Joel 1:14-18

Consecrate a fast, Proclaim a solemn assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants of the land To the house of the Lord your God, And cry out to the Lord.

Woe for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Has food not been cut off before our eyes, and Joy and rejoicing from the house of our God?

The seeds have dried up under their shovels; The storehouses have become desolate, The grain silos are ruined, Because the grain has dried up.

How the animals have groaned! The herds of cattle have wandered aimlessly Because there is no pasture for them; Even the flocks of sheep have suffered.