New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 1:4-7

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.

6For anationגוֹי֙goyH1471hasinvadedעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927my landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,Mightyעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099and withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557;Its teethשִׁנָּיו֙shi.NavH8127are the teethשִׁנֵּ֣יshi.NeiH8127of a lionH743,And it has the fangsוּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתu.me.ta.le.'otH4973of a lionessלָבִ֖יאla.Vi'H3833.

7It hasmadeשָׂ֤םsamH7760my vineגַּפְנִי֙gaf.NiH1612a wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047And my figוּתְאֵנָתִ֖יu.te.'e.na.TiH8384treeH8384splintersלִקְצָפָ֑הlik.tza.FahH7111.It has strippedחָשֹׂ֤ףcha.SofH2834them bareחֲשָׂפָהּ֙cha.sa.FahH2834and castH7993themawayוְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְve.hish.LikhH7993;Their branchesשָׂרִיגֶֽיהָ׃sa.ri.Gei.haH8299have becomeהִלְבִּ֖ינוּhil.Bi.nuH3835whiteH3835.

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