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Atomic Bible
Joel 1:10
The field is ruined;
from A Call to Mourning, Joel 1:8-12
What it says

The field is ruined, the ground mourns, grain is destroyed, wine dries up, and oil fails.

What it is doing

This verse depicts the land itself as participating in the chapter's lament.

In context

8Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, 9Grain and drink offerings have been cut off 10The field is ruined; 11Be dismayed, O farmers, 12The grapevine is dried up,