Revised Version 1895

Joel 2:1-27

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.

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