Joel 1



 1. The word <01697> of the LORD <03068> that came <01961> to 
Joel <03100> the son <01121> of Pethuel <06602>.



 2 Hear <08085> this <02063>, ye old <02205> men, and give ear 
<0238>, all <03605> ye inhabitants <03427> of the land <0776>. 
Hath this <02063> been <01961> in your days <03117>, or even 
<0518> in the days <03117> of your fathers <01>?



 3 Tell <05608> ye your children <01121> of it, and [let] your 
children <01121> [tell] their children <01121>, and their 
children <01121> another <0312> generation <01755>.



 4 That which the palmerworm <01501> hath left <03499> hath the 
locust <0697> eaten <0398>; and that which the locust <0697> 
hath left <03499> hath the cankerworm <03218> eaten <0398>; and 
that which the cankerworm <03218> hath left <03499> hath the 
caterpiller <02625> eaten <0398>.



 5 Awake <06974>, ye drunkards <07910>, and weep <01058>; and 
howl <03213>, all <03605> ye drinkers <08354> of wine <03196>, 
because <05921> of the new wine <06071>; for it is cut <03772> 
off from your mouth <06310>.



 6 For a nation <01471> is come <05927> up upon my land <0776>, 
strong <06099>, and without <0369> number <04557>, whose teeth 
<08127> [are] the teeth <08127> of a lion <0738>, and he hath 
the cheek <04973> teeth <04973> of a great <03833> lion <03833>.



 7 He hath laid <07760> my vine <01612> waste <08047>, and 
barked <07111> my fig <08384> tree: he hath made it clean bare 
<02834>, and cast <07993> [it] away; the branches <08299> 
thereof are made white <03835>.



 8. Lament <0421> like a virgin <01330> girded <02296> with 
sackcloth <08242> for the husband <01167> of her youth <05271>.



 9 The meat offering <04503> and the drink <05262> offering is 
cut <03772> off from the house <01004> of the LORD <03068>; the 
priests <03548>, the LORD'S <03068> ministers <08334>, mourn 
<056>.



 10 The field <07704> is wasted <07703>, the land <0127> 
mourneth <056>; for the corn <01715> is wasted <07703>: the new 
<08492> wine <08492> is dried <03001> up, the oil <03323> 
languisheth <0535>.



 11 Be ye ashamed <0954>, O ye husbandmen <0406>; howl <03213>, 
O ye vinedressers <03755>, for the wheat <02406> and for the 
barley <08184>; because <03588> the harvest <07105> of the field 
<07704> is perished <06>.



 12 The vine <01612> is dried <03001> up, and the fig <08384> 
tree languisheth <0535>; the pomegranate <07416> tree, the palm 
<08558> tree also <01571>, and the apple <08598> tree, [even] 
all <03605> the trees <06086> of the field <07704>, are withered 
<03001>: because <03588> joy <08342> is withered <03001> away 
from the sons <01121> of men <0120>.



 13 Gird <02296> yourselves, and lament <05594>, ye priests 
<03548>: howl <03213>, ye ministers <08334> of the altar <04196>:
 come <0935>, lie <03885> all <03885> night in sackcloth <08242>,
 ye ministers <08334> of my God <0430>: for the meat offering 
<04503> and the drink <05262> offering is withholden <04513> 
from the house <01004> of your God <0430>.



 14. Sanctify <06942> ye a fast <06685>, call <07121> a solemn 
<06116> assembly <06116>, gather <0622> the elders <02205> [and] 
all <03605> the inhabitants <03427> of the land <0776> [into] 
the house <01004> of the LORD <03068> your God <0430>, and cry 
<02199> unto the LORD <03068>,



 15 Alas <0160> for the day <03117>! for the day <03117> of the 
LORD <03068> [is] at <07138> hand <07138>, and as a destruction 
<07701> from the Almighty <07706> shall it come <0935>.



 16 Is not the meat <0400> cut <03772> off before <05048> our 
eyes <05869>, [yea], joy <08057> and gladness <01524> from the 
house <01004> of our God <0430>?



