Joel 1:8
Wail thou, as a virgin girded with a sackcloth on the husband of her time of marriage.This verse in the real world
In what words
- אָלָהʼâlâhto bewail
- חָגַרchâgarto gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
- שַׂקsaqproperly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking
- בְּתוּלָהbᵉthûwlâha virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a ci
- בַּעַלbaʻala master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modif
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 22:12, Mal 2:15, Jas 5:1, Jer 3:4, Pro 2:17, Jol 1:13–15, Jas 4:8–9, Isa 24:7–12