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Joel 3:9-16

9Proclaimקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121ye this among the Gentilesבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471;Prepareקַדְּשׁ֖וּka.de.ShuH6942warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,wake upהָעִ֙ירוּ֙ha.'I.ruH5782the mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368,let all the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421draw nearיִגְּשׁ֣וּyi.ge.ShuH5066;let them come upיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927:

10Beatכֹּ֤תּוּKo.tuH3807your plowsharesאִתֵּיכֶם֙'i.tei.KhemH855into swordsלַֽחֲרָב֔וֹתla.cha.ra.VotH2719,and your pruninghooksוּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖םu.maz.me.ro.tei.KhemH4211into spearsלִרְמָחִ֑יםlir.ma.ChimH7420:let the weakהַֽחַלָּ֔שׁha.cha.LashH2523sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559, I amstrongגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368.

11Assembleע֣וּשׁוּ'U.shuH5789yourselves, and comeוָבֹ֧אוּva.Vo.'uH935,all ye heathenהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471,and gather yourselves togetherוְנִקְבָּ֑צוּve.nik.Ba.tzuH6908round aboutמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439:thither cause thy mighty onesגִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃gi.bo.Rei.khaH1368to come downהַֽנְחַ֥תhan.ChatH5181,O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

12Let the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471be wakenedיֵע֙וֹרוּ֙ye.'o.ruH5782,and come upוְיַעֲל֣וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927to the valleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010of Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092:for there will I sitאֵשֵׁ֛ב'e.ShevH3427to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֥טlish.PotH8199all the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471round aboutמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

13Putשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971ye in the sickleמַגָּ֔לma.GalH4038,for the harvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105is ripeבָשַׁ֖לva.ShalH1310:comeבֹּ֤אֽוּBo.'uH935,get you downH3381;for the pressגַּ֔תGatH1660is fullמָ֣לְאָהMal.'ahH4390,the fatsהַיְקָבִ֔יםhay.ka.VimH3342overflowהֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙he.Shi.kuH7783;for their wickednessרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451isgreatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227.

14Multitudesהֲמוֹנִ֣יםha.mo.NimH1995,multitudesהֲמוֹנִ֔יםha.mo.NimH1995in the valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of decisionהֶֽחָר֑וּץhe.cha.RutzH2742:for the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isnearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138in the valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of decisionהֶחָרֽוּץ׃he.cha.RutzH2742.

15The sunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and the moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394shall be darkenedקָדָ֑רוּka.Da.ruH6937,and the starsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556shall withdrawאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622their shiningנָגְהָֽם׃na.ge.HamH5051.

16The Lordוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068also shall roarיִשְׁאָ֗גyish.'AgH7580out of Zionמִצִּיּ֣וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726,and utterיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414his voiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963from Jerusalemוּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthוָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776shall shakeוְרָעֲשׁ֖וּve.ra.'a.ShuH7493:but the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068will bethe hopeמַֽחֲסֶ֣הma.cha.SehH4268of his peopleלְעַמּ֔וֹle.'a.MoH5971,and the strengthוּמָע֖וֹזu.ma.'ozH4581of the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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