Revised Webster's Bible

Joel 1

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that came toJoelיוֹאֵ֖לyo.'ElH3100thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPethuelפְּתוּאֵֽל׃pe.tu.'ElH6602.

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, ye oldmenהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, and giveearוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238, all yeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. Hath this been in yourdaysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbi.mei.KhemH3117, orevenוְאִ֖םve.'ImH518in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1?

3Tellסַפֵּ֑רוּsa.Pe.ruH5608ye yourchildrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֣םliv.nei.KhemH1121of it, and let yourchildrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121tell theirchildrenלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121, and theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755.

4That which thepalmerwormהַגָּזָם֙ha.ga.ZamH1501hathleftיֶ֤תֶרYe.terH3499hath thelocustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398; and that which thelocustהָאַרְבֶּ֖הha.'ar.BehH697hathleftוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499hath thecankerwormהַיָּ֑לֶקhai.Ya.lekH3218eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398; and that which thecankerwormהַיֶּ֔לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218hathleftוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499hath thecaterpillerהֶחָסִֽיל׃he.cha.SilH2625eatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398.

5Awakeהָקִ֤יצוּha.Ki.tzuH6974, yedrunkardsשִׁכּוֹרִים֙shi.ko.RimH7910, andweepוּבְכ֔וּu.ve.KhuH1058; andwailוְהֵילִ֖לוּve.hei.Li.luH3213, all yedrinkersשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354ofwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196, because of the newwineעָסִ֕יס'a.SisH6071; for it is cutoffנִכְרַ֖תnikh.RatH3772from yourmouthמִפִּיכֶֽם׃mi.pi.KhemH6310.

6For anationגוֹי֙goyH1471is comeupעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927upon mylandאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,strongעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099, and withoutnumberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557, whoseteethשִׁנָּיו֙shi.NavH8127are theteethשִׁנֵּ֣יshi.NeiH8127of alionאַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.YehH738, and he hath the cheekteethוּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתu.me.ta.le.'otH4973of a greatlionלָבִ֖יאla.Vi'H3833.

7He hathlaidשָׂ֤םsamH7760myvineגַּפְנִי֙gaf.NiH1612wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047, andbarkedלִקְצָפָ֑הlik.tza.FahH7111my figtreeוּתְאֵנָתִ֖יu.te.'e.na.TiH8384: he hath strippeditחָשֹׂ֤ףcha.SofH2834bareחֲשָׂפָהּ֙cha.sa.FahH2834, and cast itawayוְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְve.hish.LikhH7993; itsbranchesשָׂרִיגֶֽיהָ׃sa.ri.Gei.haH8299are madewhiteהִלְבִּ֖ינוּhil.Bi.nuH3835.

8Lamentאֱלִ֕י'e.LiH421like avirginכִּבְתוּלָ֥הkiv.tu.LahH1330girdedחֲגֻֽרַת־cha.gu.rat-H2296withsackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242for thehusbandבַּ֥עַלBa.'alH1167of heryouthנְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ne.'u.Rei.haH5271.

9The meatofferingמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503and the drinkofferingוָנֶ֖סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262is cutoffהָכְרַ֥תha.khe.RatH3772from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334,mournאָֽבְלוּ֙'a.ve.LuH56.

10Thefieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704iswastedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703, thelandאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127mournethאָבְלָ֖ה'a.ve.LahH56; for thegrainדָּגָ֔ןda.GanH1715iswastedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703: the newwineתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492is driedupהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001, theoilיִצְהָֽר׃yitz.HarH3323languishethאֻמְלַ֥ל'um.LalH535.

11Be yeashamedH3001, O yefarmersאִכָּרִ֗ים'i.ka.RimH406;wailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213, O yevinedressersכֹּֽרְמִ֔יםko.re.MimH3755, for thewheatחִטָּ֖הchi.TahH2406and for thebarleyשְׂעֹרָ֑הse.'o.RahH8184; because theharvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of thefieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704hathperishedאָבַ֖ד'a.VadH6.

12Thevineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612is driedupH3001, and the figtreeוְהַתְּאֵנָ֖הve.ha.te.'e.NahH8384languishethאֻמְלָ֑לָה'um.La.lahH535; thepomegranateרִמּ֞וֹןri.MonH7416tree, the palmtreeתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8558also, and the appletreeוְתַפּ֗וּחַve.ta.Pu.achH8598, even all thetreesעֲצֵ֤י'a.TzeiH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, arewitheredH3001: becausejoyשָׂשׂ֖וֹןsa.SonH8342is witheredawayH3001from thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃ ס'a.DamH120.

13Girdחִגְר֨וּchig.RuH2296yourselves, andlamentוְסִפְד֜וּve.sif.DuH5594, yepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548:wailהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213, yeministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of thealtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196:comeבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935, lie allnightלִ֣ינוּLi.nuH3885insackclothבַשַּׂקִּ֔יםva.sa.KimH8242, yeministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430: for the meatofferingמִנְחָ֥הmin.ChahH4503and the drinkofferingוָנָֽסֶךְ׃va.Na.sekhH5262iswithheldנִמְנַ֛עnim.Na'H4513from thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

14Sanctifyקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942ye afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685,callקִרְא֣וּkir.'UH7121a solemnassemblyעֲצָרָ֔ה'a.tza.RahH6116,gatherאִסְפ֣וּ'is.FuH622theeldersזְקֵנִ֗יםze.ke.NimH2205and all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776into thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, andcryוְזַעֲק֖וּve.za.'a.KuH2199to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

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

16Is not thefoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400cutoffנִכְרָ֑תnikh.RatH3772before oureyesעֵינֵ֖ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869, andjoyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057andgladnessוָגִֽיל׃va.GilH1524from thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

17Theseedפְרֻד֗וֹתfe.ru.DotH6507hathperishedעָבְשׁ֣וּ'a.ve.ShuH5685under theirclodsמֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmeg.re.Fo.tei.HemH4053, thestorehousesאֹֽצָר֔וֹת'o.tza.RotH214are laiddesolateנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074, thebarnsמַמְּגֻר֑וֹתma.me.gu.RotH4460are brokendownנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040; for thegrainדָּגָֽן׃da.GanH1715iswitheredהֹבִ֖ישׁho.VishH3001.

18How do thebeastsבְהֵמָ֗הve.he.MahH929groanנֶּאֶנְחָ֣הne.'en.ChahH584! theherdsעֶדְרֵ֣י'ed.ReiH5739ofcattleבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241areperplexedנָבֹ֙כוּ֙na.Vo.khuH943, because they have nopastureמִרְעֶ֖הmir.'EhH4829; yea, theflocksעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739ofsheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629are madedesolateנֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ne'.Sha.muH816.

19OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, to thee will Icryאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121: for thefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784hathdevouredאָֽכְלָה֙'a.khe.LahH398thepasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057, and theflameוְלֶ֣הָבָ֔הve.Le.ha.VahH3852hathburnedלִהֲטָ֖הli.ha.TahH3857all thetreesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

20Thebeastsבַּהֲמ֥וֹתba.ha.MotH929of thefieldשָׂדֶ֖הsa.DehH7704cryתַּעֲר֣וֹגta.'a.RogH6165also to thee: for theriversאֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650ofwatersמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325are driedupיָֽבְשׁוּ֙ya.ve.ShuH3001, and thefireוְאֵ֕שׁve.'EshH784hathdevouredאָכְלָ֖ה'a.khe.LahH398thepasturesנְא֥וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ פha.mid.BarH4057.

Commentaries on Joel 1

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