Joel 3
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Joel 3

1For, behold, in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117, and in thattimeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256, when I shall bringagainאָשִׁ֛יב'a.shuvH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,
2I will alsogatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֙ve.ki.batz.TiH6908allnationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, and will bring themdownוְה֣וֹרַדְתִּ֔יםve.Ho.rad.TimH3381into thevalleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010ofJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, and willjudgeוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֨יve.nish.pa.TiH8199them there for mypeopleעַמִּ֨י'a.MiH5971and for myheritageוְנַחֲלָתִ֤יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whom they havescatteredפִּזְּר֣וּpi.ze.RuH6340among thenationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471, anddividedחִלֵּֽקוּ׃chi.Le.kuH2505mylandאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776.
3And they havecastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֑לgo.RalH1486for mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971; and havegivenH5414aboyהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206for anharlotבַּזּוֹנָ֔הba.zo.NahH2181, andsoldמָכְר֥וּma.khe.RuH4376agirlוְהַיַּלְדָּ֛הve.hai.yal.DahH3207forwineבַיַּ֖יִןvai.Ya.yinH3196, that they mightdrinkוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.
4Yea, and what have ye to do with me, OTyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865, andZidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721, and all thecoastsגְּלִיל֣וֹתge.li.LotH1552ofPhilistiaפְּלָ֑שֶׁתpe.La.shetH6429? will yerenderמְשַׁלְּמִ֣יםme.sha.le.MimH7999me arecompenceהַגְּמ֗וּלha.ge.MulH1576? and if yerecompenseגֹּמְלִ֤יםgo.me.LimH1580me,swiftlyקַ֣לkalH7031andspeedilyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120I willreturnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725yourrecompenceגְּמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576upon your ownheadבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218;
5Because ye havetakenלְקַחְתֶּ֑םle.kach.TemH3947mysilverכַּסְפִּ֥יkas.PiH3701and mygoldוּזְהָבִ֖יu.ze.ha.ViH2091, and havecarriedהֲבֵאתֶ֖םha.ve.TemH935into yourtemplesלְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃le.hei.khe.lei.KhemH1964mypreciousהַטֹּבִ֔יםha.to.VimH2896thingsוּמַֽחֲמַדַּי֙u.ma.cha.ma.DaiH4261:
6Thechildrenוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121also ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389have yesoldמְכַרְתֶּ֖םme.khar.TemH4376to theGreciansלִבְנֵ֣י הַיְּוָנִ֑יםliv.Nei hai.ye.va.NimH3125H1121, that ye might remove themfarהַרְחִיקָ֖םhar.chi.KamH7368from theirborderגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.
7Behold, I willraiseמְעִירָ֔םme.'i.RamH5782them out of theplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where ye havesoldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376them, and willreturnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725yourrecompenceגְמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576upon your ownheadבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218:
8And I willsellוּמָכַרְתִּ֞יu.ma.khar.TiH4376yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and yourdaughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323into thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and they shallsellוּמְכָר֥וּםu.me.kha.RumH4376them to theSabeansלִשְׁבָאיִ֖םlish.va.YimH7615, to apeopleגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471faroffרָח֑וֹקra.ChokH7350: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it .
9Proclaimקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121ye this among theGentilesבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471;Prepareקַדְּשׁ֖וּka.de.ShuH6942warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, wakeupהָעִ֙ירוּ֙ha.'I.ruH5782the mightymenהַגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368, let all themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421drawnearיִגְּשׁ֣וּyi.ge.ShuH5066; let them comeupיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927:
10Beatכֹּ֤תּוּKo.tuH3807yourplowsharesאִתֵּיכֶם֙'i.tei.KhemH855intoswordsלַֽחֲרָב֔וֹתla.cha.ra.VotH2719, and yourpruninghooksוּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖םu.maz.me.ro.tei.KhemH4211intospearsלִרְמָחִ֑יםlir.ma.ChimH7420: let theweakהַֽחַלָּ֔שׁha.cha.LashH2523sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559, I amstrongגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368.
