Berean Standard Bible

Joel 2:7-25

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.'AdH1980 H1157in 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.

11The LORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068raisesנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414His voiceקוֹלוֹ֙ko.LoH6963in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of His armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428.Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,His campמַחֲנֵ֔הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264is veryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966largeרַ֤בravH7227,forכִּ֥יkiH3588mightyעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099arethose who obeyעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213His commandדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068isgreatגָד֧וֹלga.DolH1419and veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966dreadfulוְנוֹרָ֥אve.no.Ra'H3372.Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can endure itיְכִילֶֽנּוּ׃ye.khi.Le.nuH3557?

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?’”

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.

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