Revised Version 1895

Joel 1

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thatcameהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961toJoelיוֹאֵ֖לyo.'ElH3100thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPethuelפְּתוּאֵֽל׃pe.tu.'ElH6602.

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, yeoldH2205menH2205, andgiveוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605yeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. Hath this been in yourdaysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbi.mei.KhemH3117, or in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1?

3TellH5608ye yourchildrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֣םliv.nei.KhemH1121of it, and let yourchildrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121tellH5608theirchildrenלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121, and theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755.

4That which the palmerworm hath left hath thelocustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398; and that which thelocustהָאַרְבֶּ֖הha.'ar.BehH697hath left hath the cankerwormeatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpillereatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398.

5Awake, yedrunkardsשִׁכּוֹרִים֙shi.ko.RimH7910, andweepוּבְכ֔וּu.ve.KhuH1058; andhowlוְהֵילִ֖לוּve.hei.Li.luH3213,allכָּל־kol-H3605yedrinkersשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354ofwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of thesweetעָסִ֕יס'a.SisH6071wineH3196; for it iscutנִכְרַ֖תnikh.RatH3772offH3772from yourmouthמִפִּיכֶֽם׃mi.pi.KhemH6310.

6For anationגוֹי֙goyH1471iscomeעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927upH5927uponעַל־'al-H5921mylandאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,strongH6099, andwithoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557; histeethשִׁנָּיו֙shi.NavH8127are theteethשִׁנֵּ֣יshi.NeiH8127of alionאַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.YehH738, and he hath thejawוּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתu.me.ta.le.'otH4973teethH8127of agreatH6099lionH738.

7He hathlaidH7760myvineגַּפְנִי֙gaf.NiH1612wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047, and barked myfigוּתְאֵנָתִ֖יu.te.'e.na.TiH8384treeH8384: he hathmadeH7760it cleanbareH2834, andcastH7993itawayוְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְve.hish.LikhH7993; thebranchesשָׂרִיגֶֽיהָ׃sa.ri.Gei.haH8299thereof aremadeH7760whiteהִלְבִּ֖ינוּhil.Bi.nuH3835.

8Lament like avirginכִּבְתוּלָ֥הkiv.tu.LahH1330girdedחֲגֻֽרַת־cha.gu.rat-H2296withsackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242for thehusbandבַּ֥עַלBa.'alH1167ofherעַל־'al-H5921youthנְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ne.'u.Rei.haH5271.

9Themealמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503offering and the drink offering iscutהָכְרַ֥תha.khe.RatH3772offH3772from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334,mournאָֽבְלוּ֙'a.ve.LuH56.

10Thefieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704is wasted, thelandאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127mourneth; for the corn is wasted, thenewתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492isdriedH3001upH3001, theoilיִצְהָֽר׃yitz.HarH3323languisheth.

11Beashamedהֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shuH954, O ye husbandmen,howlהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213, O yevinedressersכֹּֽרְמִ֔יםko.re.MimH3755, for thewheatחִטָּ֖הchi.TahH2406and for thebarleyשְׂעֹרָ֑הse.'o.RahH8184; for theharvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of thefieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704isperishedאָבַ֖ד'a.VadH6.

12Thevineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612iswitheredH3001, and thefigוְהַתְּאֵנָ֖הve.ha.te.'e.NahH8384treeH6086languisheth; thepomegranateרִמּ֞וֹןri.MonH7416treeH6086, thepalmתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8558treeH6086also, and theappleוְתַפּ֗וּחַve.ta.Pu.achH8598treeH6086,evenגַּם־gam-H1571allכָּל־kol-H3605thetreesH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704arewitheredH3001: forjoyשָׂשׂ֖וֹןsa.SonH8342iswitheredH3001awayמִן־min-H4480from thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃ ס'a.DamH120.

13Girdחִגְר֨וּchig.RuH2296yourselves withsackclothבַשַּׂקִּ֔יםva.sa.KimH8242, andlamentוְסִפְד֜וּve.sif.DuH5594, yepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548;howlהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213, yeministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of thealtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196;comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935, lie all night insackclothH8242, yeministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430: for themealמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503offering and the drink offering is withholden from thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

14Sanctifyקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685,callקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121asolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָ֔ה'a.tza.RahH6116,gatherאִסְפ֣וּ'is.FuH622theoldH2205menH2205andallכֹּ֚לkolH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776unto thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, andcryוְזַעֲק֖וּve.za.'a.KuH2199unto theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15Alasאֲהָ֖הּ'a.HahH162for thedayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117! for thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is athandקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138, and asdestructionוּכְשֹׁ֖דu.khe.ShodH7701from theAlmightyמִשַׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706shall itcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935,

16Isnotהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808the meatcutנִכְרָ֑תnikh.RatH3772offH3772beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048oureyesעֵינֵ֖ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869, yea,joyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057andgladnessH8057from thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

17Theseedsפְרֻד֗וֹתfe.ru.DotH6507rotunderתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478theirclodsמֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmeg.re.Fo.tei.HemH4053; the garners arelaidH8074desolateנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074, thebarnsמַמְּגֻר֑וֹתma.me.gu.RotH4460arebrokenH2040downנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040; for the corn iswitheredהֹבִ֖ישׁho.VishH3001.

18Howמַה־mah-H4100doH4100thebeastsH929groanנֶּאֶנְחָ֣הne.'en.ChahH584! theherdsבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241ofcattleH929are perplexed,becauseH3588they havenoאֵ֥ין'einH369pastureמִרְעֶ֖הmir.'EhH4829;yeaH3588, theflocksH6629ofsheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629aremadeגַּם־gam-H1571desolateנֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ne'.Sha.muH816.

19OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, to theedoH3605Icryאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121: for thefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784hathdevouredאָֽכְלָה֙'a.khe.LahH398thepasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057, and theflameוְלֶ֣הָבָ֔הve.Le.ha.VahH3852hathburnedלִהֲטָ֖הli.ha.TahH3857allH3605thetreesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

20Yeaכִּ֤יkiH3588, thebeastsבַּהֲמ֥וֹתba.ha.MotH929of thefieldשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704pantתַּעֲר֣וֹגta.'a.RogH6165unto thee: for thewaterמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325brooksאֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650aredriedH3001upH3001, and thefireוְאֵ֕שׁve.'EshH784hathdevouredאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398thepasturesנְא֥וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ פha.mid.BarH4057.

Commentaries on Joel 1

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain