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Joel 1:1-10

1This isthe wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Joelיוֹאֵ֖לyo.'ElH3100sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pethuelפְּתוּאֵֽל׃pe.tu.'ElH6602:

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063,O eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205;and give earוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605who dwellיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Has anything like thisזֹּאת֙zoTH2063ever happenedהֶהָ֤יְתָהhe.Ha.ye.tahH1961in your daysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbi.mei.KhemH3117orוְאִ֖םve.'ImH518in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1?

3Tellסַפֵּ֑רוּsa.Pe.ruH5608itעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921to your childrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֣םliv.nei.KhemH1121;let your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121tell it to their childrenלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121,and their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121to the nextאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755.

4What the devouring locustהַגָּזָם֙ha.ga.ZamH1501has leftיֶ֤תֶרYe.terH3499,the swarming locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697has eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398;what the swarming locustהָאַרְבֶּ֖הha.'ar.BehH697has leftוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499,the young locustהַיָּ֑לֶקhai.Ya.lekH3218has eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398;and what the young locustהַיֶּ֔לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218has leftוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499,the destroying locustהֶחָסִֽיל׃he.cha.SilH2625has eatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398.

5Wake upהָקִ֤יצוּha.Ki.tzuH6974,you drunkardsשִׁכּוֹרִים֙shi.ko.RimH7910,and weepוּבְכ֔וּu.ve.KhuH1058;wailוְהֵילִ֖לוּve.hei.Li.luH3213,allכָּל־kol-H3605you drinkersשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354of wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,because ofעַל־'al-H5921the sweet wineעָסִ֕יס'a.SisH6071,forכִּ֥יkiH3588it has been cut offנִכְרַ֖תnikh.RatH3772from your mouthמִפִּיכֶֽם׃mi.pi.KhemH6310.

6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588a nationגוֹי֙goyH1471has invadedעָלָ֣ה עַל־'a.Lah 'al-H5927 H5921My landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,powerfulעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099and withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557;its teethשִׁנָּיו֙shi.NavH8127arethe teethשִׁנֵּ֣יshi.NeiH8127of a lionאַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.YehH738,and its fangsוּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתu.me.ta.le.'otH4973are the fangsof a lionessלָבִ֖יאla.Vi'H3833.

7It has laidשָׂ֤םsamH7760wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047My grapevineגַּפְנִי֙gaf.NiH1612and splinteredלִקְצָפָ֑הlik.tza.FahH7111My fig treeוּתְאֵנָתִ֖יu.te.'e.na.TiH8384.It has stripped off the barkH2834and thrown it awayוְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְve.hish.LikhH7993;the branchesשָׂרִיגֶֽיהָ׃sa.ri.Gei.haH8299have turned whiteהִלְבִּ֖ינוּhil.Bi.nuH3835.

8Wailאֱלִ֕י'e.LiH421like a virginכִּבְתוּלָ֥הkiv.tu.LahH1330dressedחֲגֻֽרַת־cha.gu.rat-H2296in sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242,grieving forעַל־'al-H5921the husbandבַּ֥עַלBa.'alH1167of her youthנְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ne.'u.Rei.haH5271.

9Grain and drink offeringsמִנְחָ֛ה וָנֶ֖סֶךְmin.Chah va.Ne.sekhH4503 H5262have been cut offהָכְרַ֥תha.khe.RatH3772from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548are in mourningאָֽבְלוּ֙'a.ve.LuH56,those who ministerמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334before the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10The fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704is ruinedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703;the landאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127mournsאָבְלָ֖ה'a.ve.LahH56.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the grainדָּגָ֔ןda.GanH1715is destroyedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703,the new wineתִּיר֖וֹשׁ אֻמְלַ֥לti.Ro.osh 'um.LalH8492 H535is dried upהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001, andthe oil failsיִצְהָֽר׃yitz.HarH3323.

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