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Joel 2:1-17

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?

12Therefore also now,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,turnשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725ye even to me with all yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824, and withfastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685, and withweepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065, and withmourningוּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.PedH4553:

13Andrendוְקִרְע֤וּve.kir.'UH7167yourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824, and not yourgarmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899, andturnוְשׁ֖וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: for he isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587andmercifulוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639, and ofgreatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617, andrepentethוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162of theevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

14Whoknowethיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045if he willreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725andrepentוְנִחָ֑םve.ni.ChamH5162, andleaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604ablessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him; even a meatofferingמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503and a drinkofferingוָנֶ֔סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

15Blowתִּקְע֥וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782inZionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,sanctifyקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942afastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121a solemnassemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116:

16Gatherאִסְפוּ־'is.fu-H622thepeopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942thecongregationקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,assembleקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908theeldersזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,gatherאִסְפוּ֙'is.FuH622thechildrenעֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimH5768, and those that nurseatוְיֹנְקֵ֖יve.yo.ne.KeiH3243thebreastsשָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimH7699: let thebridegroomחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860goforthיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318from hischamberמֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.RoH2315, and thebrideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618out of herroomמֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃me.chu.pa.TahH2646.

17Let thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, theministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058between theporchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and thealtarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196, and let themsayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Spareח֧וּסָהChu.sahH2347thypeopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, andgiveתִּתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414not thyheritageנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159toreproachלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781, that theheathenגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471should ruleoverלִמְשָׁל־lim.shol-H4910them: why should theysayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559among thepeopleבָֽעַמִּ֔יםva.'a.MimH5971, Where is theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?

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