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Joel 3:16-21

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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