Commentary for Joel 1:17
עָבְשׁ֣וּ פְרֻד֗וֹת תַּ֚חַת מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ אֹֽצָר֔וֹת נֶהֶרְס֖וּ מַמְּגֻר֑וֹת כִּ֥י הֹבִ֖ישׁ דָּגָֽן׃
The grains shrivel under their hoes; The garners are laid desolate, The barns are broken down; For the corn is withered.
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have gathered mold Heb. עָבְשׁוּ, have gathered rust and mold. in French moisir, to become moldy.
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casks of wine Heb. פְרֻדּדוֹת. Jonathan renders: casks of wine.
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under their bungs Heb. מֶגְרְפֹתֵיהֶם. Jonathan renders: מְגוּפָתֵיהוֹן, the cover of the cask.
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the storehouses are laid desolate—I.e. the storehouses of wine and oil.
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garners are demolished—Granaries of wheat.
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