New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 1:8-14

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.

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.

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