 17 The seed <06507> is rotten <05685> under <08478> their clods 
<04053>, the garners <0214> are laid desolate <08074>, the barns 
<04460> are broken <02040> down <02040>; for the corn <01715> is 
withered <03001>.



 18 How <04100> do the beasts <0929> groan <0584>! the herds 
<05739> of cattle <01241> are perplexed <0943>, because <03588> 
they have no <0369> pasture <04829>; yea <01571>, the flocks 
<05739> of sheep <06629> are made desolate <0816>.



 19 O LORD <03068>, to thee will I cry <07121>: for the fire 
<0784> hath devoured <0398> the pastures <04999> of the 
wilderness <04057>, and the flame <03852> hath burned <03857> 
all <03605> the trees <06086> of the field <07704>.



 20 The beasts <0929> of the field <07704> cry <06165> also 
<01571> unto thee: for the rivers <0650> of waters <04325> are 
dried <03001> up, and the fire <0784> hath devoured <0398> the 
pastures <04999> of the wilderness <04057>.



Joel 2



 1. Blow <08628> ye the trumpet <07782> in Zion <06726>, and 
sound <07321> an alarm <07321> in my holy <06944> mountain 
<02022>: let all <03605> the inhabitants <03427> of the land 
<0776> tremble <07264>: for the day <03117> of the LORD <03068> 
cometh <0935>, for [it is] nigh <07126> at hand;



 2 A day <03117> of darkness <02822> and of gloominess <0653>, a 
day <03117> of clouds <06051> and of thick darkness <06205>, as 
the morning <07837> spread <06566> upon the mountains <02022>: a 
great <07227> people <05971> and a strong <06099>; there hath 
not been <01961> ever <05769> the like <03644>, neither <03808> 
shall be any more <03254> after <0310> it, [even] to the years 
<08141> of many generations <01755>.



 3 A fire <0784> devoureth <0398> before <06440> them; and 
behind <0310> them a flame <03852> burneth <03857>: the land 
<0776> [is] as the garden <01588> of Eden <05731> before <06440> 
them, and behind <0310> them a desolate <08077> wilderness 
<04057>; yea <01571>, and nothing <03808> shall escape <06413> 
them.



 4 The appearance <04758> of them [is] as the appearance <04758> 
of horses <05483>; and as horsemen <06571>, so <03651> shall 
they run <07323>.



 5 Like the noise <06963> of chariots <04818> on <05921> the 
tops <07218> of mountains <02022> shall they leap <07540>, like 
the noise <06963> of a flame <03851> of fire <0784> that 
devoureth <0398> the stubble <07179>, as a strong <06099> people 
<05971> set in battle <04421> array <06186>.



 6 Before their face <06440> the people <05971> shall be much 
pained <02342>: all <03605> faces <06440> shall gather <06908> 
blackness <06289>.



 7 They shall run <07323> like mighty <01368> men; they shall 
climb <05927> the wall <02346> like men <0582> of war <04421>; 
and they shall march <03212> every <0376> one <0376> on his ways 
<01870>, and they shall not break <05670> their ranks <0734>:



 8 Neither <03808> shall one <0376> thrust <01766> another 
<0250>; they shall walk <03212> every <01397> one <01397> in his 
path <04546>: and [when] they fall <05307> upon the sword 
<07973>, they shall not be wounded <01214>.



 9 They shall run <08264> to and fro <08264> in the city <05892>;
 they shall run <07323> upon the wall <02346>, they shall climb 
<05927> up upon the houses <01004>; they shall enter <0935> in 
at <01157> the windows <02474> like a thief <01590>.



