Die Rinder sehen kläglich, denn sie haben keine Weide, und die Schafe verschmachten.
¡Cuánto gimieron las bestias! ¡cuán turbados anduvieron los hatos de los bueyes, porque no tuvieron pastos! también fueron asolados los rebaños de las ovejas.
¡Cómo gime el ganado! Las manadas de vacas vagan desorientadas porque no tienen pastos; también los rebaños de ovejas sufren.
Comme les bêtes gémissent! Les troupeaux de boeufs sont consternés, Parce qu'ils sont sans pâturage; Et même les troupeaux de brebis sont en souffrance.
Quanto hanno sospirato le bestie! e quanto sono state perplesse le mandre de’ buoi, perciocchè non vi è alcun pasco per loro! anche le gregge delle pecore sono state desolate.
Como geme o animal! As manadas de gados estão confusas, porque não têm pasto; também os rebanhos de ovelhas estão perecendo.
牲畜哀鳴, 牛群混亂,因無草場, 羊群也受苦。
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