2 Hear שִׁמְעוּ־ shim.'u- H8085 this , ye old H2205 men H2205 , and give וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ ve.ha.'a.Zi.nu H238 ear H238 , all ye inhabitants יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י yo.she.Vei H3427 of the land הָאָ֑רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 . Hath this been H1961 in your days בִּֽימֵיכֶ֔ם bi.mei.Khem H3117 , or even in the days בִּימֵ֥י bi.Mei H3117 of your fathers H1 ? 3 Tell your children of it , and [let] your children [ tell ] their children , and their children another generation לְד֥וֹר le.Dor H1755 : 4 that which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה ha.'ar.Beh H697 eaten H398 ; and that which the locust הָאַרְבֶּ֖ה ha.'ar.Beh H697 hath left hath the cankerworm eaten H398 ; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten H398 . 5 Awake, ye drunkards שִׁכּוֹרִים֙ shi.ko.Rim H7910 , and weep וּבְכ֔וּ u.ve.Khu H1058 ; and howl , all ye drinkers שֹׁ֣תֵי Sho.tei H8354 of wine יָ֑יִן Ya.yin H3196 , because of the new wine H3196 : for it is cut נִכְרַ֖ת nikh.Rat H3772 off from your mouth מִפִּיכֶֽם׃ mi.pi.Khem H6310 . 6 For a nation גוֹי֙ goy H1471 is come עָלָ֣ה 'a.Lah H5927 up upon my land אַרְצִ֔י 'ar.Tzi H776 , strong and without number מִסְפָּ֑ר mis.Par H4557 : his teeth שִׁנָּיו֙ shi.Nav H8127 are the teeth שִׁנֵּ֣י shi.Nei H8127 of a lion אַרְיֵ֔ה 'ar.Yeh H738 , and he hath the cheek teeth H8127 of a lioness לָבִ֖יא la.Vi' H3833 . Read all of Joel 1 ← Hosea 14 Joel 2 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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