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Joel 2

1BlowH8628yethetrumpetH7782inZionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,andsoundוְהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ve.ha.Ri.'uH7321analarmH7321inmyholyH6944mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022; letalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיִרְגְּז֕וּyir.ge.ZuH7264:forthedayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofJehovahcometh,foritisnighathand;

2adayי֧וֹםYomH3117ofdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andgloominess,adayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofcloudsעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051andthickוַעֲרָפֶ֔לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH2822,asthedawnכְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charH7837spreadפָּרֻ֣שׂpa.RusH6566uponthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022;agreatH7227peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971andastrong;therehathnotbeenH1961everH5769thelikeכָּמֹ֗הוּka.Mo.huH3644,neithershallbeH1961anymoreH4480afterthem,eventotheyearsשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8141ofmanyH7227generationsH1755.

3Afireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784devourethbeforethem;andbehindthemaflameלֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.VahH3852burneth:thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776isasthegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֨דֶן'E.denH5731beforethem,andbehindthemadesolatewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057; yea,andnonehathescapedפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413them.

4Theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758ofthemisastheappearanceמַרְאֵ֑הוּmar.'E.huH4758ofhorsesH5483;andashorsemenוּכְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.khe.fa.ra.ShimH6571,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651dotheyrunיְרוּצֽוּן׃ye.ru.TzunH7323.

5Likethenoiseofchariotsמַרְכָּב֗וֹתmar.ka.VotH4818onthetopsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218ofthemountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022dotheyleapיְרַקֵּד֔וּןye.ra.ke.DunH7540,likethenoiseofaflameלַ֣הַבLa.havH3851offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784thatdevoureththestubbleקָ֑שׁKashH7179,asastrongpeopleכְּעַ֣םke.'AmH5971setinbattleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421array.

6AttheirpresenceH6440thepeoplesH5971areinanguishיָחִ֣ילוּya.Chi.luH2342;allfacesH6440arewaxedpale.

7Theyrunיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323likemightyH1368menH376;theyclimbthewallחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346likemenH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421;andtheymarcheveryoneH376onhiswaysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870,andtheybreaknottheirranks.

8NeitherdothoneH376thrustanother;theymarcheveryoneH376inhispath;andtheyburstthroughtheweaponsהַשֶּׁ֛לַחha.She.lachH7973,andbreaknotofftheircourse.

9Theyleapuponthecityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892;theyrunיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323uponthewallבַּֽחוֹמָה֙ba.cho.MahH2346;theyclimbupintothehousesH1004;theyenterinatthewindowsהַחַלּוֹנִ֛יםha.cha.lo.NimH2474likeathiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590.

10Theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776quakethbeforethem;theheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064trembleH7264;thesunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121andthemoonוְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ve.ya.Re.achH3394aredarkened,andthestarsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556withdrawאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622theirshining.

11AndJehovahutterethhisvoiceקוֹלוֹ֙ko.LoH6963beforehisarmyH4264;forhiscampמַחֲנֵ֔הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264isveryH3966greatגָד֧וֹלga.DolH1419;forheisstrongthatexecutethhiswordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697;forthedayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofJehovahisgreatH1419andveryH3966terrible;andwhocanabideit?

12Yetevennowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258, saithJehovah,turnH7725ye untomewithallyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824,andwithfastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685,andwithweepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065,andwithmourningH4553:

13andrendyourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824,andnotyourgarmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899,andturnH7725untoJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;forheisgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587andmerciful,slowtoangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,andabundantinlovingkindness,andrepentethhimoftheevilH7451.

14Whoknoweth whetherhewillnotturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725andrepent,andleaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604ablessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindhim, evenameal-offeringandadrink-offering untoJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

15BlowH8628thetrumpetH7782inZionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,sanctifyH6942afastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121asolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116;

16gatherקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908thepeopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyH6942theassemblyקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,assembletheoldH2205men,gatherH6908thechildrenH5768,andthosethatsuckH3243thebreastsשָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimH7699; letthebridegroomgoיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318fromhischamberH2315,andthebrideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618outofhercloset.

17Letthepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,theministersofJehovah,weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058betweentheporchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197andthealtarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196,andletthemsayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559,SparethypeopleH5971,OJehovah,andgiveH5414notthyheritagetoreproachלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781,thatthenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471shouldruleH4910overthem: whereforeshouldtheysayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559amongthepeoplesH5971,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346istheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?

18ThenwasJehovahjealousוַיְקַנֵּ֥אvay.ka.Ne'H7065forhislandלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,andhadpityH2550onhispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

19AndJehovahansweredandsaidH559untohispeopleלְעַמּ֗וֹle.'a.MoH5971,Behold,Iwillsendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971yougrainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,andnewוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,andoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,andyeshallbesatisfiedH7646therewith;andIwillnomoremakeאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414youareproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471;

20butIwillremoveאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368farH7368offfromyouthenorthernarmy,andwilldriveוְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ve.hi.dach.TivH5080itintoalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776barrenanddesolate,itsforepartintotheeasternהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,anditshinderpartintothewesternהָאַֽחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220;anditsstenchבָאְשׁ֗וֹva.'e.ShoH889shallcomeH5927up,anditsill savorshallcomeH5927up,becauseithathdonegreatהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431thingsH1431.

21Fearתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372not,Olandאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127,begladH8055andrejoiceוּשְׂמָ֔חִיu.se.Ma.chiH8055;forJehovahhathdonegreatהִגְדִּ֥ילhig.DilH1431thingsH1431.

22BenotafraidH3372, yebeastsofthefieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704;forthepasturesofthewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057dospring,forthetreeעֵץ֙'etzH6086bearethitsfruitפִרְי֔וֹfir.YoH6529,thefig-treeandthevineוָגֶ֖פֶןva.Ge.fenH1612doyieldtheirstrengthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.

23BegladH8055then, yechildrenofZionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,andrejoiceוְשִׂמְחוּ֙ve.sim.ChuH8055inJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;forhegivethyoutheformerH7223rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653injustmeasure,andhecausethtocomeH3381downforyoutherainH1653,theformerH7223rainH1653andthelatterrainH1653,inthefirstבָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ba.ri.ShonH7223month.

24Andthefloorsהַגֳּרָנ֖וֹתha.go.ra.NotH1637shall befullוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390ofwheat,andthevatsshalloverflowוְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּve.he.Shi.kuH7783withnewתִּיר֥וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492andoilוְיִצְהָֽר׃ve.yitz.HarH3323.

25AndIwillrestoretoyoutheyearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141thatthelocustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697hatheatenH398,thecanker-worm,andthecaterpillar,andthepalmer-worm,mygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419armyחֵילִי֙chei.LiH2428whichIsentH7971amongyou.

26AndyeshalleatH398inplentyandbesatisfiedH7646,andshallpraiseוְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗םve.hi.lal.TemH1984thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,thathath dealtwondrouslywithyou;andmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shallneverbeputH954toshameH954.

27Andyeshallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIaminthemidstבְקֶ֤רֶבve.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andthatIamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andthereisnoneelse;andmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shallneverbeputH954toshameH954.

28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.

30And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.

32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.

Commentaries on Joel 2

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