11Assembleע֣וּשׁוּ'U.shuH5789yourselves, andcomeוָבֹ֧אוּva.Vo.'uH935, all yeheathenהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471, and gather yourselvestogetherוְנִקְבָּ֑צוּve.nik.Ba.tzuH6908allaroundמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439: there cause thy mightyonesגִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃gi.bo.Rei.khaH1368to comedownהַֽנְחַ֥תhan.ChatH5181, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.
12Let theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471beawakenedיֵע֙וֹרוּ֙ye.'o.ruH5782, and comeupוְיַעֲל֣וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927to thevalleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010ofJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092: for there will Isitאֵשֵׁ֛ב'e.ShevH3427tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֥טlish.PotH8199all theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471on everysideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.
13Putשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971ye in thesickleמַגָּ֔לma.GalH4038, for theharvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105isripeבָשַׁ֖לva.ShalH1310:comeבֹּ֤אֽוּBo.'uH935, godownH3381; for thepressגַּ֔תGatH1660isfullמָ֣לְאָהMal.'ahH4390, thevatsהַיְקָבִ֔יםhay.ka.VimH3342overflowהֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙he.Shi.kuH7783; for theirwickednessרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451isgreatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227.
14Multitudesהֲמוֹנִ֣יםha.mo.NimH1995,multitudesהֲמוֹנִ֔יםha.mo.NimH1995in thevalleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofdecisionהֶֽחָר֑וּץhe.cha.RutzH2742: for thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isnearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138in thevalleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofdecisionהֶחָרֽוּץ׃he.cha.RutzH2742.
15Thesunשֶׁ֥מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and themoonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394shall bedarkenedקָדָ֑רוּka.Da.ruH6937, and thestarsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556shallwithdrawאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622theirshiningנָגְהָֽם׃na.ge.HamH5051.
16TheLORDוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068also shallroarיִשְׁאָ֗גyish.'AgH7580out ofZionמִצִּיּ֣וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726, andutterיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414hisvoiceקוֹל֔וֹko.LoH6963fromJerusalemוּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389; and theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and theearthוָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776shallshakeוְרָעֲשׁ֖וּve.ra.'a.ShuH7493: but theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068will be thehopeמַֽחֲסֶ֣הma.cha.SehH4268of hispeopleלְעַמּ֔וֹle.'a.MoH5971, and thestrengthוּמָע֖וֹזu.ma.'ozH4581of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
17So shall yeknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430dwellingשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931inZionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, myholyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022: then shallJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389beholyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, and there shall nostrangersוְזָרִ֥יםve.za.RimH2114passthroughיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya.'av.ru-H5674her any more.
18And it shall come to pass in thatdayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, that themountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022shall dropdownיִטְּפ֧וּyi.te.FuH5197newwineעָסִ֗יס'a.SisH6071, and thehillsוְהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ve.ha.ge.va.'OtH1389shallflowH3212withmilkחָלָ֔בcha.LavH2461, and all theriversאֲפִיקֵ֥י'a.fi.KeiH650ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shallflowH3212withwatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, and afountainוּמַעְיָ֗ןu.ma'.YanH4599shall comeforthיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318from thehouseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and shallwaterוְהִשְׁקָ֖הve.hish.KahH8248thevalleyנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158ofShittimהַשִּׁטִּֽים׃ha.shi.TimH7851.
19Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714shall be adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֣הlish.ma.MahH8077, andEdomוֶאֱד֕וֹםve.'e.DomH123shall be adesolateשְׁמָמָ֖הshe.ma.MahH8077wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֥רle.mid.BarH4057, for theviolenceמֵֽחֲמַס֙me.cha.MasH2555against thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, because they haveshedשָׁפְכ֥וּsha.fe.KhuH8210innocentנָקִ֖יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָם־dom-H1818in theirlandבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776.
20ButJudahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063shalldwellתֵּשֵׁ֑בte.ShevH3427foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389fromgenerationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755togenerationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.
21For I willcleanseוְנִקֵּ֖יתִיve.ni.Kei.tiH5352theirbloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818that I have notcleansedנִקֵּ֑יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352: for theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068dwellethשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931inZionבְּצִיּֽוֹן׃be.tzi.YonH6726.

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