Joel 1:20
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
נַחַל
nachal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
קָלָה
qâlâh
to toast, i.e. scorch partially or slowly
מִדְבָּר
midbâr
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
Key Terms in This Verse
נַחַל nachal
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
Study H5158 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →מִדְבָּר midbâr
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
Study H4057 →Cross References
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
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