Discovery BoxJoel 1:11-12 
Context1:11 Be distressed, 1 farmers;
wail, vinedressers, over the wheat and the barley.
For the harvest of the field has perished.
1:12 The vine has dried up;
the fig tree languishes –
the pomegranate, date, and apple 2 as well.
In fact, 3 all the trees of the field have dried up.
Indeed, the joy of the people 4 has dried up!
1 tn Heb “embarrassed”; or “be ashamed.”
2 tn This Hebrew word וְתַפּוּחַ (vÿtappuakh) probably refers to the apple tree (so most English versions), but other suggestions that scholars have offered include the apricot, citron, or quince.
3 tn These words are not in the Hebrew text but are supplied in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “the sons of man.”
