Joe 1:11 | JFB | e4.org | 11. Be . . . ashamed —that is, Ye shall have the shame of disappointment on account of the failure of "the wheat" and "barley . . . harvest." howl . . . vine dressers —The semicolon should follow, as it is the "husbandmen" who are to be "ashamed . . . for the wheat." The reason for the "vine dressers" being called to "howl" does not come till , "The vine is dried up."

‏ Joel 1:11

11. Be . . . ashamed—that is, Ye shall have the shame of disappointment on account of the failure of "the wheat" and "barley . . . harvest."

howl . . . vine dressers—The semicolon should follow, as it is the "husbandmen" who are to be "ashamed . . . for the wheat." The reason for the "vine dressers" being called to "howl" does not come till Joe 1:12, "The vine is dried up."