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01 : 01 . The word <01697 +dabar > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah
> that came <01961 +hayah > to Joel <03100 +Yow>el > the son
<01121 +ben > of Pethuel <06602 +P@thuw>el > .
01 : 02 Hear <08085 +shama< > this <02063 +zo>th > , ye old
<02205 +zaqen > men , and give ear <00238 +>azan > , all <03605
+kol > ye inhabitants <03427 +yashab > of the land <00776
+>erets > . Hath this <02063 +zo>th > been <01961 +hayah > in
your days <03117 +yowm > , or even <00518 +>im > in the days
<03117 +yowm > of your fathers <1> ?
01 : 03 Tell <05608 +caphar > ye your children <01121 +ben > of
it , and [ let ] your children <01121 +ben > [ tell ] their
children <01121 +ben > , and their children <01121 +ben >
another <00312 +>acher > generation <01755 +dowr > .
01 : 04 That which the palmerworm <01501 +gazam > hath left
<03499 +yether > hath the locust <00697 +>arbeh > eaten <00398
+>akal > ; and that which the locust <00697 +>arbeh > hath left
<03499 +yether > hath the cankerworm <03218 +yekeq > eaten
<00398 +>akal > ; and that which the cankerworm <03218 +yekeq >
hath left <03499 +yether > hath the caterpiller <02625 +chaciyl
> eaten <00398 +>akal > .
01 : 05 Awake <06974 +quwts > , ye drunkards <07910 +shikkowr > ,
and weep <01058 +bakah > ; and howl <03213 +yalal > , all
<03605 +kol > ye drinkers <08354 +shathah > of wine <03196
+yayin > , because <05921 +<al > of the new wine <06071 +<aciyc
> ; for it is cut <03772 +karath > off from your mouth <06310
+peh > .
01 : 06 For a nation <01471 +gowy > is come <05927 +<alah > up
upon my land <00776 +>erets > , strong <06099 +<atsuwm > , and
without <00369 +>ayin > number <04557 +micpar > , whose teeth
<08127 +shen > [ are ] the teeth <08127 +shen > of a lion <00738
+>ariy > , and he hath the cheek <04973 +m@thall@<ah > teeth
<04973 +m@thall@<ah > of a great <03833 +labiy> > lion <03833
+labiy> > .
01 : 07 He hath laid <07760 +suwm > my vine <01612 +gephen >
waste <08047 +shammah > , and barked <07111 +q@tsaphah > my fig
<08384 +t@>en > tree : he hath made it clean bare <02834
+chasaph > , and cast <07993 +shalak > [ it ] away ; the
branches <08299 +sariyg > thereof are made white <03835 +laban >
.
01 : 08 . Lament <00421 +>alah > like a virgin <01330
+b@thuwlah > girded <02296 +chagar > with sackcloth <08242 +saq
> for the husband <01167 +ba<al > of her youth <05271 +na<uwr > .
01 : 09 The meat offering <04503 +minchah > and the drink <05262
+necek > offering is cut <03772 +karath > off from the house
<01004 +bayith > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > ; the priests
<03548 +kohen > , the LORD S <03068 +Y@hovah > ministers <08334
+sharath > , mourn <56> .
01 : 10 The field <07704 +sadeh > is wasted <07703 +shadad > ,
the land <00127 +>adamah > mourneth <56> ; for the corn <01715
+dagan > is wasted <07703 +shadad > : the new <08492 +tiyrowsh >
wine <08492 +tiyrowsh > is dried <03001 +yabesh > up , the oil
<03323 +yitshar > languisheth <00535 +>amal > .
01 : 11 Be ye ashamed <00954 +buwsh > , O ye husbandmen <00406
+>ikkar > ; howl <03213 +yalal > , O ye vinedressers <03755
+korem > , for the wheat <02406 +chittah > and for the barley
<08184 +s@<orah > ; because <03588 +kiy > the harvest <07105
+qatsiyr > of the field <07704 +sadeh > is perished <6> .
