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Joel 1:8-14

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.

11Be dismayedהֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954,O farmersאִכָּרִ֗ים'i.ka.RimH406,wailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213,O vinedressersכֹּֽרְמִ֔יםko.re.MimH3755,overעַל־'al-H5921the wheatחִטָּ֖הchi.TahH2406andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921barleyשְׂעֹרָ֑הse.'o.RahH8184,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of the fieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704has perishedאָבַ֖ד'a.VadH6.

12The grapevineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612is dried upH3001,and the fig treeוְהַתְּאֵנָ֖הve.ha.te.'e.NahH8384is witheredאֻמְלָ֑לָה'um.La.lahH535;the pomegranateרִמּ֞וֹן גַּם־ri.Mon gam-H7416 H1571,palmתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8558,and appleוְתַפּ֗וּחַve.ta.Pu.achH8598—allכָּל־kol-H3605the treesעֲצֵ֤י'a.TzeiH6086of the orchardהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704—are witheredH3001.Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588the joyשָׂשׂ֖וֹןsa.SonH8342ofמִן־min-H4480mankindבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ סbe.Nei 'a.DamH1121 H120has dried upH954.

13Put onחִגְר֨וּchig.RuH2296sackclothand lamentוְסִפְד֜וּve.sif.DuH5594,O priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548;wailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213,O ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196.Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,spend the nightלִ֣ינוּLi.nuH3885in sackclothבַשַּׂקִּ֔יםva.sa.KimH8242,O ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the grainמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503and drink offeringsוָנָֽסֶךְ׃va.Na.sekhH5262are withheldנִמְנַ֛עnim.Na'H4513from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

14Consecrateקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942a fastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685;proclaimקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121a solemn assemblyעֲצָרָ֔ה'a.tza.RahH6116!Gatherאִסְפ֣וּ'is.FuH622the eldersזְקֵנִ֗יםze.ke.NimH2205and allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the residentsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and cry outוְזַעֲק֖וּve.za.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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