New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 2:9-12

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.

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;

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