King James Version

Joel 2

1Blowתִּקְע֨וּtik.'UH8628ye the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֜רsho.FarH7782in Zionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,and sound an alarmוְהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ve.ha.Ri.'uH7321in my holyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022:let all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיִרְגְּז֕וּyir.ge.ZuH7264:for the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068comethבָ֥אva'H935, for it isnigh at handקָרֽוֹב׃ka.RovH7138;

2A dayי֧וֹםYomH3117of darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and of gloominessוַאֲפֵלָ֗הva.'a.fe.LahH653,a dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of cloudsעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051and of thick darknessוַעֲרָפֶ֔לva.'a.ra.FelH6205,as the morningכְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charH7837spreadפָּרֻ֣שׂpa.RusH6566upon the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022:a greatרַ֣בravH7227peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971and a strongוְעָצ֔וּםve.'a.TzumH6099;there hath not beenנִֽהְיָה֙nih.YahH1961everהָ֣עוֹלָ֔םha.'o.LamH5769the like, neither shall be any moreיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3254afterוְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310it, evento the yearsשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8141of manyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

3A fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784devourethאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440them; and behindוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310them a flameלֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.VahH3852burnethתְּלַהֵ֣טte.la.HetH3857:the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776isas the gardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֨דֶן'E.denH5731beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440them, and behindוְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310them a desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057;yea, and nothing shall escapeפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413them.

4The appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758of them isas the appearanceמַרְאֵ֑הוּmar.'E.huH4758of horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483;and as horsemenוּכְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.khe.fa.ra.ShimH6571,so shall they runיְרוּצֽוּן׃ye.ru.TzunH7323.

5Like the noiseכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963of chariotsמַרְכָּב֗וֹתmar.ka.VotH4818on the topsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shall they leapיְרַקֵּד֔וּןye.ra.ke.DunH7540,like the noiseכְּקוֹל֙ke.kOlH6963of a flameלַ֣הַבLa.havH3851of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784that devourethאֹכְלָ֖ה'o.khe.LahH398the stubbleקָ֑שׁKashH7179,as a strongעָצ֔וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleכְּעַ֣םke.'AmH5971set in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421arrayעֱר֖וּךְ'e.RukhH6186.

6Before their faceמִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.NavH6440the peopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971shall be much painedיָחִ֣ילוּya.Chi.luH2342:all facesפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440shall gatherקִבְּצ֥וּki.be.TzuH6908blacknessפָארֽוּר׃fa.RurH6289.

7They shall runיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323like mighty menכְּגִבּוֹרִ֣יםke.gi.bo.RimH1368;they shall climbיַעֲל֣וּya.'a.LuH5927the wallחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346like menכְּאַנְשֵׁ֥יke.'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421;and they shall marchH3212every oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376on his waysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870,and they shall not breakיְעַבְּט֖וּןye.'a.be.TunH5670their ranksאֹרְחוֹתָֽם׃'o.re.cho.TamH734:

8Neither shall oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376thrustיִדְחָק֔וּןyid.cha.KunH1766anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251;they shall walkH3212every oneגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1397in his pathבִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹbim.si.la.ToH4546: and whenthey fallיִפֹּ֖לוּyi.Po.luH5307upon the swordהַשֶּׁ֛לַחha.She.lachH7973,they shall not be woundedיִבְצָֽעוּ׃yiv.Tza.'uH1214.

9They shall run to and froיָשֹׁ֗קּוּya.Sho.kuH8264in the cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892;they shall runיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323upon the wallבַּֽחוֹמָה֙ba.cho.MahH2346,they shall climb upיַעֲל֑וּya.'a.LuH5927upon the housesבַּבָּתִּ֖יםba.ba.TimH1004;they shall enter inיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935at the windowsהַחַלּוֹנִ֛יםha.cha.lo.NimH2474like a thiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590.

