Joel 1

A devastating plague of locusts has stripped the land bare, leaving fields, vines, and grain destroyed, accompanied by drought and fire.[1][5][6] YHWH's priests are called to lament, declare a fast, and cry out, as the day of YHWH approaches.[1][5]

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Verse 2
Hear Hear! Hear! this this one this one O elders the aged men the elders and give ear and give attentive ear and listen attentively all the whole of all of inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of of the land the earth the land Has ... been she was has it been this this one this one in your days in your days in your days or and if or in days in the days of in the days of of your fathers your fathers your fathers
שִׁמְעוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu Hear Hear! Hear! HVqv2mp זֹאת֙ 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs הַ/זְּקֵנִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌 hazeqenim O elders the aged men the elders HTd/Aampa וְ/הַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍𐤅 vehaazinu and give ear and give attentive ear and listen attentively HC/Vhv2mp כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of all of HNcmsc יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) of the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa הֶ/הָ֤יְתָה 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hehayetah Has ... been she was has it been HTi/Vqp3fs זֹּאת֙ 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot-2 this this one this one HPdxfs בִּֽ/ימֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤊𐤌 bimeykhem in your days in your days in your days HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp וְ/אִ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim or and if or HC/C בִּ/ימֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in days in the days of in the days of HR/Ncmpc אֲבֹֽתֵי/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 avoteykhem of your fathers your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2mp
Verse 4
what is left remainder of remainder of of the gnawing locust the cutting-locust the cutting-locust has eaten to eat has eaten the swarming locust the multiplying locust the multiplying locust and what is left and remainder of and remainder of of the swarming locust the multiplying locust the multiplying locust has eaten to eat has eaten the creeping locust the devouring locust the devouring locust and what is left and remainder of and remainder of of the creeping locust the devouring locust the devouring locust has eaten to eat has eaten the stripping locust the ravaging locust the ravaging locust
יֶ֤תֶר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yeter what is left remainder of remainder of HNcmsc הַ/גָּזָם֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤆𐤌 hagazam of the gnawing locust the cutting-locust the cutting-locust HTd/Ncmsa אָכַ֣ל 𐤀𐤊𐤋 akhal okèlè (Yoruba) has eaten to eat has eaten HVqp3ms הָֽ/אַרְבֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤄 haarebeh the swarming locust the multiplying locust the multiplying locust HTd/Ncmsa וְ/יֶ֥תֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyeter and what is left and remainder of and remainder of HC/Ncmsc הָ/אַרְבֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤄 haarebeh-2 of the swarming locust the multiplying locust the multiplying locust HTd/Ncmsa אָכַ֣ל 𐤀𐤊𐤋 akhal-2 okèlè (Yoruba) has eaten to eat has eaten HVqp3ms הַ/יָּ֑לֶק 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤒 hayaleq the creeping locust the devouring locust the devouring locust HTd/Ncmsa וְ/יֶ֣תֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyeter-2 and what is left and remainder of and remainder of HC/Ncmsc הַ/יֶּ֔לֶק 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤒 hayeleq of the creeping locust the devouring locust the devouring locust HTd/Ncmsa אָכַ֖ל 𐤀𐤊𐤋 akhal-3 okèlè (Yoruba) has eaten to eat has eaten HVqp3ms הֶ/חָסִֽיל 𐤄/𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤋 hechasil the stripping locust the ravaging locust the ravaging locust HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 6
For for/because because a nation people-group people-group has come up he ascended he went up against upon upon my land my land my land mighty mighty mighty and without and there is not and there is not number counted total a number its teeth his teeth his teeth teeth of pair of teeth of teeth of a lion tearer-lion lion and its fangs and jaw-teeth of and jaw-teeth of a lioness fierce lion fierce lion are its — of it
