New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 3

The Nations Will Be Judged

1“For beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,in thoseהָהֵ֖מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117and at that timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256,Whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Irestoreאָשִׁ֛יב'a.shuvH7725the fortunesשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,

2I willgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֙ve.ki.batz.TiH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471And bringוְה֣וֹרַדְתִּ֔יםve.Ho.rad.TimH3381them downH3381to thevalleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010ofJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092. Then I willenterוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֨יve.nish.pa.TiH8199into judgmentH8199with them thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033On behalfH5921of My peopleעַמִּ֨י'a.MiH5971and My inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתִ֤יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they havescatteredפִּזְּר֣וּpi.ze.RuH6340among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471; And they havedividedחִלֵּֽקוּ׃chi.Le.kuH2505up My landאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776.

3They have alsocastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֑לgo.RalH1486for My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,TradedH5414a boyהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206for a harlotבַּזּוֹנָ֔הba.zo.NahH2181And soldמָכְר֥וּma.khe.RuH4376a girlוְהַיַּלְדָּ֛הve.hai.yal.DahH3207for wineבַיַּ֖יִןvai.Ya.yinH3196that they may drinkוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

4Moreoverוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571,whatמָה־mah-H4100are you to Me, OTyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865,Sidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the regionsגְּלִיל֣וֹתge.li.LotH1552ofPhilistiaפְּלָ֑שֶׁתpe.La.shetH6429?Are you renderingמְשַׁלְּמִ֣יםme.sha.le.MimH7999Me a recompenseהַגְּמ֗וּלha.ge.MulH1576?But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do recompenseגֹּמְלִ֤יםgo.me.LimH1580Me, swiftlyקַ֣לkalH7031and speedilyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120I willreturnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725your recompenseגְּמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576on your headבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218.

5SinceH834you havetakenלְקַחְתֶּ֑םle.kach.TemH3947My silverכַּסְפִּ֥יkas.PiH3701and My goldוּזְהָבִ֖יu.ze.ha.ViH2091,broughtהֲבֵאתֶ֖םha.ve.TemH935My preciousH4261treasuresH4261to your templesלְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃le.hei.khe.lei.KhemH1964,

6and soldמְכַרְתֶּ֖םme.khar.TemH4376thesonsH1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to theGreeksהַיְּוָנִ֑יםhai.ye.va.NimH3125in orderלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to removeהַרְחִיקָ֖םhar.chi.KamH7368them farH7368from their territoryגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366,

7beholdH2009, I am going toarouseמְעִירָ֔םme.'i.RamH5782them from the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֑מָּה'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033you have soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376them, and returnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725your recompenseגְמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576on your headבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218.

8Also I willsellוּמָכַרְתִּ֞יu.ma.khar.TiH4376your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and your daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and they will sellוּמְכָר֥וּםu.me.kha.RumH4376them to theSabeansלִשְׁבָאיִ֖םlish.va.YimH7615,to a distantרָח֑וֹקra.ChokH7350nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471,”for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

9Proclaimקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121thisH2088among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471:Prepareקַדְּשׁ֖וּka.de.ShuH6942a warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;rouseהָעִ֙ירוּ֙ha.'I.ruH5782the mightyH1368menH1368!Let allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the soldiersאַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃'an.Shei ha.mil.cha.MahH582 H4421drawיִגְּשׁ֣וּyi.ge.ShuH5066nearH5066,let them comeיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927up!

10Beatכֹּ֤תּוּKo.tuH3807your plowsharesאִתֵּיכֶם֙'i.tei.KhemH855into swordsלַֽחֲרָב֔וֹתla.cha.ra.VotH2719And your pruningH4211hooksH4211into spearsלִרְמָחִ֑יםlir.ma.ChimH7420;Let the weakהַֽחַלָּ֔שׁha.cha.LashH2523sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559, “I am a mightyH1368manH1368.”

