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Joel 3:2-8

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.NimH3125 H1121, 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 .

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