New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 1:2-5

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisH2088, Oeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,And listenוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. Has anything likethisH2088happenedהֶהָ֤יְתָהhe.Ha.ye.tahH1961in your daysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbi.mei.KhemH3117Orוְאִ֖םve.'ImH518in your fathers’אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117?

3Tellסַפֵּ֑רוּsa.Pe.ruH5608your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֣םliv.nei.KhemH1121about it, And letyour sonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121telltheir sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121,And their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121the nextאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755.

4WhatH3499thegnawingH1501locustהַגָּזָם֙ha.ga.ZamH1501has leftH3499,the swarmingH697locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697has eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398;And whatH3499theswarmingH697locustהָאַרְבֶּ֖הha.'ar.BehH697has leftH3499,the creepingH3218locustהַיָּ֑לֶקhai.Ya.lekH3218has eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398;And whatH3499the creepingH3218locustהַיֶּ֔לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218has leftH3499, thestrippingH2625locustהֶחָסִֽיל׃he.cha.SilH2625has eatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398.

5AwakeH7019,drunkardsשִׁכּוֹרִים֙shi.ko.RimH7910,and weepוּבְכ֔וּu.ve.KhuH1058;And wailוְהֵילִ֖לוּve.hei.Li.luH3213,allכָּל־kol-H3605you wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196drinkersשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354,On accountעַל־'al-H5921of the sweetעָסִ֕יס'a.SisH6071wineH6071That iscutנִכְרַ֖תnikh.RatH3772offH3772from your mouthמִפִּיכֶֽם׃mi.pi.KhemH6310.

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