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Joel 2:1-17

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?

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