Berean Standard Bible

Joel 2:12-17

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.

16Gatherאִסְפוּ־'is.fu-H622the peopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942the congregationקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,assembleקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908the agedזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,gatherאִסְפוּ֙'is.FuH622the childrenעֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimH5768,even those nursingוְיֹנְקֵ֖יve.yo.ne.KeiH3243at the breastשָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimH7699.Let the bridegroomחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860leaveיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318his roomמֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.RoH2315,and the brideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618her chamberמֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃me.chu.pa.TahH2646.

17Let the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548who ministerמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334before the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996the porticoהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and the altarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “Spareח֧וּסָהChu.sahH2347עַל־'al-H5921Your peopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408makeתִּתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414Your heritageנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159a reproachלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781,an object of scornלִמְשָׁל־lim.shol-H4910among the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471.Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100should they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559among the peoplesבָֽעַמִּ֔יםva.'a.MimH5971, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?’”

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