New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 2:11-15

11The Lordוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068uttersנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414His voiceקוֹלוֹ֙ko.LoH6963beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440His armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428;SurelyH3588His campמַחֲנֵ֔הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264is veryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966greatרַ֤בravH7227, Forstrongעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099is he who carriesעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213out His wordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697. Thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068is indeedH3588greatגָד֧וֹלga.DolH1419and veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966awesomeוְנוֹרָ֥אve.no.Ra'H3372, Andwho can endureיְכִילֶֽנּוּ׃ye.khi.Le.nuH3557it?

12“Yet evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Returnשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725to Me with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824, And withfastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685,weepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065and mourningוּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.PedH4553;

13Andrendוְקִרְע֤וּve.kir.'UH7167your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824and notyour garmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899.”Now returnוְשׁ֖וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, For He isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349,Slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,aboundingוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in lovingkindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617Andrelentingוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162of evilH7463.

14Whoמִ֥יmiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045whether He will notturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725and relentוְנִחָ֑םve.ni.ChamH5162And leaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604ablessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310Him, Evena grain offeringמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503and a drinkוָנֶ֔סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262offeringH5262For the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

15Blowתִּקְע֥וּtik.'UH8628a trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in Zionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,Consecrateקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942a fastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,proclaimקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121a solemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116,

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