Berean Standard Bible

Joel 2:23-28

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.

28Andוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651,I will pour outאֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210אֶת־'et-H853My Spiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307onעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605peopleבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320.Your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and daughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323will prophesyוְנִבְּא֖וּve.ni.be.'UH5012,your oldזִקְנֵיכֶם֙zik.nei.KhemH2205men will dream dreamsחֲלֹמ֣וֹת יַחֲלֹמ֔וּןcha.lo.Mot ya.cha.lo.MunH2492 H2472,your young menבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.KhemH970will seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200visionsחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹתchez.yo.NotH2384.

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