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because because HC גוֹי֙ 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy a nation people-group people-group HNcmsa עָלָ֣ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah Aleya (Bemba) has come up he ascended he went up HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon upon HR אַרְצִ֔/י 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤉 aretsi Ayé (Yoruba) my land my land my land HNcbsc/Sp1cs עָצ֖וּם 𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤌 atsum mighty mighty mighty HAamsa וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and without and there is not and there is not HC/Tn מִסְפָּ֑ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar number counted total a number HNcmsa שִׁנָּי/ו֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤅 shinayv its teeth his teeth his teeth HNcbdc/Sp3ms שִׁנֵּ֣י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 shiney teeth of pair of teeth of teeth of HNcbdc אַרְיֵ֔ה 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 areyeh a lion tearer-lion lion HNcmsa וּֽ/מְתַלְּע֥וֹת 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤕 umetaleot and its fangs and jaw-teeth of and jaw-teeth of HC/Ncfpc לָבִ֖יא 𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤀 lavi a lioness fierce lion fierce lion HNcbsa לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo are its of it HR/Sp3ms
Verse 7
He has laid the one who places the one who sets my vine my grapevine my grapevine a waste for utter desolation for utter desolation and my fig tree and my fig tree and my fig tree a splinter brittle bark-fragment for brittle bark-fragment stripped bare to strip bare to strip bare it he stripped her bare he stripped her bare and cast away and he caused to cast away and he cast it away they have been made white they whitened they whitened its branches her winding tendrils her winding tendrils
שָׂ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sam He has laid the one who places the one who sets HVqp3ms גַּפְנִ/י֙ 𐤂𐤐𐤍/𐤉 gafeni my vine my grapevine my grapevine HNcbsc/Sp1cs לְ/שַׁמָּ֔ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤄 leshamah a waste for utter desolation for utter desolation HR/Ncfsa וּ/תְאֵנָתִ֖/י 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤕/𐤉 uteenati and my fig tree and my fig tree and my fig tree HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs לִ/קְצָפָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤒𐤑𐤐𐤄 liqetsafah a splinter brittle bark-fragment for brittle bark-fragment HR/Ncfsa חָשֹׂ֤ף 𐤇𐤔𐤐 chasof stripped bare to strip bare to strip bare HVqa חֲשָׂפָ/הּ֙ 𐤇𐤔𐤐/𐤄 chasafah it he stripped her bare he stripped her bare HVqp3ms/Sp3fs וְ/הִשְׁלִ֔יךְ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊 vehishelikhe and cast away and he caused to cast away and he cast it away HC/Vhp3ms הִלְבִּ֖ינוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤅 hilebinu they have been made white they whitened they whitened HVhp3cp שָׂרִיגֶֽי/הָ 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤂𐤉/𐤄 sarigeyha its branches her winding tendrils her winding tendrils HNcmpc/Sp3fs
Verse 12
the vine the grapevine the grapevine is dried up she caused to dry up has dried up and the fig tree and the fig tree and the fig tree languishes she has been utterly weakened has languished pomegranate Pomegranate-One pomegranate also also also palm Palm-Tree palm tree and apple tree and fragrant apple-tree and apple tree all entirety of all of trees of trees of trees of the field the open field the open field are dried up they have dried up they have dried up for for/because for dries up he dried up he dried up gladness jubilation gladness from from from sons of sons of sons of man human being human being
הַ/גֶּ֣פֶן 𐤄/𐤂𐤐𐤍 hagefen the vine the grapevine the grapevine HTd/Ncbsa הוֹבִ֔ישָׁה 𐤄𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤄 hovishah is dried up she caused to dry up has dried up HVhp3fs וְ/הַ/תְּאֵנָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤄 vehateenah and the fig tree and the fig tree and the fig tree HC/Td/Ncfsa אֻמְלָ֑לָה 𐤀𐤌𐤋𐤋𐤄 umelalah languishes she has been utterly weakened has languished HVKp3fs רִמּ֞וֹן 𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤍 rimon pomegranate Pomegranate-One pomegranate HNcmsa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa תָּמָ֣ר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar palm Palm-Tree palm tree HNcmsa וְ/תַפּ֗וּחַ 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤅𐤇 vetapucha and apple tree and fragrant apple-tree and apple tree HC/Ncmsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc עֲצֵ֤י 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey trees of trees of trees of HNcmpc הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field the open field HTd/Ncmsa יָבֵ֔שׁוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤅 yaveshu are dried up they have dried up they have dried up HVqp3cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC הֹבִ֥ישׁ 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤔 hovish dries up he dried up he dried up HVhp3ms שָׂשׂ֖וֹן 𐤔𐤔𐤅𐤍 sason gladness jubilation gladness HNcmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc אָדָֽם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man human being human being HNcmsa
