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Joel 1:10-20

10Thefieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704islaidwaste,thelandH127mourneth;forthegrainדָּגָ֔ןda.GanH1715isdestroyedH7703,thenewתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492isdriedH3001up,theoilיִצְהָֽר׃yitz.HarH3323languisheth.

11Beconfounded, O ye husbandmen,wailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213, O yevinedressersכֹּֽרְמִ֔יםko.re.MimH3755,forthewheatחִטָּ֖הchi.TahH2406andforthebarleyשְׂעֹרָ֑הse.'o.RahH8184;fortheharvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105ofthefieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704isperishedאָבַ֖ד'a.VadH6.

12Thevineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612iswitheredH3001,andthefig-tree languisheth;thepomegranate-tree,thepalm-treealsoגַּם־gam-H1571,andtheapple-tree,evenallthetreesH6086ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704arewitheredH3001:forjoyשָׂשׂ֖וֹןsa.SonH8342iswitheredH3001awayfromthesonsH1121ofmenH120.

13Girdחִגְר֨וּchig.RuH2296yourselvesH2296withsackclothבַשַּׂקִּ֔יםva.sa.KimH8242,andlamentוְסִפְד֜וּve.sif.DuH5594, yepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548;wailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213, yeministersofthealtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196;comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935, lie all nightinsackclothH8242, yeministersofmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430:forthemeal-offeringandthedrink-offeringarewithholdenfromthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

14SanctifyH6942afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685,callקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121asolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָ֔ה'a.tza.RahH6116,gatherאִסְפ֣וּ'is.FuH622theoldH2205menH2205andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776untothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andcryוְזַעֲק֖וּve.za.'a.KuH2199untoJehovah.

15Alasאֲהָ֖הּ'a.HahH162forthedayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117!forthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofJehovahisathand,andasdestructionH7701fromtheAlmightyמִשַׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706shallitcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

16Isnotthefoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400cutנִכְרָ֑תnikh.RatH3772offbeforeoureyesעֵינֵ֖ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869, yea,joyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057andgladnessH8057fromthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

17Theseedsrotundertheirclods;thegarnersarelaiddesolateנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074,thebarnsarebrokenH2040downנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040;forthegrainדָּגָֽן׃da.GanH1715iswitheredH3001.

18Howמַה־mah-H4100dothebeastsgroanנֶּאֶנְחָ֣הne.'en.ChahH584!theherdsH1241ofcattleH929areperplexed,becausetheyhavenopastureמִרְעֶ֖הmir.'EhH4829;yea,theflocksH6629ofsheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629aremadedesolate.

19OJehovah,totheedoIcry;forthefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784hathdevouredH398thepasturesofthewildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057,andtheflameוְלֶ֣הָבָ֔הve.Le.ha.VahH3852hathburnedallthetreesH6086ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

20Yea,thebeastsofthefieldשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704pantתַּעֲר֣וֹגta.'a.RogH6165unto thee;forthewaterמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325brooksaredriedH3001up,andthefireוְאֵ֕שׁve.'EshH784hathdevouredH398thepasturesofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ פha.mid.BarH4057.

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