Berean Standard Bible

Joel 3:9-14

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.

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