Revised Literal Translation

Joel 3:18-21

18And it shall come to pass in that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, thatthe mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022shall drop downיִטְּפ֧וּyi.te.FuH5197new wineעָסִ֗יס'a.SisH6071,and the hillsוְהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ve.ha.ge.va.'OtH1389shall flowH3212with milkחָלָ֔בcha.LavH2461,and all the riversאֲפִיקֵ֥י'a.fi.KeiH650of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shall flowH3212with watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,and a fountainוּמַעְיָ֗ןu.ma'.YanH4599shall come forthיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318of the houseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and shall waterוְהִשְׁקָ֖הve.hish.KahH8248the valleyנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of Shittimהַשִּׁטִּֽים׃ha.shi.TimH7851.

19Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714shall be a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֣הlish.ma.MahH8077,and Edomוֶאֱד֕וֹםve.'e.DomH123shall be a desolateשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֥רle.mid.BarH4057,for the violenceמֵֽחֲמַס֙me.cha.MasH2555againstthe childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,because they have shedשָׁפְכ֥וּsha.fe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֖יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָם־dom-H1818in their landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776.

20But Judahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063shall dwellתֵּשֵׁ֑בte.ShevH3427for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389from generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to generationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

21For I will cleanseוְנִקֵּ֖יתִיve.ni.Kei.tiH5352their bloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818thatI have not cleansedנִקֵּ֑יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352:for Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068dwellethשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931in Zionבְּצִיּֽוֹן׃be.tzi.YonH6726.

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