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 . 8 Wail like a virgin כִּבְתוּלָ֥ה kiv.tu.Lah H1330 girded חֲגֻֽרַת־ cha.gu.rat- H2296 with sackcloth שַׂ֖ק sak H8242 for the husband בַּ֥עַל Ba.'al H1167 of her youth נְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ ne.'u.Rei.ha H5271 . 9 The oblation and the drink-offering are cut הָכְרַ֥ת ha.khe.Rat H3772 off from the house מִבֵּ֣ית mi.Beit H1004 of Jehovah ; the priests הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים ha.Ko.ha.Nim H3548 , Jehovah's ministers , mourn אָֽבְלוּ֙ 'a.ve.Lu H56 . 10 The field שָׂדֶ֔ה sa.Deh H7704 is laid waste , the land H127 mourneth; for the corn is wasted, the new תִּיר֖וֹשׁ ti.Ro.osh H8492 wine H8492 is dried H3001 up , the oil יִצְהָֽר׃ yitz.Har H3323 languisheth. 11 Be ashamed הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ ho.Vi.shu H954 , ye husbandmen; howl , ye vinedressers כֹּֽרְמִ֔ים ko.re.Mim H3755 , for the wheat חִטָּ֖ה chi.Tah H2406 and for the barley שְׂעֹרָ֑ה se.'o.Rah H8184 : because the harvest קְצִ֥יר ke.Tzir H7105 of the field שָׂדֶֽה׃ sa.Deh H7704 hath perished אָבַ֖ד 'a.Vad H6 . 12 The vine הַגֶּ֣פֶן ha.Ge.fen H1612 is dried H3001 up , and the fig-tree languisheth; the pomegranate-tree, the palm תָּמָ֣ר ta.Mar H8558 also גַּם־ gam- H1571 and the apple-tree; all the trees H6086 of the field הַשָּׂדֶה֙ ha.sa.Deh H7704 are withered H3001 , yea , joy שָׂשׂ֖וֹן sa.Son H8342 is withered H3001 away from the children of men H120 . Read all of Joel 1 ← Hosea 14 Joel 2 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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