14. Consecrate a fast,call a sacred assembly,assemble the eldersand all the inhabitants of the landto the house of the Lord your God,and cry out to the Lord.
15. Alas, for the day!For the day of the Lord is near,and like devastation from the Almighty it comes.
16. Has not the food been cut offbefore our eyes,joy and gladnessfrom the house of our God?
17. The seeds have shriveledunder their shovels,the storehouses have been deserted;the granaries have been torn down,because the grain has dried up.
18. How the beasts groan!The herds of cattle are confused,because they have no pasture;even the flocks of sheep suffer.
19. To You, O Lord, I call,because fire has devoured the wild pastures,and flame has burned all the trees of the field.
20. Even the beasts of the field long for You,because the streams of water have dried up,and fire has devoured the wild pastures.