Berean Standard Bible

Joel 3:2-7

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.

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