Berean Standard Bible

Joel 1:4-7

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.

Read all of Joel 1

Commentaries on Joel 1