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Joel 2:18-27

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.

19And the LORDיְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶרYah.weh vai.Yo.merH3068 H559answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030His peopleלְעַמּ֗וֹle.'a.MoH5971: “Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I will sendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971youאֶת־'et-H853grainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,new wineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,and by themאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH854you will be satisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֖םu.se.va'.TemH7646.I will never againוְלֹא־ ע֛וֹדve.lo'- odH3808 H5750make youאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414אֶתְכֶ֥ם'et.KhemH853a reproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471.

20וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853The northernהַצְּפוֹנִ֞יha.tze.fo.NiH6830armyI will drive awayאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368from youמֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗םme.'a.lei.KhemH5921,banishing itוְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ve.hi.dach.TivH5080toאֶל־'el-H413a barrenצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723and desolateוּשְׁמָמָה֒u.she.ma.MahH8077אֶת־'et-H853landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,its frontפָּנָ֗יוpa.NavH6440ranksאֶל־'el-H413into the Easternהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931Seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,and its rear guardוְסֹפ֖וֹve.so.FoH5490intoאֶל־'el-H413the Westernהָאַֽחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314Seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220.And its stenchבָאְשׁ֗וֹva.'e.ShoH889will riseוְעָלָ֣הve.'a.LahH5927;its foul odorצַחֲנָת֔וֹtza.cha.na.ToH6709will ascendוְתַ֙עַל֙ve.Ta.'alH5927.Forכִּ֥יkiH3588He has doneלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213great thingsהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431.

21Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372,O landאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127;rejoiceגִּ֣ילִיGi.liH1523and be gladוּשְׂמָ֔חִיu.se.Ma.chiH8055,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has doneלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213great thingsהִגְדִּ֥ילhig.DilH1431.

22Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372,O beastsבַּהֲמ֣וֹתba.ha.MotH929of the fieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the openמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057pasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999have turned greenדָשְׁא֖וּda.she.'UH1876כִּֽי־ki-H3588,the treesעֵץ֙'etzH6086bearנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375their fruitפִרְי֔וֹfir.YoH6529,and the fig treeתְּאֵנָ֥הte.'e.NahH8384and vineוָגֶ֖פֶןva.Ge.fenH1612yieldנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414their bestחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.

23Be gladגִּ֤ילוּGi.luH1523,O childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,and rejoiceוְשִׂמְחוּ֙ve.sim.ChuH8055in the LORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588He has givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414youאֶת־'et-H853the autumn rainsהַמּוֹרֶ֖הha.mo.RehH4175for your vindicationלִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.KahH6666.He sendsוַיּ֣וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381youshowersגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653,both autumnמוֹרֶ֥הmo.RehH4175and spring rainsוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456,as beforeבָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ba.ri.ShonH7223.

24The threshing floorsהַגֳּרָנ֖וֹתha.go.ra.NotH1637will be full ofוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390grainבָּ֑רBarH1250,and the vatsהַיְקָבִ֖יםhay.ka.VimH3342will overflowוְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּve.he.Shi.kuH7783with new wineתִּיר֥וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492and oilוְיִצְהָֽר׃ve.yitz.HarH3323.

25I will repayוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤יve.shi.lam.TiH7999youאֶת־'et-H853for the yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398by locusts—the swarming locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697,the young locustהַיֶּ֖לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218,the destroying locustוְהֶחָסִ֣ילve.he.cha.SilH2625,and the devouring locustוְהַגָּזָ֑םve.ha.ga.ZamH1501—My greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419armyחֵילִי֙chei.LiH2428thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sentשִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971against you.

26You will have plenty to eatH398,until you are satisfiedוְשָׂב֔וֹעַve.sa.Vo.a'H7646.You will praiseוְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗םve.hi.lal.TemH1984אֶת־'et-H853the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has workedעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213wondersלְהַפְלִ֑יאle.haf.Li'H6381for youעִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.KhemH5973.My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971will never againוְלֹא־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ve.lo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769be put to shameיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

27Then you will knowוִידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589am present inבְקֶ֤רֶבve.Ke.revH7130Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and that Iוַאֲנִ֛יva.'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and there is noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369otherע֑וֹדodH5750.My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971will never againוְלֹא־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סve.lo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769be put to shameיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

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