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Joel 2:23-28

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:

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