Verse 13
Gird yourselves Gird yourselves Gird yourselves and mourn and mourn aloud and mourn aloud O priests the officiating-priests the officiating-priests Wail cause yourselves to wail cause yourselves to wail O ministers ministering ones of ministering ones of of the altar sacrifice-place altar Come Come! Come lie all night Lodge overnight stay, all of you in sackcloth in the coarse sackcloths in the coarse sackcloths O ministers ministering ones of ministering ones of of my God my mighty ones my Elohim for for/because for/because is withheld was withheld was withheld from the house from the built-house from the built-house of your God your mighty one(s) your Elohim grain offering apportioned gift-offering apportioned gift-offering and drink offering and poured-out offering and poured-out offering
חִגְר֨וּ 𐤇𐤂𐤓𐤅 chigeru Gird yourselves Gird yourselves Gird yourselves HVqv2mp וְ/סִפְד֜וּ 𐤅/𐤎𐤐𐤃𐤅 vesifedu and mourn and mourn aloud and mourn aloud HC/Vqv2mp הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim O priests the officiating-priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa הֵילִ֨ילוּ֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤅 heylilu Wail cause yourselves to wail cause yourselves to wail HVhv2mp מְשָׁרְתֵ֣י 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉 mesharetey O ministers ministering ones of ministering ones of HVprmpc מִזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebecha of the altar sacrifice-place altar HNcmsa בֹּ֚אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bou Come Come! Come HVqv2mp לִ֣ינוּ 𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 linu lie all night Lodge overnight stay, all of you HVqv2mp בַ/שַּׂקִּ֔ים 𐤁/𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤌 vasaqim in sackcloth in the coarse sackcloths in the coarse sackcloths HRd/Ncmpa מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉 mesharetey-2 O ministers ministering ones of ministering ones of HVprmpc אֱלֹהָ֑/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) of my God my mighty ones my Elohim HNcmpc/Sp1cs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC נִמְנַ֛ע 𐤍𐤌𐤍𐤏 nimena is withheld was withheld was withheld HVNp3ms מִ/בֵּ֥ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from the house from the built-house from the built-house HR/Ncmsc אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) of your God your mighty one(s) your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2mp מִנְחָ֥ה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah grain offering apportioned gift-offering apportioned gift-offering HNcfsa וָ/נָֽסֶךְ 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤊 vanasekhe and drink offering and poured-out offering and poured-out offering HC/Ncmsa
Verse 14
Sanctify they were set apart Set apart a fast fast fast Proclaim Call out! Call out! a solemn assembly festival convocation assembly Gather Gather! Gather the elders aged men elders all the whole of all of inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of of the land the earth the land house house-of house of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your mighty one(s) your Elohim and cry out and cry out! and cry out! to toward to the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
קַדְּשׁוּ 𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 qadeshu Sanctify they were set apart Set apart HVpv2mp צוֹם֙ 𐤑𐤅𐤌 tsom a fast fast fast HNcmsa קִרְא֣וּ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 qireu Proclaim Call out! Call out! HVqv2mp עֲצָרָ֔ה 𐤏𐤑𐤓𐤄 atsarah a solemn assembly festival convocation assembly HNcfsa אִסְפ֣וּ 𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 isefu Gather Gather! Gather HVqv2mp זְקֵנִ֗ים 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌 zeqenim the elders aged men elders HAampa כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of all of HNcmsc יֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) of the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa בֵּ֖ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty one(s) your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2mp וְ/זַעֲק֖וּ 𐤅/𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤅 vezaaqu and cry out and cry out! and cry out! HC/Vqv2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 17
have shriveled they rotted they have shriveled the seeds separated grains separated grains under under; in place of under their clods their ash-scoops their clods are desolate they became desolate they were devastated the storehouses storehouses storehouses are broken down they were demolished they were demolished the barns grain storehouses barns for for/because for has withered he dried up it has withered the grain abundant field grain grain
עָבְשׁ֣וּ 𐤏𐤁𐤔𐤅 aveshu have shriveled they rotted they have shriveled HVqp3cp פְרֻד֗וֹת 𐤐𐤓𐤃𐤅𐤕 ferudot the seeds separated grains separated grains HNcfpa תַּ֚חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 megerefoteyhem their clods their ash-scoops their clods HNcfpc/Sp3mp נָשַׁ֨מּוּ֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤅 nashamu are desolate they became desolate they were devastated HVNp3cp אֹֽצָר֔וֹת 𐤀𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 otsarot the storehouses storehouses storehouses HNcmpa נֶהֶרְס֖וּ 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤎𐤅 neheresu are broken down they were demolished they were demolished HVNp3cp מַמְּגֻר֑וֹת 𐤌𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤕 mamegurot the barns grain storehouses barns HNcfpa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC הֹבִ֖ישׁ 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤔 hovish has withered he dried up it has withered HVhp3ms דָּגָֽן 𐤃𐤂𐤍 dagan the grain abundant field grain grain HNcmsa
Verse 18
How what? how the beasts groan she was groaned it groans the beasts beast the beast wander they were entangled they are perplexed the herds arranged herds of flocks of of cattle head of cattle and a head of cattle because for/because for there is no there is not there is not pasture grazing place pasture for them — for them even also also the flocks arranged herds of flocks of of the sheep the flock the flock are desolate they have become guilty are desolate
מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah How what? how HTi נֶּאֶנְחָ֣ה 𐤍𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤄 neenechah the beasts groan she was groaned it groans HVNp3fs בְהֵמָ֗ה 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 vehemah the beasts beast the beast HNcfsa נָבֹ֨כוּ֙ 𐤍𐤁𐤊𐤅 navokhu wander they were entangled they are perplexed HVNp3cp עֶדְרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤃𐤓𐤉 ederey the herds arranged herds of flocks of HNcmpc בָקָ֔ר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 vaqar of cattle head of cattle and a head of cattle HNcbsa כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because for HC אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not there is not HTn מִרְעֶ֖ה 𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤄 mireeh pasture grazing place pasture HNcmsa לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them for them HR/Sp3mp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also also HTa עֶדְרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤃𐤓𐤉 ederey-2 the flocks arranged herds of flocks of HNcmpc הַ/צֹּ֖אן 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤍 hatson of the sheep the flock the flock HTd/Ncbsa נֶאְשָֽׁמוּ 𐤍𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤅 neeshamu are desolate they have become guilty are desolate HVNp3cp
Verse 20
even also also beasts beasts of beasts of of the field open field-land field pant she yearns intensely yearn intensely to you toward you toward you for for/because for are dried up they have dried up they have dried up brooks channels of channels of of waters waters waters and fire fire and fire has devoured she consumed she ate pastures pleasant dwellings pastures of of the wilderness the grazing steppe the wilderness
גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also also HTa בַּהֲמ֥וֹת 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤕 bahamot beasts beasts of beasts of HNcfpc שָׂדֶ֖ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 sadeh of the field open field-land field HNcmsa תַּעֲר֣וֹג 𐤕𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤂 taarog pant she yearns intensely yearn intensely HVqi3fs אֵלֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you toward you HR/Sp2ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC יָֽבְשׁוּ֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤅 yaveshu are dried up they have dried up they have dried up HVqp3cp אֲפִ֣יקֵי 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤒𐤉 afiqey brooks channels of channels of HNcmpc מָ֔יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) of waters waters waters HNcmpa וְ/אֵ֕שׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔 veesh and fire fire and fire HC/Ncbsa אָכְלָ֖ה 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤄 akhelah okèlè (Yoruba) has devoured she consumed she ate HVqp3fs נְא֥וֹת 𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤕 neot pastures pleasant dwellings pastures of HNcfpc הַ/מִּדְבָּֽר 𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 hamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) of the wilderness the grazing steppe the wilderness HTd/Ncmsa
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