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Joel 2:18-27

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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