Joe 1:20 | TNotes | STEP | 1:20 All creation suffers because of human sin (Gen 3:17-18 ; 9:2 ; Rom 8:20-21 )— even the wild animals cry out to God. The Hebrew word translated “cry out” is the same word used in Ps 42:1 of the deer that “longs” for streams of water. The beasts, urgently requiring their food and drink, set an example of how the people of Judah and Jerusalem should seek their Lord (cp. Isa 1:3 ).

bGen 3:17-18►

dRom 8:20-21►

ePs 42:1►

fIsa 1:3►

‏ Joel 1:20

1:20 ^a All creation suffers because of human sin (Gen 3:17-18 ^b; 9:2 ^c; Rom 8:20-21 ^d)—even the wild animals cry out to God. The Hebrew word translated “cry out” is the same word used in Ps 42:1 ^e of the deer that “longs” for streams of water. The beasts, urgently requiring their food and drink, set an example of how the people of Judah and Jerusalem should seek their Lord (cp. Isa 1:3 ^f).