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Joel 3:9-21

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.

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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