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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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