Berean Standard Bible

Joel 3

1“Yesכִּ֗י הִנֵּ֛הKi hi.NehH3588 H2009,in thoseהָהֵ֖מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117and at thatהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256,whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I restoreאָשִׁ֛יב'a.shuvH7725H853Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389from captivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622,

2I will gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֙ve.ki.batz.TiH6908H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471and bring them downוְה֣וֹרַדְתִּ֔יםve.Ho.rad.TimH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the Valleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010of Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092.Thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033I will enter into judgmentוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֨יve.nish.pa.TiH8199against themעִמָּ֜ם'i.MamH5973concerningH5921My peopleעַמִּ֨י'a.MiH5971,My inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתִ֤יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have scatteredפִּזְּר֣וּpi.ze.RuH6340among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471asH853they divided upחִלֵּֽקוּ׃chi.Le.kuH2505My landאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776.

3They castיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֑לgo.RalH1486forוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971;they barteredH5414a boyהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206for a prostituteבַּזּוֹנָ֔הba.zo.NahH2181and soldמָכְר֥וּma.khe.RuH4376a girlוְהַיַּלְדָּ֛הve.hai.yal.DahH3207for wineבַיַּ֖יִןvai.Ya.yinH3196to drinkוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

4Nowוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571whatמָה־mah-H4100do you haveאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859against Me,O Tyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865,Sidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the regionsגְּלִיל֣וֹתge.li.LotH1552of Philistiaפְּלָ֑שֶׁתpe.La.shetH6429?Are youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859renderingמְשַׁלְּמִ֣יםme.sha.le.MimH7999against Meעָלָ֔י'a.LaiH5921a recompenseהַגְּמ֗וּלha.ge.MulH1576?Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859retaliateגֹּמְלִ֤יםgo.me.LimH1580against Meעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921,I will swiftlyקַ֣לkalH7031and speedilyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120returnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725your recompenseגְּמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576upon your headsבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218.

5ForH834you tookלְקַחְתֶּ֑םle.kach.TemH3947My silverכַּסְפִּ֥יkas.PiH3701and goldוּזְהָבִ֖יu.ze.ha.ViH2091and carried offהֲבֵאתֶ֖םha.ve.TemH935My finestהַטֹּבִ֔יםha.to.VimH2896treasuresוּמַֽחֲמַדַּי֙u.ma.cha.ma.DaiH4261to your templesלְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃le.hei.khe.lei.KhemH1964.

6You soldוּבְנֵ֤י מְכַרְתֶּ֖םu.ve.Nei me.khar.TemH4376 H1121the peopleוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to the Greeksלִבְנֵ֣י הַיְּוָנִ֑יםliv.Nei hai.ye.va.NimH1121 H3125,toלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616send them farהַרְחִיקָ֖םhar.chi.KamH7368fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921their homelandגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

7Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005,I will rouse themמְעִירָ֔םme.'i.RamH5782fromמִן־min-H4480the placesהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725to whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376themאֹתָ֖ם שָׁ֑מָּה'o.Tam Sha.mahH853 H8033;I will returnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725your recompenseגְמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576upon your headsבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218.

8I will sellוּמָכַרְתִּ֞יu.ma.khar.TiH4376אֶת־'et-H853your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323into the handsבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the peopleבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and they will sell themוּמְכָר֥וּםu.me.kha.RumH4376to the Sabeansלִשְׁבָאיִ֖םlish.va.YimH7615—toאֶל־'el-H413a distantרָח֑וֹקra.ChokH7350nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471.”Indeedכִּ֥יkiH3588,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

9Proclaimקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471: “Prepareקַדְּשׁ֖וּka.de.ShuH6942for warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;rouseהָעִ֙ירוּ֙ha.'I.ruH5782the mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368;let allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421advanceיִגְּשׁ֣וּyi.ge.ShuH5066and attackיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927!

10Beatכֹּ֤תּוּKo.tuH3807your plowsharesאִתֵּיכֶם֙'i.tei.KhemH855into swordsלַֽחֲרָב֔וֹתla.cha.ra.VotH2719and your pruning hooksוּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖םu.maz.me.ro.tei.KhemH4211into spearsלִרְמָחִ֑יםlir.ma.ChimH7420.Let the weakהַֽחַלָּ֔שׁha.cha.LashH2523sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559, ‘Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589amstrongגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368!’

