Berean Standard Bible
Joel 3:2-8
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.
6You soldוּבְנֵ֤י מְכַרְתֶּ֖םu.ve.Nei me.khar.TemH4376H1121the peopleוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to the Greeksלִבְנֵ֣י הַיְּוָנִ֑יםliv.Nei hai.ye.va.NimH1121H3125,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.mahH853H8033;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.
Commentaries on Joel 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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