New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 1:13-15

13Girdחִגְר֨וּchig.RuH2296yourselvesH2296with sackclothAnd lamentוְסִפְד֜וּve.sif.DuH5594,O priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548;Wailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213,O ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196!Comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935,spendלִ֣ינוּLi.nuH3885the nightH3885in sackclothבַשַּׂקִּ֔יםva.sa.KimH8242O ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,For the grain offeringמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503and the drinkוָנָֽסֶךְ׃va.Na.sekhH5262offeringH5262Are withheldנִמְנַ֛עnim.Na'H4513from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

14Consecrateקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942a fastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685,Proclaimקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121asolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָ֔ה'a.tza.RahH6116;Gatherאִסְפ֣וּ'is.FuH622the eldersזְקֵנִ֗יםze.ke.NimH2205Andallכֹּ֚לkolH3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776To the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, Andcryוְזַעֲק֖וּve.za.'a.KuH2199out to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15Alasאֲהָ֖הּ'a.HahH162for the dayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117! For thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,And it will comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935asdestructionוּכְשֹׁ֖דu.khe.ShodH7701from theAlmightyמִשַׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.

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