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Joel 3:1-5

1For, behold, in those daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117,and in that timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256,when I shall bring againאָשִׁ֛יב'a.shuvH7725the captivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,

2I will also gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֙ve.ki.batz.TiH6908all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,and will bring them downוְה֣וֹרַדְתִּ֔יםve.Ho.rad.TimH3381into the valleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010of Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,and will pleadוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֨יve.nish.pa.TiH8199with them there for my peopleעַמִּ֨י'a.MiH5971and formy heritageוְנַחֲלָתִ֤יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whom they have scatteredפִּזְּר֣וּpi.ze.RuH6340among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471,and partedחִלֵּֽקוּ׃chi.Le.kuH2505my landאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776.

3And they have castיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֑לgo.RalH1486for my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971;and have givenH5414a boyהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206for an harlotבַּזּוֹנָ֔הba.zo.NahH2181,and soldמָכְר֥וּma.khe.RuH4376a girlוְהַיַּלְדָּ֛הve.hai.yal.DahH3207for wineבַיַּ֖יִןvai.Ya.yinH3196,that they might drinkוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

4Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865,and Zidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721,and all the coastsגְּלִיל֣וֹתge.li.LotH1552of Palestineפְּלָ֑שֶׁתpe.La.shetH6429?will ye renderמְשַׁלְּמִ֣יםme.sha.le.MimH7999me a recompenceהַגְּמ֗וּלha.ge.MulH1576?and if ye recompenseגֹּמְלִ֤יםgo.me.LimH1580me, swiftlyקַ֣לkalH7031andspeedilyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120will I returnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725your recompenceגְּמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576upon your own headבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218;

5Because ye have takenלְקַחְתֶּ֑םle.kach.TemH3947my silverכַּסְפִּ֥יkas.PiH3701and my goldוּזְהָבִ֖יu.ze.ha.ViH2091,and have carriedהֲבֵאתֶ֖םha.ve.TemH935into your templesלְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃le.hei.khe.lei.KhemH1964my goodlyהַטֹּבִ֔יםha.to.VimH2896pleasant thingsוּמַֽחֲמַדַּי֙u.ma.cha.ma.DaiH4261:

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