Joel 2

Joel describes a great invading army like locusts on the mountains, heralding the dreadful **Day of YHWH**, and calls Judah to return to YHWH with repentance, fasting, and rending hearts, promising mercy and restoration[1][3][5]. YHWH assures 'Fear not, O land; I will restore you and pour out my Spirit on all flesh' before the great and awesome Day of YHWH comes[1][2][6].

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Verse 2 י֧וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsc חֹ֣שֶׁךְ 𐤇𐤔𐤊 choshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) of darkness darkness HNcmsa וַ/אֲפֵלָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤋𐤄 vaafelah and gloom and deep gloom HC/Ncfsa י֤וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom-2 day day HNcmsc עָנָן֙ 𐤏𐤍𐤍 anan of clouds covering-cloud HNcmsa וַ/עֲרָפֶ֔ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤐𐤋 vaarafel and thick darkness and dense gloom HC/Ncmsa כְּ/שַׁ֖חַר 𐤊/𐤔𐤇𐤓 keshachar like dawn like dawn-light HR/Ncmsa פָּרֻ֣שׂ 𐤐𐤓𐤔 parus is spread spread-out HVqsmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR הֶֽ/הָרִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains the mountains HTd/Ncmpa עַ֚ם 𐤏𐤌 am a people gathered people HNcmsa רַ֣ב 𐤓𐤁 rav great great HAamsa וְ/עָצ֔וּם 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤌 veatsum and mighty and mighty HC/Aamsa כָּמֹ֗/הוּ 𐤊𐤌/𐤄𐤅 kamohu like it like him HR/Sp3ms לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn נִֽהְיָה֙ 𐤍𐤄𐤉𐤄 niheyah has been came to be HVNp3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָ֣/עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 haolam of old the hidden duration HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אַֽחֲרָי/ו֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 veacharayv and after it and after him HC/R/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יוֹסֵ֔ף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 yosef will be again He-adds HVhi3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR שְׁנֵ֖י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney years of two of HAcmdc דּ֥וֹר 𐤃𐤅𐤓 dor generations cycle-generation HNcmsa וָ/דֽוֹר 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤓 vador and generation and generation-cycle HC/Ncmsa
Verse 17 בֵּ֤ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR הָ/אוּלָם֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 haulam the porch the bound entrance hall HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 velamizebecha and the altar and to the sacrifice-place HC/Rd/Ncmsa יִבְכּוּ֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤊𐤅 yiveku let them weep they will weep HVqj3mp הַ/כֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉 mesharetey the ministers of ministering ones of HVprmpc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְֽ/יֹאמְר֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 veyomeru and let them say and they say HC/Vqi3mp ח֧וּסָ/ה 𐤇𐤅𐤎/𐤄 chusah spare Show compassion! HVqv2ms/Sh יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR עַמֶּ֗/ךָ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha your people your people HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not and do not HC/Tn תִּתֵּ֨ן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen give you will give HVqj2ms נַחֲלָתְ/ךָ֤ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤊 nachalatekha your inheritance your inherited allotment HNcfsc/Sp2ms לְ/חֶרְפָּה֙ 𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 lecherepah to reproach to disgrace HR/Ncfsa לִ/מְשָׁל 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤋 limeshal a byword to rule HR/Vqc בָּ֣/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam over them HR/Sp3mp גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim the nations people-groups HNcmpa לָ֚/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? HR/Ti יֹאמְר֣וּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru should they say they will say HVqi3mp בָֽ/עַמִּ֔ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 vaamim among the peoples among peoples HRd/Ncmpa אַיֵּ֖ה 𐤀𐤉𐤄 ayeh where where? HTi אֱלֹהֵי/הֶֽם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) is their God their mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp3mp
Verse 19 וַ/יַּ֨עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and-answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לְ/עַמּ֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤏𐤌/𐤅 leamo to-his-people to his gathered-people HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold-I look—here I am HTm/Sp1cs שֹׁלֵ֤חַ 𐤔𐤋𐤇 sholecha sending the sending one HVqrmsa לָ/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to-you HR/Sp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/דָּגָן֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤂𐤍 hadagan the-grain the abundant grain HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/תִּיר֣וֹשׁ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔 vehatirosh and-the-wine and the fresh grape-must HC/Td/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/יִּצְהָ֔ר 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤑𐤄𐤓 vehayitsehar and-the-oil and the bright oil HC/Td/Ncmsa וּ/שְׂבַעְתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤌 usevaetem and-you-will-be-satisfied and you were satisfied HC/Vqq2mp אֹת֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him HTo/Sp3ms וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn אֶתֵּ֨ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I-will-give I will give HVqi1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֥ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp ע֛וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD חֶרְפָּ֖ה 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 cherepah a-reproach public disgrace HNcfsa בַּ/גּוֹיִֽם 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 bagoyim among-the-nations in the people-groups HRd/Ncmpa
Verse 20 וְֽ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הַ/צְּפוֹנִ֞י 𐤄/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍𐤉 hatsefoni the-northern-[army] the Northerner HTd/Aamsa אַרְחִ֣יק 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤒 arechiq I-will-remove-far I will cause to be distant HVhi1cs מֵ/עֲלֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 mealeykhem from-upon-you from upon you (masculine plural) HR/R/Sp2mp וְ/הִדַּחְתִּי/ו֮ 𐤅/𐤄𐤃𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 vehidachetiv and-I-will-drive-him and I will drive him away HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsa צִיָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤉𐤄 tsiyah parched parched wasteland HAafsa וּ/שְׁמָמָה֒ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤌𐤄 ushemamah and-desolate and utter desolation HC/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HR פָּנָ֗י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 panayv his-face his face HNcbpc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הַ/יָּם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam the-sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa הַ/קַּדְמֹנִ֔י 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤍𐤉 haqademoni the-eastern the eastern one HTd/Aamsa וְ/סֹפ֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤎𐤐/𐤅 vesofo and-his-rear and his end HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 to toward HR הַ/יָּ֣ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam-2 the-sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa הָ/אַֽחֲר֑וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 haacharon the-western the one after HTd/Aamsa וְ/עָלָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤄 vealah and-will-rise and he ascended HC/Vqq3ms בָאְשׁ֗/וֹ 𐤁𐤀𐤔/𐤅 vaesho his-stench his stench HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/תַ֨עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤋 vetaal and-will-rise and she will ascend HC/Vqi3fs צַחֲנָת֔/וֹ 𐤑𐤇𐤍𐤕/𐤅 tsachanato his-foul-odor his putrid stench HNcfsc/Sp3ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC הִגְדִּ֖יל 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤋 higedil he-has-done-great he made great HVhp3ms לַ/עֲשֽׂוֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to-do to do or make HR/Vqc