11Comeוָבֹ֧אוּva.Vo.'uH935quicklyע֣וּשׁוּ'U.shuH5789,allכָֽל־khol-H3605you surroundingמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471,and gather yourselvesוְנִקְבָּ֑צוּve.nik.Ba.tzuH6908.Bring downהַֽנְחַ֥תhan.ChatH5181Your mighty onesגִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃gi.bo.Rei.khaH1368שָׁ֕מָּהSha.mahH8033,O LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

12Let the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471be rousedיֵע֙וֹרוּ֙ye.'o.ruH5782and advanceוְיַעֲל֣וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927toאֶל־'el-H413the Valleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010of Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,forכִּ֣יkiH3588thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033I will sit downאֵשֵׁ֛ב'e.ShevH3427to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֥טlish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471on every sideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

13Swingשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971the sickleמַגָּ֔לma.GalH4038,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the harvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105is ripeבָשַׁ֖לva.ShalH1310.Comeבֹּ֤אֽוּBo.'uH935,trample the grapesרְדוּ֙re.DuH7287,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the winepressגַּ֔תGatH1660is fullמָ֣לְאָהMal.'ahH4390;the wine vatsהַיְקָבִ֔יםhay.ka.VimH3342overflowהֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙he.Shi.kuH7783becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588their wickednessרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451is greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227.

14Multitudesהֲמוֹנִ֣יםha.mo.NimH1995,multitudesהֲמוֹנִ֔יםha.mo.NimH1995in the valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of decisionהֶֽחָר֑וּץhe.cha.RutzH2742!Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the Dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138in the valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of decisionהֶחָרֽוּץ׃he.cha.RutzH2742.

15The sunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394will grow darkקָדָ֑רוּka.Da.ruH6937,and the starsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556will no longerאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622shineנָגְהָֽם׃na.ge.HamH5051.

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16The LORDוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068will roarיִשְׁאָ֗גyish.'AgH7580from Zionמִצִּיּ֣וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726and raiseיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414His voiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963from Jerusalemוּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389;heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776will trembleוְרָעֲשׁ֖וּve.ra.'a.ShuH7493.But the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068will be a refugeמַֽחֲסֶ֣הma.cha.SehH4268for His peopleלְעַמּ֔וֹle.'a.MoH5971,a strongholdוּמָע֖וֹזu.ma.'ozH4581for the peopleלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,who dwellsשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931in Zionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389will beוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961holyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,neverלֹא־lo'-H3808againעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750to be overrunיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674by foreignersוְזָרִ֥יםve.za.RimH2114.

18Andוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961in thatהַה֜וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117the mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022will dripיִטְּפ֧וּyi.te.FuH5197with sweet wineעָסִ֗יס'a.SisH6071,and the hillsוְהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ve.ha.ge.va.'OtH1389will flowתֵּלַ֣כְנָהte.Lakh.nahH1980with milkחָלָ֔בcha.LavH2461.Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the streamsאֲפִיקֵ֥י'a.fi.KeiH650of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063will runיֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980with waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,and a springוּמַעְיָ֗ןu.ma'.YanH4599will flowיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318from the houseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to waterוְהִשְׁקָ֖הve.hish.KahH8248אֶת־'et-H853the Valleyנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of Acaciasהַשִּׁטִּֽים׃ha.shi.TimH7851.

19Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֣הlish.ma.MahH8077,and Edomוֶאֱד֕וֹםve.'e.DomH123a desertלְמִדְבַּ֥רle.mid.BarH4057wastelandשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077תִּֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961,because of the violenceמֵֽחֲמַס֙me.cha.MasH2555done to the peopleבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,in whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776they shedשָׁפְכ֥וּsha.fe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֖יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָם־dom-H1818.

20But Judahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063will be inhabited foreverלְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֑בle.'o.Lam te.ShevH3427 H5769,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389from generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to generationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

21For I will avengeוְנִקֵּ֖יתִיve.ni.Kei.tiH5352their bloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818,which I have not yetלֹֽא־lo'-H3808avengedנִקֵּ֑יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352.”For the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068dwellsשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931in Zionבְּצִיּֽוֹן׃be.tzi.YonH6726.

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Commentaries on Joel 3