New American Standard Bible 2020

Joel 2:12-17

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.KhiH1065,and mourningוּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.PedH4553;

13Andtearוְקִרְע֤וּve.kir.'UH7167your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824and not merelyyour 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 mercyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617Andrelentingוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162of catastropheH7463.

14Whoמִ֥יmiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045,He might turnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725and relentוְנִחָ֑םve.ni.ChamH5162,And leaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604ablessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310Him, Resulting ina 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,

16Gatherאִסְפוּ־'is.fu-H622the peopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942the congregationקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,Assembleקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908the eldersזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,Gatherאִסְפוּ֙'is.FuH622the childrenעֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimH5768and the nursingH3243 H7699infantsH3243 H7699. Have thegroomחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860comeH3318outH3318of his roomמֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.RoH2315And the brideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618out of her bridalH2646chamberמֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃me.chu.pa.TahH2646.

17Let the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334,Weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996the porchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and the altarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196,And let them sayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “Spareח֧וּסָהChu.sahH2347Your peopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,And do not makeתִּתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414Your inheritanceנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159adisgraceלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781,With the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471jeeringH4912at them.Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100should thoseamong the peoplesבָֽעַמִּ֔יםva.'a.MimH5971sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?’”

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