Berean Standard Bible

Joel 2:15-18

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?’”

18Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068became jealousוַיְקַנֵּ֥אvay.ka.Ne'H7065for His landלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,and He sparedוַיַּחְמֹ֖ל עַל־vai.yach.Mol 'al-H2550 H5921His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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