Graphic Bible · Scene 5 of 13

A young woman in sackcloth sits alone beside a doorway, her hands folded in grief.
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Joel 1:8

A grief like bereavement

The Land Mourns · Joel 1

Story guide: The woman’s sackcloth and bowed grief give shape to Joel’s comparison with a young woman mourning her husband. The image carries the lament rather than adding a separate event.

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8Wail like a virgin clothed in sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

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