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Joel 2:18-32

18Then will theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068bejealousוַיְקַנֵּ֥אvay.ka.Ne'H7065for hislandלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776, andpityוַיַּחְמֹ֖לvai.yach.MolH2550hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068willanswerוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsayוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hispeopleלְעַמּ֗וֹle.'a.MoH5971, Behold, I willsendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971yougrainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715, andwineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, andoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323, and ye shall besatisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֖םu.se.va'.TemH7646with it: and I will no moremakeאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414you areproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781among theheathenבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471:

20But I will removefarאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368from you thenorthernהַצְּפוֹנִ֞יha.tze.fo.NiH6830army, and willdriveוְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ve.hi.dach.TivH5080him into alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776barrenצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723anddesolateוּשְׁמָמָה֒u.she.ma.MahH8077, with hisfaceפָּנָ֗יוpa.NavH6440toward theeastהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, and hisrearוְסֹפ֖וֹve.so.FoH5490toward thewestהָאַֽחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220, and hisstinkבָאְשׁ֗וֹva.'e.ShoH889shall comeupוְעָלָ֣הve.'a.LahH5927, and his illsavourצַחֲנָת֔וֹtza.cha.na.ToH6709shall comeupוְתַ֙עַל֙ve.Ta.'alH5927, because he hathdoneלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213greatthingsהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431.

21Fearתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372not, Olandאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127; begladגִּ֣ילִיGi.liH1523andrejoiceוּשְׂמָ֔חִיu.se.Ma.chiH8055: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willdoלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213greatthingsהִגְדִּ֥ילhig.DilH1431.

22Be notafraidתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372, yebeastsבַּהֲמ֣וֹתba.ha.MotH929of thefieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704: for thepasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of thewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057dospringדָשְׁא֖וּda.she.'UH1876, for thetreeעֵץ֙'etzH6086bearethנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375itsfruitפִרְי֔וֹfir.YoH6529, the figtreeתְּאֵנָ֥הte.'e.NahH8384and thevineוָגֶ֖פֶןva.Ge.fenH1612doyieldנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414theirstrengthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.

23Begladגִּ֤ילוּGi.luH1523then, yechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofZionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726, andrejoiceוְשִׂמְחוּ֙ve.sim.ChuH8055in theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: for he hathgivenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414you the formerrainהַמּוֹרֶ֖הha.mo.RehH4175moderatelyלִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.KahH6666, and he will cause to comedownוַיּ֣וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381for you therainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653, the formerrainמוֹרֶ֥הmo.RehH4175, and the latterrainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456in 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 willrestoreוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤יve.shi.lam.TiH7999to you theyearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141that thelocustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697hatheatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398, thecankerwormהַיֶּ֖לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218, and thecaterpillerוְהֶחָסִ֣ילve.he.cha.SilH2625, and thepalmerwormוְהַגָּזָ֑םve.ha.ga.ZamH1501, mygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419armyחֵילִי֙chei.LiH2428which Isentשִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971among you.

26And ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398inplentyאָכוֹל֙'a.khOlH398, and besatisfiedוְשָׂב֔וֹעַve.sa.Vo.a'H7646, andpraiseוְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗םve.hi.lal.TemH1984thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, that hathdealtעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213wondrouslyלְהַפְלִ֑יאle.haf.Li'H6381with you: and mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shallneverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769beashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.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 none else: and mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shallneverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769beashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

28And it shall come to passafterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310, that I will pouroutאֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210myspiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon allfleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320; and yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and yourdaughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323shallprophesyוְנִבְּא֖וּve.ni.be.'UH5012, your oldmenזִקְנֵיכֶם֙zik.nei.KhemH2205shalldreamיַחֲלֹמ֔וּןya.cha.lo.MunH2492dreamsחֲלֹמ֣וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472, your youngmenבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.KhemH970shallseeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200visionsחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹתchez.yo.NotH2384:

29And also upon theservantsהָֽעֲבָדִ֖יםha.'a.va.DimH5650and upon thehandmaidsהַשְּׁפָח֑וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117will I pouroutאֶשְׁפּ֖וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210myspiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307.

30And I willshowוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414wondersמֽוֹפְתִ֔יםmof.TimH4159in theheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064and on theearthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776,bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818, andfireוָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784, andpillarsוְתִֽימֲר֖וֹתve.ti.ma.RotH8490ofsmokeעָשָֽׁן׃'a.ShanH6227.

31Thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shall beturnedיֵהָפֵ֣ךְye.ha.FekhH2015intodarknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822, and themoonוְהַיָּרֵ֖חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394intobloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818,beforeלִפְנֵ֗יlif.NeiH6440thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419andterribleוְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shallcomeבּ֚וֹאBo'H935.

32And it shall come to pass, that whoever shallcallיִקְרָ֛אyik.Ra'H7121on thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall bedeliveredיִמָּלֵ֑טyi.ma.LetH4422: for inmountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Zionצִיּ֨וֹןtzi.YonH6726and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֜םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389shall bedeliveranceפְלֵיטָ֗הfe.lei.TahH6413, as theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, and in theremnantוּבַ֨שְּׂרִידִ֔יםu.Va.se.ri.DimH8300whom theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shallcallקֹרֵֽא׃ko.Re'H7121.

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