12 The avine dries up,
And the fig tree fails;
The bpomegranate, the cpalm also, and the dapple tree,
All the trees of the field dry up.
Indeed, erejoicing dries up
From the sons of men.
The Day of Yahweh Is Near
13 aGird yourselves with sackcloth
And lament, O priests;
bWail, O ministers of the altar!
Come, cspend the night in sackcloth,
O ministers of my God;
For the grain offering and the drink offering
Are withheld from the house of your God.
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.