New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 1:5-12

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.

8Wailאֱלִ֕י'e.LiH421like a virginכִּבְתוּלָ֥הkiv.tu.LahH1330girdedחֲגֻֽרַת־cha.gu.rat-H2296with sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242For the bridegroomבַּ֥עַלBa.'alH1167of her youthנְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ne.'u.Rei.haH5271.

9Thegrain offeringמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503and the drinkוָנֶ֖סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262offeringH5262are cutהָכְרַ֥תha.khe.RatH3772offH3772From the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548mournאָֽבְלוּ֙'a.ve.LuH56,The ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10The fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704isruinedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703,The landאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127mournsאָבְלָ֖ה'a.ve.LahH56;For the grainדָּגָ֔ןda.GanH1715is ruinedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703,The newתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492driesהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001up,Freshיִצְהָֽר׃yitz.HarH3323oilH3323failsאֻמְלַ֥ל'um.LalH535.

11Be ashamedהֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954,O farmersאִכָּרִ֗ים'i.ka.RimH406,Wailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213,O vinedressersכֹּֽרְמִ֔יםko.re.MimH3755,For the wheatחִטָּ֖הchi.TahH2406and the barleyשְׂעֹרָ֑הse.'o.RahH8184;Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theharvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of the fieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704is destroyedאָבַ֖ד'a.VadH6.

12Thevineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612driesH3001upAnd the figוְהַתְּאֵנָ֖הve.ha.te.'e.NahH8384treeH8384failsאֻמְלָ֑לָה'um.La.lahH535; Thepomegranateרִמּ֞וֹןri.MonH7416, thepalmתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8558alsoגַּם־gam-H1571, and theappleוְתַפּ֗וּחַve.ta.Pu.achH8598treeH8598,Allכָּל־kol-H3605the treesעֲצֵ֤י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704dryH3001up.Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,rejoicingשָׂשׂ֖וֹןsa.SonH8342driesH3001upFrom the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃ ס'a.DamH120.

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