Berean Standard Bible

Joel 2:11-15

11The LORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068raisesנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414His voiceקוֹלוֹ֙ko.LoH6963in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of His armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428.Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,His campמַחֲנֵ֔הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264is veryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966largeרַ֤בravH7227,forכִּ֥יkiH3588mightyעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099arethose who obeyעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213His commandדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068isgreatגָד֧וֹלga.DolH1419and veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966dreadfulוְנוֹרָ֥אve.no.Ra'H3372.Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can endure itיְכִילֶֽנּוּ׃ye.khi.Le.nuH3557?

12“Yet evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “returnשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725to Meעָדַ֖י'a.DaiH5704with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824,with fastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685,weepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065,and mourningוּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.PedH4553.”

13So rendוְקִרְע֤וּve.kir.'UH7167your heartsלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824and notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408your garmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899,and returnוְשׁ֖וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Heה֔וּאHu'H1931is graciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,aboundingוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in loving devotionחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617.And He relentsוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162fromעַל־'al-H5921sending disasterהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

14Whoמִ֥יmiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045?He may turnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725and relentוְנִחָ֑םve.ni.ChamH5162and leaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604a blessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behind Himאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310—grainמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503and drink offeringsוָנֶ֔סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262for the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

15Blowתִּקְע֥וּtik.'UH8628the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in Zionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,consecrateקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942a fastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,proclaimקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121a sacred assemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116.

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