 10 The earth <0776> shall quake <07264> before <06440> them; 
the heavens <08064> shall tremble <07493>: the sun <08121> and 
the moon <03394> shall be dark <06937>, and the stars <03556> 
shall withdraw <0622> their shining <05051>:



 11 And the LORD <03068> shall utter <05414> his voice <06963> 
before <06440> his army <02428>: for his camp <04264> [is] very 
<03966> great <07227>: for [he is] strong <06099> that executeth 
<06213> his word <01697>: for the day <03117> of the LORD 
<03068> [is] great <01419> and very <03966> terrible <03372>; 
and who <04310> can abide <03557> it?



 12. Therefore <01571> also <01571> now <06258>, saith <05002> 
the LORD <03068>, turn <07725> ye [even] to me with all <03605> 
your heart <03824>, and with fasting <06685>, and with weeping 
<01065>, and with mourning <04553>:



 13 And rend <07167> your heart <03824>, and not your garments 
<0899>, and turn <07725> unto the LORD <03068> your God <0430>: 
for he [is] gracious <02587> and merciful <07349>, slow <0750> 
to anger <0639>, and of great <07227> kindness <02617>, and 
repenteth <05162> him of the evil <07451>.



 14 Who <04310> knoweth <03045> [if] he will return <07725> and 
repent <05162>, and leave <07604> a blessing <01293> behind 
<0310> him; [even] a meat offering <04503> and a drink <05262> 
offering unto the LORD <03068> your God <0430>?



 15 Blow <08628> the trumpet <07782> in Zion <06726>, sanctify 
<06942> a fast <06685>, call <07121> a solemn <06116> assembly 
<06116>:



 16 Gather <0622> the people <05971>, sanctify <06942> the 
congregation <06951>, assemble <06908> the elders <02205>, 
gather <0622> the children <05768>, and those that suck <03243> 
the breasts <07699>: let the bridegroom <02860> go <03318> forth 
<03318> of his chamber <02315>, and the bride <03618> out of her 
closet <02646>.



 17 Let the priests <03548>, the ministers <08334> of the LORD 
<03068>, weep <01058> between <0996> the porch <0197> and the 
altar <04196>, and let them say <0559>, Spare <02347> thy people 
<05971>, O LORD <03068>, and give <05414> not thine heritage 
<05159> to reproach <02781>, that the heathen <01471> should 
rule <04910> over them: wherefore <04100> should they say <0559> 
among the people <05971>, Where <0346> [is] their God <0430>?



 18. Then will the LORD <03068> be jealous <07065> for his land 
<0776>, and pity <02550> his people <05971>.



 19 Yea, the LORD <03068> will answer <06030> and say <0559> 
unto his people <05971>, Behold <02005>, I will send <07971> you 
corn <01715>, and wine <08492>, and oil <03323>, and ye shall be 
satisfied <07646> therewith <0854>: and I will no <03808> more 
<05750> make <05414> you a reproach <02781> among the heathen 
<01471>:



 20 But I will remove <07368> far <07368> off from you the 
northern <06830> [army], and will drive <05080> him into <0413> 
a land <0776> barren <06723> and desolate <08077>, with his face 
<06440> toward <0413> the east <06931> sea <03220>, and his 
hinder <05490> part toward <0413> the utmost <0314> sea <03220>, 
and his stink <0889> shall come <05927> up, and his ill <06709> 
savour <06709> shall come <05927> up, because <03588> he hath 
done <06213> great <01431> things.



 21 Fear <03372> not, O land <0127>; be glad <01523> and rejoice 
<08055>: for the LORD <03068> will do <06213> great <01431> 
things.



 22 Be not afraid <03372>, ye beasts <0929> of the field <07704>:
 for the pastures <04999> of the wilderness <04057> do spring 
<01876>, for the tree <06086> beareth <05375> her fruit <06529>, 
the fig <08384> tree and the vine <01612> do <06213> yield 
<05414> their strength <02428>.



 23 Be glad <01523> then, ye children <01121> of Zion <06726>, 
and rejoice <08055> in the LORD <03068> your God <0430>: for he 
hath given <05414> you the former <04175> rain <04175> 
moderately <06666>, and he will cause to come <03381> down 
<03381> for you the rain <01653>, the former <04175> rain 
<04175>, and the latter <04456> rain <04456> in the first 
<07223> [month].



