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Joel 1:11

Joel 1:11
Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen,.... Tillers of the land, who have took a great deal of pains in cultivating the earth, dunging, ploughing, and sowing it; confusion may cover you, because of your…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Be ye ashamed, O ye farmers - The prophet dwells on and expands the description of the troubles which he had foretold, setting before their eyes the picture of one universal dessolation. For the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joel 1:8-13

The judgment is here described as very lamentable, and such as all sorts of people should share in; it shall not only rob the drunkards of their pleasure (if that were the worst of it, it might be the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Be ashamed more exactly shew shame, i.e. manifest, by overt signs, your disappointment. To shew shame(or to be ashamed) is said in Hebrew idiomatically where we should say be disappointed:it…

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