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Joel 2:1-27

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.

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