New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 1:13-18

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.

16Has notfoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400been cutנִכְרָ֑תnikh.RatH3772offH3772beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048our eyesעֵינֵ֖ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869,Gladnessשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057andjoyוָגִֽיל׃va.GilH1524from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

17Theseedsפְרֻד֗וֹתfe.ru.DotH6507shrivelעָבְשׁ֣וּ'a.ve.ShuH5685underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478theirclodsמֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmeg.re.Fo.tei.HemH4053;The storehousesאֹֽצָר֔וֹת'o.tza.RotH214are desolateנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074,The barnsמַמְּגֻר֑וֹתma.me.gu.RotH4460are tornנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040downH2040,For the grainדָּגָֽן׃da.GanH1715is driedהֹבִ֖ישׁho.VishH3001up.

18Howמַה־mah-H4100the beastsבְהֵמָ֗הve.he.MahH929groanנֶּאֶנְחָ֣הne.'en.ChahH584!The herdsעֶדְרֵ֣י'ed.ReiH5739of cattleבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241wanderH943aimlesslyH943Becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588thereH369is noH369pastureמִרְעֶ֖הmir.'EhH4829for them;Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the flocksעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739of sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629sufferנֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ne'.Sha.muH816.

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