 24 And the floors <01637> shall be full <04390> of wheat 
<01250>, and the fats shall overflow <07783> with wine <08492> 
and oil <03323>.



 25 And I will restore <07999> to you the years <08141> that the 
locust <0697> hath eaten <0398>, the cankerworm <03218>, and the 
caterpiller <02625>, and the palmerworm <01501>, my great 
<01419> army <02428> which <0834> I sent <07971> among you.



 26 And ye shall eat <0398> in plenty <0398>, and be satisfied 
<07646>, and praise <01984> the name <08034> of the LORD <03068> 
your God <0430>, that hath dealt <06213> wondrously <06381> with 
you: and my people <05971> shall never be ashamed <0954>.



 27 And ye shall know <03045> that I [am] in the midst <07130> 
of Israel <03478>, and [that] I [am] the LORD <03068> your God 
<0430>, and none <0369> else <05750>: and my people <05971> 
shall never be ashamed <0954>.



 28. And it shall come <01961> to pass afterward, [that] I will 
pour <08210> out my spirit <07307> upon all <03605> flesh 
<01320>; and your sons <01121> and your daughters <01121> shall 
prophesy <05012>, your old <02205> men shall dream <02492> 
dreams <02472>, your young <0970> men shall see <07200> visions 
<02384>:



 29 And also <01571> upon the servants <05650> and upon the 
handmaids <08198> in those <01992> days <03117> will I pour 
<08210> out my spirit <07307>.



 30 And I will shew <05414> wonders <04159> in the heavens 
<08064> and in the earth <0776>, blood <01818>, and fire <0784>, 
and pillars <08490> of smoke <06227>.



 31 The sun <08121> shall be turned <02015> into darkness 
<02822>, and the moon <03394> into blood <01818>, before <06440> 
the great <01419> and the terrible <03372> day <03117> of the 
LORD <03068> come <0635>.



 32 And it shall come <01961> to pass, [that] whosoever <0834> 
shall call <07121> on the name <08034> of the LORD <03068> shall 
be delivered <04422>: for in mount <02022> Zion <06726> and in 
Jerusalem <03389> shall be deliverance <06413>, as the LORD 
<03068> hath said <0559>, and in the remnant <08600> whom <0834> 
the LORD <03068> shall call <07121>.



Joel 3



 1. For, behold <02009>, in those <01992> days <03117>, and in 
that time <06256>, when <0834> I shall bring <07725> again 
<07725> the captivity <07622> of Judah <03063> and Jerusalem 
<03389>,



 2 I will also gather <06908> all <03605> nations <01471>, and 
will bring <03381> them down <03381> into <0413> the valley 
<06010> of Jehoshaphat <03092>, and will plead <08199> with them 
there <08033> for my people <05971> and [for] my heritage 
<05159> Israel <03478>, whom <0834> they have scattered <06327> 
among the nations <01471>, and parted <02505> my land <0776>.



 3 And they have cast <03032> lots <01486> for my people <05971>;
 and have given <05414> a boy <03206> for an harlot <02181>, and 
sold <04376> a girl <03207> for wine <03196>, that they might 
drink <08354>.



 4 Yea <01571>, and what <04100> have ye to do with me, O Tyre 
<06865>, and Zidon <06721>, and all <03605> the coasts <01552> 
of Palestine <06429>? will ye render <07999> me a recompence 
<01576>? and if <0518> ye recompense <01580> me, swiftly <07031> 
[and] speedily <04120> will I return <07725> your recompence 
<01576> upon your own head <07218>;



 5 Because <0834> ye have taken <03947> my silver <03701> and my 
gold <02091>, and have carried <0935> into your temples <01964> 
my goodly <02896> pleasant <04261> things:



 6 The children <01121> also of Judah <03063> and the children 
<01121> of Jerusalem <03389> have ye sold <04376> unto the 
Grecians <03125>, that ye might remove <07368> them far <07368> 
from their border <01366>.



 7 Behold <02005>, I will raise <05782> them out of the place 
<04725> whither ye have sold <04376> them, and will return 
<07725> your recompence <01576> upon your own head <07218>:



 8 And I will sell <04376> your sons <01121> and your daughters 
<01121> into the hand <03027> of the children <01121> of Judah 
<03063>, and they shall sell <04376> them to the Sabeans <07615>,
 to a people <01471> far <07350> off: for the LORD <03068> hath 
spoken <01696> [it].



 9. Proclaim <07121> ye this <02063> among the Gentiles <01471>; 
Prepare <06942> war <04421>, wake <05782> up the mighty <01368> 
men <0582>, let all <03605> the men <0582> of war <04421> draw 
near <05066>; let them come <05927> up:



 10 Beat <03807> your plowshares <0855> into swords <02719>, and 
your pruninghooks <04211> into spears <07420>: let the weak 
<02523> say <0559>, I [am] strong <01368>.



 11 Assemble <05789> yourselves, and come <0935>, all <03605> ye 
heathen <01471>, and gather <06908> yourselves together round 
<05439> about: thither cause thy mighty <01368> ones to come 
<05181> down <05181>, O LORD <03068>.



 12 Let the heathen <01471> be wakened <05782>, and come <05927> 
up to the valley <06010> of Jehoshaphat <03092>: for there 
<08033> will I sit <03427> to judge <08199> all <03605> the 
heathen <01471> round <05439> about.



 13 Put <07971> ye in the sickle <04038>, for the harvest 
<07105> is ripe <01310>: come <0935>, get <03381> you down 
<03381>; for the press <01660> is full <04390>, the fats <03342> 
overflow <07783>; for their wickedness <07451> [is] great 
<07227>.



 14 Multitudes <01995>, multitudes <01995> in the valley <06010> 
of decision <02742>: for the day <03117> of the LORD <03068> 
[is] near <07138> in the valley <06010> of decision <02742>.



 15 The sun <08121> and the moon <03394> shall be darkened 
<06937>, and the stars <03556> shall withdraw <0622> their 
shining <05051>.



 16 The LORD <03068> also shall roar <07580> out of Zion <06726>,
 and utter <05414> his voice <06963> from Jerusalem <03389>; and 
the heavens <08064> and the earth <0776> shall shake <07493>: 
but the LORD <03068> [will be] the hope <04268> of his people 
<05971>, and the strength <04581> of the children <01121> of 
Israel <03478>.



 17 So shall ye know <03045> that I [am] the LORD <03068> your 
God <0430> dwelling <07931> in Zion <06726>, my holy <06944> 
mountain <02022>: then shall Jerusalem <03389> be holy <06944>, 
and there shall no <03808> strangers <02114> pass <05674> 
through her any more <05750>.



 18. And it shall come <01961> to pass in that day <03117>, 
[that] the mountains <02022> shall drop <05197> down new wine 
<06071>, and the hills <01389> shall flow <03212> with milk 
<02461>, and all <03605> the rivers <0650> of Judah <03063> 
shall flow <03212> with waters <04325>, and a fountain <04599> 
shall come <03318> forth <03318> of the house <01004> of the 
LORD <03068>, and shall water <08248> the valley <05158> of 
Shittim <07851>.



 19 Egypt <04714> shall be a desolation <08077>, and Edom <0123> 
shall be a desolate <08077> wilderness <04057>, for the violence 
<02555> [against] the children <01121> of Judah <03063>, because 
<0834> they have shed <08210> innocent <05355> blood <01818> in 
their land <0776>.



 20 But Judah <03063> shall dwell <03427> for ever <05769>, and 
Jerusalem <03389> from generation <01755> to generation <01755>.



 21 For I will cleanse <05352> their blood <01818> [that] I have 
not cleansed <05352>: for the LORD <03068> dwelleth <07931> in 
Zion <06726>.







 

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