11Hastenע֣וּשׁוּ'U.shuH5789and comeוָבֹ֧אוּva.Vo.'uH935,allכָֽל־khol-H3605you surroundingמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471,And gatherוְנִקְבָּ֑צוּve.nik.Ba.tzuH6908yourselves thereשָׁ֕מָּהSha.mahH8033.BringH5181downH5181, O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, YourmightyH1368onesH1368.

12Let the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471be arousedיֵע֙וֹרוּ֙ye.'o.ruH5782And comeוְיַעֲל֣וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927up to thevalleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010ofJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,For thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033I will sitאֵשֵׁ֛ב'e.ShevH3427tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֥טlish.PotH8199Allכָּל־kol-H3605the surroundingמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471.

13Putשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971in the sickleמַגָּ֔לma.GalH4038, for theharvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105is ripeבָשַׁ֖לva.ShalH1310.Comeבֹּ֤אֽוּBo.'uH935,treadH3381, for thewineH1660pressH1660is fullמָ֣לְאָהMal.'ahH4390;The vatsהַיְקָבִ֔יםhay.ka.VimH3342overflowהֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙he.Shi.kuH7783, for theirwickednessH7463is greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227.

14Multitudesהֲמוֹנִ֣יםha.mo.NimH1995,multitudesהֲמוֹנִ֔יםha.mo.NimH1995in thevalleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofdecisionהֶֽחָר֑וּץhe.cha.RutzH2742! For thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138in the valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofdecisionהֶחָרֽוּץ׃he.cha.RutzH2742.

15Thesunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394growH6937darkקָדָ֑רוּka.Da.ruH6937And the starsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556loseאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622their brightnessנָגְהָֽם׃na.ge.HamH5051.

16The Lordוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068roarsיִשְׁאָ֗גyish.'AgH7580from Zionמִצִּיּ֣וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726Anduttersיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414His voiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963from Jerusalemוּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389, And theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthוָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776trembleוְרָעֲשׁ֖וּve.ra.'a.ShuH7493.But the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068is arefugeמַֽחֲסֶ֣הma.cha.SehH4268for His peopleלְעַמּ֔וֹle.'a.MoH5971And astrongholdוּמָע֖וֹזu.ma.'ozH4581to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Then you willknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,Dwellingשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931in Zionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, Myholyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.So Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389will beholyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, Andstrangersוְזָרִ֥יםve.za.RimH2114will passיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674through it noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreעֽוֹד׃ סodH5750.

Judah Will Be Blessed

18And in that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117Themountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022will dripיִטְּפ֧וּyi.te.FuH5197withsweetעָסִ֗יס'a.SisH6071wineH6071,And the hillsוְהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ve.ha.ge.va.'OtH1389willflowתֵּלַ֣כְנָהte.Lakh.nahH1980with milkחָלָ֔בcha.LavH2461,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thebrooksאֲפִיקֵ֥י'a.fi.KeiH650of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063will flowיֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980with waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; And aspringוּמַעְיָ֗ןu.ma'.YanH4599will goיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318out from the houseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068To waterוְהִשְׁקָ֖הve.hish.KahH8248the valleyנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158ofShittimהַשִּׁטִּֽים׃ha.shi.TimH7851.

19Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961a wasteלִשְׁמָמָ֣הlish.ma.MahH8077,And EdomH112will becomeתִּֽהְיֶ֑הtih.YehH1961a desolateשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֥רle.mid.BarH4057,BecauseH4480of theviolenceמֵֽחֲמַס֙me.cha.MasH2555done to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,In whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776they have shedשָׁפְכ֥וּsha.fe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֖יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָם־dom-H1818.

20But Judahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063will beinhabitedתֵּשֵׁ֑בte.ShevH3427foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769And Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389for allלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

21And I willavengeוְנִקֵּ֖יתִיve.ni.Kei.tiH5352their bloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818which I have not avengedנִקֵּ֑יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352,For the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068dwellsשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931in Zionבְּצִיּֽוֹן׃be.tzi.YonH6726.

The Nations Will Be Judged

Judah Will Be Blessed

Commentaries on Joel 3