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Joel 2

1BlowH8628thetrumpetH7782inZionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,andsoundוְהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ve.ha.Ri.'uH7321analarmH7321inmyholyH6944mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022; letalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיִרְגְּז֕וּyir.ge.ZuH7264:forthedayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofJehovahcometh,foritisathand;

2adayי֧וֹםYomH3117ofdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andgloomוַאֲפֵלָ֗הva.'a.fe.LahH653,adayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofcloudsעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051andgrossdarknessH2822,asthedawnכְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charH7837spreadפָּרֻ֣שׂpa.RusH6566uponthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022; —agreatH7227peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971andastrong;therehathnotbeenH1961everH5769thelikeכָּמֹ֗הוּka.Mo.huH3644,neithershallbeH1961anymoreH4480afterthem,totheyearsשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8141ofgenerationsדּ֥וֹרDorH1755andgenerationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

3Afireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784devourethbeforethem,andbehindthemaflameלֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.VahH3852burneth;thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776isasagardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֨דֶן'E.denH5731beforethem,andbehindthemadesolatewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057: yea,andnothingescapeththem.

4Theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758ofthemisastheappearanceמַרְאֵ֑הוּmar.'E.huH4758ofhorsesH5483;andashorsemenוּכְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.khe.fa.ra.ShimH6571,sotheyrunיְרוּצֽוּן׃ye.ru.TzunH7323.

5Likethenoiseofchariotsמַרְכָּב֗וֹתmar.ka.VotH4818,onthetopsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218ofthemountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022,theyleapיְרַקֵּד֔וּןye.ra.ke.DunH7540;likethenoiseofaflameלַ֣הַבLa.havH3851offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784thatdevoureththestubbleקָ֑שׁKashH7179,asastrongpeopleכְּעַ֣םke.'AmH5971setinbattleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421array.

6BeforethemthepeoplesH5971areinanguishיָחִ֣ילוּya.Chi.luH2342:allfacesH6440turnpale.

7Theyrunיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323likemightyH1368menH376;theyclimbthewallחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346likemenH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421;andtheymarcheveryoneH376onhiswaysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870,andbreaknottheirranks.

8NeitherdothoneH376pressuponanother;theymarcheveryoneH376inhispath;andfallיִפֹּ֖לוּyi.Po.luH5307amidweaponsהַשֶּׁ֛לַחha.She.lachH7973,butarenotwounded.

9Theyspread themselvesoverthecityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892;theyrunיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323uponthewallבַּֽחוֹמָה֙ba.cho.MahH2346;theyclimbupintothehousesH1004;theyenterinbythewindowsהַחַלּוֹנִ֛יםha.cha.lo.NimH2474likeathiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590.

10Theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776quakethbeforethem;theheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064trembleH7264;thesunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121andthemoonוְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ve.ya.Re.achH3394aredarkened,andthestarsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556withdrawאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622theirshining.

11AndJehovahutterethhisvoiceקוֹלוֹ֙ko.LoH6963beforehisarmyH4264;forhiscampמַחֲנֵ֔הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264isveryH3966greatגָד֧וֹלga.DolH1419;forstrongishethatexecutethhiswordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697:forthedayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofJehovahisgreatH1419andveryH3966terrible;andwhocanbearit?

12Yetevennowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258, saithJehovah,turnH7725tomewithallyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824,andwithfastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685,andwithweepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065,andwithmourningH4553;

13andrendyourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824,andnotyourgarmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899,andturnH7725untoJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:forheisgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587andmerciful,slowtoangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,andofgreatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227loving-kindness,andrepentethhimoftheevilH7451.

14Whoknoweth?HemightreturnH7725andrepent,andleaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604ablessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindhim,anoblationandadrink-offeringforJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

15BlowH8628thetrumpetH7782inZionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, hallowafastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,proclaimH7121asolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116;

16gatherקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908thepeopleעָ֞ם'amH5971, hallowthecongregation,assembletheeldersזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,gatherH6908thechildrenH5768,andthosethatsuckH3243thebreastsשָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimH7699; letthebridegroomgoיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318fromhischamberH2315,andthebrideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618fromhercloset.

17Letthepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,theministersofJehovah,weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058betweentheporchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197andthealtarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196,andletthemsayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Spare,OJehovah, thypeopleH5971,andgiveH5414notthineinheritanceנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159toreproachלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781,thattheyshouldbeabywordofthenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471. Whereforeshouldtheysayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559amongthepeoplesH5971,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346istheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?

18ThenJehovahwillbejealousוַיְקַנֵּ֥אvay.ka.Ne'H7065forhislandלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,andwillhavepityH2550onhispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

19AndJehovahwillanswerוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsayH559untohispeopleלְעַמּ֗וֹle.'a.MoH5971,Behold,Isendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971youcorn,andnewוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,andoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,andyeshallbesatisfiedH7646therewith;andIwillnomoremakeאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414youareproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471.

20AndIwillremoveאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368farH7368offfromyouhim[thatcometh]fromthenorth,andwilldriveוְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ve.hi.dach.TivH5080himintoalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776barrenanddesolate,hisfaceפָּנָ֗יוpa.NavH6440towardtheeasternהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,andhisreartowardthehinderseaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220;andhisstenchבָאְשׁ֗וֹva.'e.ShoH889shallcomeH5927up,andhisill odourshallcomeH5927up,forhehathexaltedhimselftodogreatהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431thingsH1431.

21—Fearתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372not,Olandאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127;begladH8055andrejoiceוּשְׂמָ֔חִיu.se.Ma.chiH8055:forJehovahdoethgreatהִגְדִּ֥ילhig.DilH1431thingsH1431.

22BenotafraidH3372, yebeastsofthefieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704:forthepasturesofthewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057dospring;forthetreeעֵץ֙'etzH6086bearethitsfruitפִרְי֔וֹfir.YoH6529;thefig-treeandthevineוָגֶ֖פֶןva.Ge.fenH1612yieldfullincrease.

23Andye,childrenofZionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,begladH8055andrejoiceוְשִׂמְחוּ֙ve.sim.ChuH8055inJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;forhegivethyoutheearlyrainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653indue measure,andhecausethtocomeH3381downforyoutherainH1653,theearlyrainH1653,andthelatterrainH1653atthebeginning[oftheseason].

24Andthefloorsהַגֳּרָנ֖וֹתha.go.ra.NotH1637shall befullוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390ofcorn,andthevatsshalloverflowוְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּve.he.Shi.kuH7783withnewתִּיר֥וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492andoilוְיִצְהָֽר׃ve.yitz.HarH3323.

25AndIwillrestoretoyoutheyearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141thatthelocustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697hatheatenH398,thecankerworm,andthecaterpillar,andthepalmer-worm,mygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419armyחֵילִי֙chei.LiH2428whichIsentH7971amongyou.

26AndyeshalleatH398inplenty,andbesatisfiedH7646,andpraiseוְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗םve.hi.lal.TemH1984thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whohath dealtwondrouslywithyou:andmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shallneverbeashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

27Andyeshallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIaminthemidstבְקֶ֤רֶבve.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andthatI,Jehovah, [am]yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andthereisnoneelse:andmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shallneverbeashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

28And it shall come to pass afterwards [that] I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.

29Yea, even upon the bondmen and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.

30And I will shew wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31The sun shall be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.

32And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of Jehovah shall be saved: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as Jehovah hath said, and for the residue whom Jehovah shall call.

Commentaries on Joel 2

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