Revised Version 1895

Joel 2

1Blowתִּקְע֨וּtik.'UH8628ye thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֜רsho.FarH7782inZionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, andsoundוְהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ve.ha.Ri.'uH7321analarmH7321in myholyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022; letallכֹּ֖לkolH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיִרְגְּז֕וּyir.ge.ZuH7264: for thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cometh, for it is nigh athandקָרֽוֹב׃ka.RovH7138;

2adayי֧וֹםYomH3117ofdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and gloominess, adayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofcloudsעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051andthickוַעֲרָפֶ֔לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH2822, as thedawnכְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charH7837spreadפָּרֻ֣שׂpa.RusH6566uponעַל־'al-H5921themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022; agreatH7227peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971and astrongוְעָצ֔וּםve.'a.TzumH6099, there hathnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808beeneverהָ֣עוֹלָ֔םha.'o.LamH5769the like,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall beanyH4480moreH4480afterוְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310them,evenעַד־'ad-H5704to theyearsשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8141ofmanyH7227generationsH1755.

3Afireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784devourethbeforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440them; andbehindוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310them aflameלֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.VahH3852burneth: thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776is as thegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֨דֶן'E.denH5731beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440them, andbehindוְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310them adesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057; yea, andnoneלֹא־lo'-H3808hathescapedפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413them.

4Theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֥הke.mar.'EhH4758of them is as theappearanceמַרְאֵ֑הוּmar.'E.huH4758ofhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483; and ashorsemenוּכְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.khe.fa.ra.ShimH6571,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651do theyrunיְרוּצֽוּן׃ye.ru.TzunH7323.

5Like thenoiseכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963ofchariotsמַרְכָּב֗וֹתmar.ka.VotH4818on thetopsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022do theyleapיְרַקֵּד֔וּןye.ra.ke.DunH7540, like thenoiseכְּקוֹל֙ke.kOlH6963of aflameלַ֣הַבLa.havH3851offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784that devoureth thestubbleקָ֑שׁKashH7179, as astrongעָצ֔וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleכְּעַ֣םke.'AmH5971set inbattleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421arrayH4421.

6At theirpresenceמִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.NavH6440thepeoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971are inanguishיָחִ֣ילוּya.Chi.luH2342:allכָּל־kol-H3605facesפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440are waxedpaleפָארֽוּר׃fa.RurH6289.

7Theyrunיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323likemightyכְּגִבּוֹרִ֣יםke.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376; theyclimbיַעֲל֣וּya.'a.LuH5927thewallחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346likemenH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421; and they marcheveryH376one on hiswaysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870, and they breaknotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808their ranks.

8Neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808doth one thrustanotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251; they marcheveryוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376one in hispathבִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹbim.si.la.ToH4546: and theyburstיִפֹּ֖לוּyi.Po.luH5307throughוּבְעַ֥דu.ve.'AdH1157theweaponsהַשֶּׁ֛לַחha.She.lachH7973, andbreakH1214notלֹ֥אlo'H3808offH1214their course.

9They leapuponH935thecityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892; theyrunיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323uponH935thewallבַּֽחוֹמָה֙ba.cho.MahH2346; theyclimbH5927upH5927intoH935thehousesבַּבָּתִּ֖יםba.ba.TimH1004; theyenterH935in at thewindowsהַחַלּוֹנִ֛יםha.cha.lo.NimH2474like athiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590.

10Theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776quakethbeforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440them; theheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064trembleרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264: thesunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and themoonוְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ve.ya.Re.achH3394are darkened, and thestarsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556withdrawאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622their shining:

11And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068uttereth hisvoiceקוֹלוֹ֙ko.LoH6963beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440hisarmyH4264; for hiscampמַחֲנֵ֔הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264isveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966greatגָד֧וֹלga.DolH1419; for he isstrongעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099that executeth hiswordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697: for thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068isgreatH1419andveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966terrible; and whocanוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310abide it?

12Yetevenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,turnH7725ye untomeH7725withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824, and withfastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685, and withweepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065, and withmourningוּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.PedH4553:

13andrendוְקִרְע֤וּve.kir.'UH7167yourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824, andnotוְאַל־ve.'al-H408yourgarmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899, andturnH7725unto theLORDH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, for he isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587andfullH7725ofcompassionוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639, and plenteous inmercyH3068, and repenteth him of theevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

14Who knoweth whether he willnotיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045turnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725andrepentH7725, andleaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604ablessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him, even amealמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503offering and a drink offering unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

15Blowתִּקְע֥וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782inZionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,sanctifyקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942afastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121asolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116:

16gatherקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908thepeopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942thecongregationקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,assembleH622theoldזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205menH5971,gatherH6908thechildrenעֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimH5768, and those thatsuckH3243thebreastsשָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimH7699: let the bridegroomgoיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318of hischamberמֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.RoH2315, and thebrideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618outH3318ofherH3243closet.

17LetH5414thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, theministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996theporchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and thealtarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196, andletH5414themsayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Spareח֧וּסָהChu.sahH2347thypeopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, andgiveH5414notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408thineheritageנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159toreproachלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781, that thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471shouldruleלִמְשָׁל־lim.shol-H4910over them: wherefore should theysayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559among thepeoplesבָֽעַמִּ֔יםva.'a.MimH5971,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?

18Then was theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068jealousוַיְקַנֵּ֥אvay.ka.Ne'H7065for hislandלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776, and hadpityוַיַּחְמֹ֖לvai.yach.MolH2550on hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068answeredH559andsaidH559unto hispeopleלְעַמּ֗וֹle.'a.MoH5971,Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willsendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971youH5414corn, andwineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, andoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323, and ye shall besatisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֖םu.se.va'.TemH7646therewith: and I willnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֛וֹדodH5750makeאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414youH5414areproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471:

20but I willremoveאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368farH7368offH5921fromyouH3588thenorthernהַצְּפוֹנִ֞יha.tze.fo.NiH6830armyH5927, and willdriveוְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ve.hi.dach.TivH5080himintoאֶל־'el-H413alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776barren anddesolateוּשְׁמָמָה֒u.she.ma.MahH8077, his forepartintoאֶל־'el-H413theeasternהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, and his hinderpartH5921intoאֶל־'el-H413thewesternהָאַֽחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220; and his stink shallcomeH5927upH5927, and his ill savour shallcomeH5927upH5927,becauseH3588he hathdoneלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213greatהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431things.

21Fearתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372notאַל־'al-H408, Olandאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127, begladH8055andrejoiceוּשְׂמָ֔חִיu.se.Ma.chiH8055; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathdoneלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213greatהִגְדִּ֥ילhig.DilH1431things.

22BenotH408afraidתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372, yebeastsבַּהֲמ֣וֹתba.ha.MotH929of thefieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704; for thepasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057doH408spring, for thetreeעֵץ֙'etzH6086bearethherH5414fruitפִרְי֔וֹfir.YoH6529, thefigתְּאֵנָ֥הte.'e.NahH8384treeH6086and thevineוָגֶ֖פֶןva.Ge.fenH1612doH408yieldH5414theirstrengthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.

23BegladH8055then, yechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofZionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726, andrejoiceוְשִׂמְחוּ֙ve.sim.ChuH8055in theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: for he givethyouH3588theformerH7223rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653injustלִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.KahH6666measure, and he causeth tocomeH3381downH3381foryouH3588therainH1653, theformerH7223rainH1653and thelatterוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456rainH1653, in thefirstבָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ba.ri.ShonH7223month.

24And thefloorsהַגֳּרָנ֖וֹתha.go.ra.NotH1637shall befullוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390ofwheatבָּ֑רBarH1250, and thevatsהַיְקָבִ֖יםhay.ka.VimH3342shalloverflowוְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּve.he.Shi.kuH7783withwineתִּיר֥וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492andoilוְיִצְהָֽר׃ve.yitz.HarH3323.

25And I will restore toyouH834theyearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141that thelocustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697hatheatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, mygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419armyחֵילִי֙chei.LiH2428whichH834Isentשִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971amongyouH834.

26And ye shalleatH398inplentyH7646and besatisfiedH7646, and shallpraiseוְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗םve.hi.lal.TemH1984thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, that hath dealtwondrouslyלְהַפְלִ֑יאle.haf.Li'H6381withyouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834: and mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shallneverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808beashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

27And ye shallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am in themidstבְקֶ֤רֶבve.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and that I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and there isnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369elseע֑וֹדodH5750: and mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shallneverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808beashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

30And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.

32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as the LORD hath said, and among the remnant those whom the LORD doth call.

Commentaries on Joel 2

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain