14 aSet apart a fast as holy,
Call for a bsolemn assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of Yahweh your God,
And ccry out to Yahweh.
15 aAlas for the day!
For the bday of Yahweh is near,
And it will come as cdestruction from the Almighty.
16 Has not afood been cut off before our eyes,
Gladness and bjoy from the house of our God?
17 The aseeds shrivel under their clods;
The storehouses are desolate;
The barns are pulled down,
For the grain is dried up.
18 How athe beasts groan!
The herds of cattle wander aimlessly
Because there is no pasture for them;
Even the flocks of sheep suffer.
19 aTo You, O Yahweh, I cry;
For bfire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness,
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
20 Even the beasts of the field apant for You;
For the bwater brooks are dried up,
And fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness.