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Joel 1:15-18

15Alasאֲהָ֖הּ'a.HahH162for the dayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117!Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the Dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,and it will comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935as destructionוּכְשֹׁ֖דu.khe.ShodH7701from the Almightyמִשַׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.

16Has notהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808the foodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400been cut offנִכְרָ֑תnikh.RatH3772beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048our very eyesעֵינֵ֖ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869—joyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and gladnessוָגִֽיל׃va.GilH1524from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

17The seedsפְרֻד֗וֹתfe.ru.DotH6507lie shriveledעָבְשׁ֣וּ'a.ve.ShuH5685beneathתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478the clodsמֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmeg.re.Fo.tei.HemH4053;the storehousesאֹֽצָר֔וֹת'o.tza.RotH214are in ruinsנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074;the granariesמַמְּגֻר֑וֹתma.me.gu.RotH4460are broken downנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the grainדָּגָֽן׃da.GanH1715has withered awayהֹבִ֖ישׁho.VishH3001.

18Howמַה־mah-H4100the cattleבְהֵמָ֗הve.he.MahH929groanנֶּאֶנְחָ֣הne.'en.ChahH584!The herdsעֶדְרֵ֣י בָקָ֔ר'ed.Rei va.KarH5739 H1241wander in confusionנָבֹ֙כוּ֙na.Vo.khuH943becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588they have noאֵ֥ין'einH369pastureמִרְעֶ֖הmir.'EhH4829.Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the flocksעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739of sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629are sufferingנֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ne'.Sha.muH816.

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