Joel 1:8

Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Joel 1:8

BSB
Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
AKJV
Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
CPDV
Lament like a betrothed virgin, wrapped in sackcloth at the loss of the husband of her youth.
ERV
Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
NHEB
Mourn like a virgin dressed in sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
SMT
Wail as the virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

Commentary for Joel 1:8

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Joel 1:8
Summary
Intense mourning over national loss
Place
Judah
Event
National mourning
Estimated Time Period
c. 400 BC
Category
Lament