10The earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776shall quakeרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440them; the heavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shall trembleרָעֲשׁ֖וּra.'a.ShuH7493:the sunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and the moonוְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ve.ya.Re.achH3394shall be darkקָדָ֔רוּka.Da.ruH6937,and the starsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556shall withdrawאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622their shiningנָגְהָֽם׃na.ge.HamH5051:

11And the Lordוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068shall utterנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414his voiceקוֹלוֹ֙ko.LoH6963beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428:for his campמַחֲנֵ֔הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264isveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966greatרַ֤בravH7227: for he isstrongעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099that executethעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213his wordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697:for the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068isgreatגָד֧וֹלga.DolH1419and veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966terribleוְנוֹרָ֥אve.no.Ra'H3372;and who can abideיְכִילֶֽנּוּ׃ye.khi.Le.nuH3557it?

12Therefore also now, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,turnשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725ye evento me with all your heartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824,and with fastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685,and with weepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065,and with mourningוּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.PedH4553:

13And rendוְקִרְע֤וּve.kir.'UH7167your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824,and not your garmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899,and turnוְשׁ֖וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725unto the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: for he isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587and mercifulוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,and of greatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,and repentethוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162him of the evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

14Who knowethיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045ifhe will returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725and repentוְנִחָ֑םve.ni.ChamH5162,and leaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604a blessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him; evena meat offeringמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503and a drink offeringוָנֶ֔סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262unto the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

15Blowתִּקְע֥וּtik.'UH8628the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in Zionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,sanctifyקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942a fastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121a solemn assemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116:

16Gatherאִסְפוּ־'is.fu-H622the peopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942the congregationקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,assembleקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908the eldersזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,gatherאִסְפוּ֙'is.FuH622the childrenעֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimH5768,and those that suckוְיֹנְקֵ֖יve.yo.ne.KeiH3243the breastsשָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimH7699:let the bridegroomחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860go forthיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318of his chamberמֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.RoH2315,and the brideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618out of her closetמֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃me.chu.pa.TahH2646.

17Let the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058between the porchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and the altarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196,and let them sayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Spareח֧וּסָהChu.sahH2347thy peopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and giveתִּתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414not thine heritageנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159to reproachלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781,that the heathenגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471should rule overלִמְשָׁל־lim.shol-H4910them: wherefore should they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559among the peopleבָֽעַמִּ֔יםva.'a.MimH5971, Where istheir Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?

18Then will the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be jealousוַיְקַנֵּ֥אvay.ka.Ne'H7065for his landלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,and pityוַיַּחְמֹ֖לvai.yach.MolH2550his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

19Yea, the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will answerוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and sayוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his peopleלְעַמּ֗וֹle.'a.MoH5971,Behold, I will sendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971you cornהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,and wineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,and ye shall be satisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֖םu.se.va'.TemH7646therewith: and I will no more makeאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414you a reproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471:

20But I will remove far offאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368from you the northernהַצְּפוֹנִ֞יha.tze.fo.NiH6830army,and will driveוְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ve.hi.dach.TivH5080him into a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776barrenצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723and desolateוּשְׁמָמָה֒u.she.ma.MahH8077,with his faceפָּנָ֗יוpa.NavH6440toward the eastהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,and his hinder partוְסֹפ֖וֹve.so.FoH5490toward the utmostהָאַֽחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220,and his stinkבָאְשׁ֗וֹva.'e.ShoH889shall come upוְעָלָ֣הve.'a.LahH5927,and his ill savourצַחֲנָת֔וֹtza.cha.na.ToH6709shall come upוְתַ֙עַל֙ve.Ta.'alH5927,because he hath doneלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213great thingsהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431.

21Fearתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372not, O landאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127;be gladגִּ֣ילִיGi.liH1523and rejoiceוּשְׂמָ֔חִיu.se.Ma.chiH8055:for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213great thingsהִגְדִּ֥ילhig.DilH1431.

