Berean Standard Bible
Joel 2:2-10
2a dayי֧וֹםYomH3117of darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and gloomוַאֲפֵלָ֗הva.'a.fe.LahH653,a dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of cloudsעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051and blacknessוַעֲרָפֶ֔לva.'a.ra.FelH6205.Like the dawnכְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charH7837overspreadingפָּרֻ֣שׂ עַל־pa.Rus 'al-H6566H5921the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022a greatרַ֣בravH7227and strongוְעָצ֔וּםve.'a.TzumH6099armyעַ֚ם'amH5971appears,such asכָּמֹ֗הוּka.Mo.huH3644neverלֹ֤אlo'H3808wasנִֽהְיָה֙nih.YahH1961ofמִן־min-H4480oldהָ֣עוֹלָ֔םha.'o.LamH5769וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310,nor will ever beלֹ֣א יוֹסֵ֔ף עַד־lo' yo.Sef 'ad-H3808H3254H5704in ages to comeשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8141H1755.
3Before themלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440a fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784devoursאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398,and behind themוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310a flameלֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.VahH3852scorchesתְּלַהֵ֣טte.la.HetH3857.The landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776before themלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440is like the Gardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֨דֶן'E.denH5731,but behind themוְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310,it is like a desertמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057wastelandשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077—surelyוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808willהָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961escapeפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413them.
5With a sound likeכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963that of chariotsמַרְכָּב֗וֹתmar.ka.VotH4818they boundיְרַקֵּד֔וּןye.ra.ke.DunH7540overעַל־'al-H5921the mountaintopsרָאשֵׁ֤י הֶֽהָרִים֙ra.Shei he.ha.RimH7218H2022,like the cracklingכְּקוֹל֙ke.kOlH6963of fireלַ֣הַב אֵ֔שׁLa.hav 'EshH784H3851consumingאֹכְלָ֖ה'o.khe.LahH398stubbleקָ֑שׁKashH7179,like a mightyעָצ֔וּם'a.TzumH6099armyכְּעַ֣םke.'AmH5971deployedעֱר֖וּךְ'e.RukhH6186for battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
7They chargeיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323like mighty menכְּגִבּוֹרִ֣יםke.gi.bo.RimH1368;they scaleיַעֲל֣וּya.'a.LuH5927the wallsחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346like menכְּאַנְשֵׁ֥יke.'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421.Each oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376marchesיֵֽלֵכ֔וּןye.le.KhunH1980in formationבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870,notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808swervingיְעַבְּט֖וּןye.'a.be.TunH5670from the courseאֹרְחוֹתָֽם׃'o.re.cho.TamH734.
8They do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808jostleיִדְחָק֔וּןyid.cha.KunH1766oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251;eachגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1397proceedsיֵֽלֵכ֑וּן וּבְעַ֥דye.le.Khun u.ve.'AdH1980H1157in his pathבִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹbim.si.la.ToH4546.They burst throughיִפֹּ֖לוּyi.Po.luH5307the defensesהַשֶּׁ֛לַחha.She.lachH7973,neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808breaking ranksיִבְצָֽעוּ׃yiv.Tza.'uH1214.
9They stormיָשֹׁ֗קּוּya.Sho.kuH8264the cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892;they runיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323along the wallבַּֽחוֹמָה֙ba.cho.MahH2346;they climbיַעֲל֑וּya.'a.LuH5927into housesבַּבָּתִּ֖יםba.ba.TimH1004,enteringיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935throughבְּעַ֧דbe.'AdH1157windowsהַחַלּוֹנִ֛יםha.cha.lo.NimH2474like thievesכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590.
10Before themלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776quakesרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264;the heavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064trembleרָעֲשׁ֖וּra.'a.ShuH7493.The sunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and moonוְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ve.ya.Re.achH3394grow darkקָדָ֔רוּka.Da.ruH6937,and the starsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556loseאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622their brightnessנָגְהָֽם׃na.ge.HamH5051.
Commentaries on Joel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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