New American Standard Bible 2020

Joel 1:14-20

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.KuH2199outH2199to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15Woeאֲהָ֖הּ'a.HahH162for the dayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117! For thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,And it will comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935asdestructionוּכְשֹׁ֖דu.khe.ShodH7701from theAlmightyמִשַׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.

16Hasfoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400not been cutנִכְרָ֑תnikh.RatH3772offH3772beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048our eyesעֵינֵ֖ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869, andJoyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057andrejoicingוָגִֽיל׃va.GilH1524from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

17Theseedsפְרֻד֗וֹתfe.ru.DotH6507have driedעָבְשׁ֣וּ'a.ve.ShuH5685up underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478their shovelsמֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmeg.re.Fo.tei.HemH4053;The storehousesאֹֽצָר֔וֹת'o.tza.RotH214have becomeH8074desolateנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074,The grainH4460silosH4460are ruinedנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the grainדָּגָֽן׃da.GanH1715has driedH3001upH3001.

18Howמַה־mah-H4100the animalsבְהֵמָ֗הve.he.MahH929have groanedנֶּאֶנְחָ֣הne.'en.ChahH584!The herdsעֶדְרֵ֣י'ed.ReiH5739of cattleבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241have wanderedH943aimlesslyH943Becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588thereH369isH369noH369pastureמִרְעֶ֖הmir.'EhH4829for them;Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the flocksעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739of sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629havesufferedנֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ne'.Sha.muH816.

19To You, Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,I cryH7121outH7121; Forfireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784has devouredאָֽכְלָה֙'a.khe.LahH398the pasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057,And the flameוְלֶ֣הָבָ֔הve.Le.ha.VahH3852has burnedH3857upH3857allכָּל־kol-H3605the treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

20Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the animalsבַּהֲמ֥וֹתba.ha.MotH929of the fieldשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704pantתַּעֲר֣וֹגta.'a.RogH6165for You; For thestreamH650bedsH650of waterמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325are driedH3001upH3001,And fireוְאֵ֕שׁve.'EshH784has devouredאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398the pasturesנְא֥וֹתne.'otH4999of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ פha.mid.BarH4057.

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