22Be not afraidתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372,ye beastsבַּהֲמ֣וֹתba.ha.MotH929of the fieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704:for the pasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057do springדָשְׁא֖וּda.she.'UH1876,for the treeעֵץ֙'etzH6086bearethנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375her fruitפִרְי֔וֹfir.YoH6529,the fig treeתְּאֵנָ֥הte.'e.NahH8384and the vineוָגֶ֖פֶןva.Ge.fenH1612do yieldנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414their strengthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.

23Be gladגִּ֤ילוּGi.luH1523then, ye childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,and rejoiceוְשִׂמְחוּ֙ve.sim.ChuH8055in the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:for he hath givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414you the former rainהַמּוֹרֶ֖הha.mo.RehH4175moderatelyלִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.KahH6666,and he will cause to come downוַיּ֣וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381for you the rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653,the former rainמוֹרֶ֥הmo.RehH4175,and the latter rainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456in the firstבָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ba.ri.ShonH7223month.

24And the floorsהַגֳּרָנ֖וֹתha.go.ra.NotH1637shall be fullוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390of wheatבָּ֑רBarH1250,and the fatsהַיְקָבִ֖יםhay.ka.VimH3342shall overflowוְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּve.he.Shi.kuH7783with wineתִּיר֥וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492and oilוְיִצְהָֽר׃ve.yitz.HarH3323.

25And I will restoreוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤יve.shi.lam.TiH7999to you the yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141that the locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697hath eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398,the cankerwormהַיֶּ֖לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218,and the caterpillerוְהֶחָסִ֣ילve.he.cha.SilH2625,and the palmerwormוְהַגָּזָ֑םve.ha.ga.ZamH1501,my greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419armyחֵילִי֙chei.LiH2428which I sentשִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971among you.

26And ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398in plentyאָכוֹל֙'a.khOlH398,and be satisfiedוְשָׂב֔וֹעַve.sa.Vo.a'H7646,and praiseוְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗םve.hi.lal.TemH1984the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,that hath dealtעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213wondrouslyלְהַפְלִ֑יאle.haf.Li'H6381with you: and my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shall neverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769be ashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

27And ye shall knowוִידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I amin the midstבְקֶ֤רֶבve.Ke.revH7130of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and that I amthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and none else: and my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shall neverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769be ashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

28And it shall come to pass afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310, thatI will pour outאֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210my spiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon all fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320;and your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and your daughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323shall prophesyוְנִבְּא֖וּve.ni.be.'UH5012,your old menזִקְנֵיכֶם֙zik.nei.KhemH2205shall dreamיַחֲלֹמ֔וּןya.cha.lo.MunH2492dreamsחֲלֹמ֣וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472,your young menבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.KhemH970shall seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200visionsחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹתchez.yo.NotH2384:

29And also upon the servantsהָֽעֲבָדִ֖יםha.'a.va.DimH5650and upon the handmaidsהַשְּׁפָח֑וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117will I pour outאֶשְׁפּ֖וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210my spiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307.

30And I will shewוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414wondersמֽוֹפְתִ֔יםmof.TimH4159in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064and in the earthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776,bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818,and fireוָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and pillarsוְתִֽימֲר֖וֹתve.ti.ma.RotH8490of smokeעָשָֽׁן׃'a.ShanH6227.

31The sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shall be turnedיֵהָפֵ֣ךְye.ha.FekhH2015into darknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822,and the moonוְהַיָּרֵ֖חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394into bloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818,beforeלִפְנֵ֗יlif.NeiH6440the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and the terribleוְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068comeבּ֚וֹאBo'H935.

32And it shall come to pass, thatwhosoever shall callיִקְרָ֛אyik.Ra'H7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be deliveredיִמָּלֵ֑טyi.ma.LetH4422:for in mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Zionצִיּ֨וֹןtzi.YonH6726and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֜םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389shall be deliveranceפְלֵיטָ֗הfe.lei.TahH6413,as the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,and in the remnantוּבַ֨שְּׂרִידִ֔יםu.Va.se.ri.DimH8300whom the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall callקֹרֵֽא׃ko.Re'H7121.

Commentaries on Joel 2

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