Joel 3 Interlinear Bible (NAS) - Hebrew Text and Lexicon

1 "For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

r,v]a ayih;h te['b.W h'Meh'h ~yim'Y;B heNih yiK ? ~i'l'v.Wryiw h'd.Wh.y t.Wb.v -t,a b.Wv'a

2 I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land.

q,me[ -l,a ~yiT.d;rw{h.w ~Iyw{G;h -l'K -t,a yiT.c;Biq.w ? yit'l]x;n.w yiM;[ -l;[ ~'v ~'Mi[ yiT.j;P.vin.w j'p'vw{h.y ? yic.r;a -t,a.w ~Iyw{G;b .Wr.ZiP r,v]a lea'r.fIy ? .WqeLix

3 "They have also cast lots for My people, Traded a boy for a harlot And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

h'nw{Z;B d,l,Y;h .Wn.TiY;w l'rw{g .WD;y yiM;[ -l,a.w ? .WT.viY;w !Iy;Y;b .Wr.k'm h'D.l;Y;h.w

4 "Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head.

tw{lyil.G l{k.w !w{dyic.w r{c yil ~,T;a -h'm ~;g.w ? ~yil.m{G -mia.w y'l'[ ~yim.L;v.m ~,T;a l.Wm.G;h t,v'l.P ? ~,k.va{r.B ~,k.lUm.G byiv'a h'reh.m l;q y;l'[ ~,T;a

5 "Since you have taken My silver and My gold, brought My precious treasures to your temples,

~yib{J;h y;D;m]x;m.W ~,T.x;q.l yib'h.z.W yiP.s;K -r,v]a ? ~,kyel.kyeh.l ~,taeb]h

6 and sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory,

yen.bil ~,T.r;k.m ~i;l'v.Wr.y yen.b.W h'd.Wh.y yen.b.W ? ~'l.Wb.G l;[em ~'qyix.r;h !;[;m.l ~yin'w.Y;h

7 behold, I am going to arouse them from the place where * you have sold them, and return your recompense on your head.

~,T.r;k.m -r,v]a ~w{q'M;h -nim ~'ryi[.m yin.nih ? ~,k.va{r.B ~,k.lUm.g yit{biv]h;w h'M'v ~'t{a

8 "Also I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation," for the LORD has spoken.

d;y.B ~,kyetw{n.B -t,a.w ~,kyen.B -t,a yiT.r;k'm.W ? yw{G -l,a ~Iya'b.vil ~.Wr'k.m.W h'd.Wh.y yen.B ? reBiD h'wh.y yiK qw{x'r

9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the soldiers * draw near, let them come up!

.Wryi['h h'm'x.lim .Wv.D;q ~Iyw{G;B ta{z -.Wa.riq ? h'm'x.liM;h yev.n;a l{K .Wl][;y .Wv.GIy ~yirw{BiG;h

10 Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, "I am a mighty man."

~yix'm.ril ~,kyet{r.m.z;m.W tw{b'r]x;l ~,kyeTia .WT{K ? yin'a rw{BiG r;ma{y v'L;x;h

11 Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, And gather yourselves there. Bring down, O LORD, Your mighty ones.

.Wc'B.qin.w byib'Sim ~Iyw{G;h -l'k .Wa{b'w .Wv.W[ ? '$y,rw{BiG h'wh.y t;x.n;h h'M'v

12 Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations.

j'p'vw{h.y q,me[ -l,a ~Iyw{G;h .Wl][;y.w .Wrw{[ey ? byib'Sim ~Iyw{G;h -l'K -t,a j{P.vil bevea ~'v yiK

13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the wine press is full; The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.

h'a.l'm -yiK .Wd.r .Wa{B ryic'q l;v'b yiK l'G;m .Wx.liv ? ~'t'['r h'B;r yiK ~yib'q.y;h .Wqyiveh t;G

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

bw{r'q yiK #.Wr'x,h q,me[.B ~yinw{m]h ~yinw{m]h ? #.Wr'x,h q,me[.B h'wh.y ~w{y

15 The sun and moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.

~'h.g'n .Wp.s'a ~yib'kw{k.w .Wr'd'q ;xer'y.w v,m,v

16 The LORD roars from Zion And utters His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth tremble. But the LORD is a refuge for His people And a stronghold to the sons of Israel.

w{lw{q !eTIy ~i;l'v.Wryim.W g'a.vIy !w{YiCim h'why;w ? w{M;[.l h,s]x;m h'why;w #,r'a'w ~Iy;m'v .Wv]['r.w ? lea'r.fIy yen.bil zw{['m.W

17 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. So Jerusalem will be holy, And strangers will pass through it no more.

!w{Yic.B !ek{v ~,kyeh{l/a h'wh.y yin]a yiK ~,T.[;dyiw ? ~yir'z.w v,d{q ~i;l'v.Wr.y h't.y'h.w yiv.d'q -r;h ? dw{[ H'b -.Wr.b;[;y -a{l

18 And in that day The mountains will drip with sweet wine, And the hills will flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water; And a spring will go out from the house of the LORD To water the valley of Shittim.

syis'[ ~yir'h,h .Wp.JIy a.Wh;h ~w{Y;b h'y'h.w ? h'd.Wh.y yeqyip]a -l'k.w b'l'x h'n.k;leT tw{['b.G;h.w ? h'q.vih.w aecey h'wh.y tyeBim !'y.[;m.W ~Iy'm .Wk.ley ? ~yiJiV;h l;x;n -t,a

19 Egypt will become a waste, And Edom will become a desolate wilderness, Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah, In whose land they have shed innocent blood.

h'm'm.v r;B.dim.l ~w{d/a,w h,y.hit h'm'm.vil ~Iy;r.cim ? ayiq'n -m'd .Wk.p'v -r,v]a h'd.Wh.y yen.B s;m]xem h,y.hiT ? ~'c.r;a.B

20 But Judah will be inhabited forever And Jerusalem for all generations.

rw{d'w rw{d.l ~i;l'v.Wryiw beveT ~'lw{[.l h'd.Whyiw

21 And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion.

!ek{v h'why;w yityeQin -a{l ~'m'D yityeQin.w ? !w{Yic.B

Interlinear Bible - Joel 3

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