12. The vine withered, the fig tree wilted. Pomegranate, palm and apple tree —all trees of the field— are withered, for joy has withered away from the children of men.
13. Gird yourselves and weep, kohanim! Howl, ministers of the altar! Come, lie in sackcloth all night, ministers of my God. For grain and drink offering are withheld from the House of your God.
14. Consecrate a fast. Proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather elders and all living in the land to the House of Adonai your God, and cry to Adonai.
15. Ah, the day! The day of Adonai is near! As havoc from Shaddai it will come.
16. Is food not cut off before our eyes— joy and gladness from God’s House?
17. Seed has shriveled under the dirt clod. Storehouses are desolate, granaries are torn down, for the grain has withered.
18. How the animals groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture. The flocks of sheep also suffer.
19. To You, Adonai, I cry! For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has set ablaze all the trees of the field.
20. Also beasts of the field pant toward You. For the water of wadis are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.