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Then the
LORD will be
zealous for His
land And will
have pity on His
people.
w{M;[ -l;[ l{m.x;Y;w w{c.r;a.l h'wh.y aeN;q.y;w
19
The
LORD will
answer and
say to His
people,
"Behold, I am going to
send you
grain,
new wine and
oil, And you will be
satisfied in full with them; And I will
never again make you a
reproach among the
nations.
~,k'l ;xel{v yin.nih w{M;[.l r,ma{Y;w h'wh.y !;[;Y;w ? ~,T.[;b.f.W r'h.ciY;h.w vw{ryiT;h.w !'g'D;h -t,a ? ~Iyw{G;B h'P.r,x dw{[ ~,k.t,a !eT,a -a{l.w w{t{a
20
"But I will
remove the
northern army
far from you, And I will
drive it into a
parched and
desolate land, And its
vanguard into the
eastern sea, And its
rear guard into the
western sea. And its
stench will
arise and its
foul smell will
come up, For it has
done great things."
wyiT.x;Dih.w ~,kyel][em qyix.r;a yinw{p.C;h -t,a.w ? ~'Y;h -l,a wy'n'P -t,a h'm'm.v.W h'Yic #,r,a -l,a ? h'l'[.w !w{r]x;a'h ~'Y;h -l,a w{p{s.w yin{m.d;Q;h ? tw{f][;l lyiD.gih yiK w{t'n]x;c l;[;t.w w{v.a'b
21
Do not
fear, O
land,
rejoice and be
glad, For the
LORD has
done great things.
lyiD.gih -yiK yix'm.f.W yilyiG h'm'd]a yia.ryiT -l;a ? tw{f][;l h'wh.y
22
Do not
fear,
beasts of the
field, For the
pastures of the
wilderness have
turned green, For the
tree has
borne its
fruit, The
fig tree and the
vine have
yielded in
full.
tw{a.n .Wa.v'd yiK y;d'f tw{m]h;B .Wa.ryiT -l;a ? !,p,g'w h'nea.T w{y.rip a'f'n #e[ -yiK r'B.dim ? ~'lyex .Wn.t'n
23
So
rejoice, O
sons of
Zion, And be
glad in the
LORD your
God; For He has
given you the
early rain for your
vindication. And He has
poured down for you the
rain, The
early and
latter rain as
before.
~,kyeh{l/a h'why;B .Wx.mif.w .WlyiG !w{Yic yen.b.W ? d,rw{Y;w h'q'd.cil h,rw{M;h -t,a ~,k'l !;t'n -yiK ? !w{vair'B vw{q.l;m.W h,rw{m ~,v,G ~,k'l
24
The
threshing floors will be
full of
grain, And the
vats will
overflow with the
new wine and
oil.
vw{ryiT ~yib'q.y;h .Wqyiveh.w r'B tw{n'r\G;h .Wa.l'm.W ? r'h.cIy.w
25
"Then I will
make up to you for the
years That the
swarming locust has
eaten, The
creeping locust, the
stripping locust and the
gnawing locust, My
great army which I
sent among you.
h,B.r;a'h l;k'a r,v]a ~yin'V;h -t,a ~,k'l yiT.m;Liv.w ? r,v]a lw{d'G;h yilyex ~'z'G;h.w lyis'x,h.w q,l,Y;h ? ~,k'B yiT.x;Liv
26
"You will have
plenty to
eat and be
satisfied And
praise the
name of the
LORD your
God,
Who has
dealt wondrously with you; Then My
people will
never * be
put to
shame.
~ev -t,a ~,T.l;Lih.w ;[w{b'f.w lw{k'a ~,T.l;k]a;w ? ayil.p;h.l ~,k'Mi[ h'f'[ -r,v]a ~,kyeh{l/a h'wh.y ? ~'lw{[.l yiM;[ .Wv{bey -a{l.w
27
"Thus you will
know that I am in the
midst of
Israel, And that I am the
LORD your
God, And
there is
no other; And My
people will
never * be
put to
shame.
h'wh.y yin]a;w yin'a lea'r.fIy b,r,q.b yiK ~,T.[;dyiw ? ~'lw{[.l yiM;[ .Wv{bey -a{l.w dw{[ !yea.w ~,kyeh{l/a