New American Standard Bible 1995
Joel 2:2-10
2A dayי֧וֹםYomH3117ofdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and gloomוַאֲפֵלָ֗הva.'a.fe.LahH653,A dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of cloudsעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051and thickוַעֲרָפֶ֔לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205.As the dawnכְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charH7837is spreadפָּרֻ֣שׂpa.RusH6566overעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022, So there is agreatרַ֣בravH7227and mightyוְעָצ֔וּםve.'a.TzumH6099peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971; There hasneverלֹ֤א מִן־ הָ֣עוֹלָ֔םlo' min- ha.'o.LamH3808H4480H5769beenנִֽהְיָה֙nih.YahH1961anythinglikeכָּמֹ֗הוּka.Mo.huH3644it,Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808will there be againיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3254afterוְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310itTo the yearsשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8141of manyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.
3Afireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784consumesאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440themAnd behindוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310them a flameלֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.VahH3852burnsתְּלַהֵ֣טte.la.HetH3857.The landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776islike the gardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֨דֶן'E.denH5731beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440them But adesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057behindוְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310them,And nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808at allוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571escapesפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413them.
5With anoiseכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963as of chariotsמַרְכָּב֗וֹתmar.ka.VotH4818They leapיְרַקֵּד֔וּןye.ra.ke.DunH7540on the topsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of the mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, Like thecracklingכְּקוֹל֙ke.kOlH6963of aflameלַ֣הַבLa.havH3851of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784consumingאֹכְלָ֖ה'o.khe.LahH398the stubbleקָ֑שׁKashH7179,Like a mightyעָצ֔וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleכְּעַ֣םke.'AmH5971arrangedעֱר֖וּךְ'e.RukhH6186for battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
7They runיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323like mightyH1368menH1368,They climbיַעֲל֣וּya.'a.LuH5927the wallחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346like soldiersכְּאַנְשֵׁ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖הke.'an.Shei mil.cha.MahH582H4421;And they eachוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376marchיֵֽלֵכ֔וּןye.le.KhunH1980in lineבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870,Norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808do they deviateיְעַבְּט֖וּןye.'a.be.TunH5670from their pathsאֹרְחוֹתָֽם׃'o.re.cho.TamH734.
8They do not crowdיִדְחָק֔וּןyid.cha.KunH1766eachוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376otherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,They marchיֵֽלֵכ֑וּןye.le.KhunH1980everyoneגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1397in his pathבִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹbim.si.la.ToH4546; When theyburstיִפֹּ֖לוּyi.Po.luH5307throughוּבְעַ֥דu.ve.'AdH1157thedefensesהַשֶּׁ֛לַחha.She.lachH7973,They do not breakH1214ranksH1214.
9They rushיָשֹׁ֗קּוּya.Sho.kuH8264on the cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,They runיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323on the wallבַּֽחוֹמָה֙ba.cho.MahH2346;They climbיַעֲל֑וּya.'a.LuH5927into thehousesבַּבָּתִּ֖יםba.ba.TimH1004, Theyenterיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935throughבְּעַ֧דbe.'AdH1157the windowsהַחַלּוֹנִ֛יםha.cha.lo.NimH2474like a thiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590.
10Beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440them the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776quakesרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264,The heavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064trembleרָעֲשׁ֖וּra.'a.ShuH7493, Thesunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and the moonוְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ve.ya.Re.achH3394growH6937darkקָדָ֔רוּka.Da.ruH6937And the starsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556loseאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622their brightnessנָגְהָֽם׃na.ge.HamH5051.
Commentaries on Joel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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