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Joel 2:1-11

1Blowתִּקְע֨וּtik.'UH8628ye thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֜רsho.FarH7782inZionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, and sound analarmוְהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ve.ha.Ri.'uH7321in myholyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022: let all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיִרְגְּז֕וּyir.ge.ZuH7264: for thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068comethבָ֥אva'H935, for it is near athandקָרֽוֹב׃ka.RovH7138;

2Adayי֧וֹםYomH3117ofdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and ofgloominessוַאֲפֵלָ֗הva.'a.fe.LahH653, adayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofcloudsעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051and of thickdarknessוַעֲרָפֶ֔לva.'a.ra.FelH6205, as themorningכְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charH7837spreadפָּרֻ֣שׂpa.RusH6566upon themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022: agreatרַ֣בravH7227peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971and astrongוְעָצ֔וּםve.'a.TzumH6099; there hath notbeenנִֽהְיָה֙nih.YahH1961everהָ֣עוֹלָ֔םha.'o.LamH5769the like, neither shall be anymoreיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3254afterוְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310it, even to theyearsשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8141ofmanyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

3Afireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784devourethאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440them; andbehindוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310them aflameלֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.VahH3852burnethתְּלַהֵ֣טte.la.HetH3857: thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776is as thegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֨דֶן'E.denH5731beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440them, andbehindוְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310them adesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057; yea, and nothing shallescapeפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413them.

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

5Like thenoiseכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963ofchariotsמַרְכָּב֗וֹתmar.ka.VotH4818on thetopsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218ofmountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shall theyleapיְרַקֵּד֔וּןye.ra.ke.DunH7540, like thenoiseכְּקוֹל֙ke.kOlH6963of aflameלַ֣הַבLa.havH3851offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784thatdevourethאֹכְלָ֖ה'o.khe.LahH398thestubbleקָ֑שׁKashH7179, as astrongעָצ֔וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleכְּעַ֣םke.'AmH5971set inbattleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421arrayעֱר֖וּךְ'e.RukhH6186.

6Before theirfaceמִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.NavH6440thepeopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971shall be muchpainedיָחִ֣ילוּya.Chi.luH2342: allfacesפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440shallgatherקִבְּצ֥וּki.be.TzuH6908blacknessפָארֽוּר׃fa.RurH6289.

7They shallrunיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323like mightymenכְּגִבּוֹרִ֣יםke.gi.bo.RimH1368; they shallclimbיַעֲל֣וּya.'a.LuH5927thewallחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346likemenכְּאַנְשֵׁ֥יke.'an.SheiH582ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421; and they shallmarchH3212everyoneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376on hiswaysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870, and they shall notbreakיְעַבְּט֖וּןye.'a.be.TunH5670theirranksאֹרְחוֹתָֽם׃'o.re.cho.TamH734:

8Neither shalloneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376thrustיִדְחָק֔וּןyid.cha.KunH1766anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251; they shallwalkH3212everyoneגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1397in hispathבִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹbim.si.la.ToH4546: and when theyfallיִפֹּ֖לוּyi.Po.luH5307upon theswordהַשֶּׁ֛לַחha.She.lachH7973, they shall not bewoundedיִבְצָֽעוּ׃yiv.Tza.'uH1214.

9They shall run to andfroיָשֹׁ֗קּוּya.Sho.kuH8264in thecityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892; they shallrunיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323upon thewallבַּֽחוֹמָה֙ba.cho.MahH2346, they shallclimbיַעֲל֑וּya.'a.LuH5927upon thehousesבַּבָּתִּ֖יםba.ba.TimH1004; they shall enterinיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935at thewindowsהַחַלּוֹנִ֛יםha.cha.lo.NimH2474like athiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590.

10Theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776shallquakeרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440them; theheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shalltrembleרָעֲשׁ֖וּra.'a.ShuH7493: thesunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and themoonוְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ve.ya.Re.achH3394shall bedarkקָדָ֔רוּka.Da.ruH6937, and thestarsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556shallwithdrawאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622theirshiningנָגְהָֽם׃na.ge.HamH5051:

11And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068shallutterנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414hisvoiceקוֹלוֹ֙ko.LoH6963beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440hisarmyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428: for hiscampמַחֲנֵ֔הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264isveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966greatרַ֤בravH7227: for he isstrongעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099thatexecutethעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213hiswordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697: for thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068isgreatגָד֧וֹלga.DolH1419andveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966terribleוְנוֹרָ֥אve.no.Ra'H3372; and who canabideיְכִילֶֽנּוּ׃ye.khi.Le.nuH3557it?

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