Revised Version 1895

Joel 1:1-10

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.

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