01 : 12 The vine <01612 +gephen > is dried <03001 +yabesh > up ,
and the fig <08384 +t@>en > tree languisheth <00535 +>amal > ;
the pomegranate <07416 +rimmown > tree , the palm <08558 +tamar
> tree also <01571 +gam > , and the apple <08598 +tappuwach >
tree , [ even ] all <03605 +kol > the trees <06086 +<ets > of
the field <07704 +sadeh > , are withered <03001 +yabesh > :
because <03588 +kiy > joy <08342 +sasown > is withered <03001
+yabesh > away from the sons <01121 +ben > of men <00120 +>adam
> .
01 : 13 Gird <02296 +chagar > yourselves , and lament <05594
+caphad > , ye priests<03548 +kohen > : howl <03213 +yalal > ,
ye ministers <08334 +sharath > of the altar <04196 +mizbeach > :
come <00935 +bow> > , lie <03885 +luwn > all <03885 +luwn >
night in sackcloth <08242 +saq > , ye ministers <08334 +sharath
> of my God <00430 +>elohiym > : for the meat offering <04503
+minchah > and the drink <05262 +necek > offering is withholden
<04513 +mana< > from the house <01004 +bayith > of your God
<00430 +>elohiym > .
01 : 14 . Sanctify <06942 +qadash > ye a fast <06685 +tsowm > ,
call <07121 +qara> > a solemn <06116 +<atsarah > assembly <06116
+<atsarah > , gather <00622 +>acaph > the elders <02205 +zaqen >
[ and ] all <03605 +kol > the inhabitants <03427 +yashab > of
the land <00776 +>erets > [ into ] the house <01004 +bayith > of
the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > your God <00430 +>elohiym > , and cry
<02199 +za<aq > unto the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > ,
01 : 15 Alas <00160 +>ahabah > for the day <03117 +yowm > ! for
the day <03117 +yowm > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > [ is ] at
<07138 +qarowb > hand <07138 +qarowb > , and as a destruction
<07701 +shod > from the Almighty <07706 +Shadday > shall it come
<00935 +bow> > .
01 : 16 Is not the meat <00400 +>okel > cut <03772 +karath > off
before <05048 +neged > our eyes <05869 +<ayin > , [ yea ] , joy
<08057 +simchah > and gladness <01524 +giyl > from the house
<01004 +bayith > of our God <00430 +>elohiym > ?
01 : 17 The seed <06507 +p@rudah > is rotten <05685 +<abash >
under <08478 +tachath > their clods <04053 +migraphah > , the
garners <00214 +>owtsar > are laid desolate <08074 +shamem > ,
the barns <04460 +mamm@gurah > are broken <02040 +harac > down
<02040 +harac > ; for the corn <01715 +dagan > is withered
<03001 +yabesh > .
01 : 18 How <04100 +mah > do the beasts <00929 +b@hemah > groan
<00584 +>anach > ! the herds <05739 +<eder > of cattle <01241
+baqar > are perplexed <00943 +buwk > , because <03588 +kiy >
they have no <00369 +>ayin > pasture <04829 +mir<eh > ; yea
<01571 +gam > , the flocks <05739 +<eder > of sheep <06629
+tso>n > are made desolate <00816 +>asham > .
01 : 19 O LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > , to thee will I cry <07121
+qara> > : for the fire <00784 +>esh > hath devoured <00398
+>akal > the pastures <04999 +na>ah > of the wilderness <04057
+midbar > , and the flame <03852 +lehabah > hath burned <03857
+lahat > all <03605 +kol > the trees <06086 +<ets > of the field
<07704 +sadeh > .
01 : 20 The beasts <00929 +b@hemah > of the field <07704 +sadeh
> cry <06165 +<arag > also <01571 +gam > unto thee : for the
rivers <00650 +>aphiyq > of waters <04325 +mayim > are dried
<03001 +yabesh > up , and the fire <00784 +>esh > hath devoured
<00398 +>akal > the pastures <04999 +na>ah > of the wilderness
<04057 +midbar > .
02 : 01 . Blow <08628 +taqa< > ye the trumpet <07782 +showphar
> in Zion <06726 +Tsiyown > , and sound <07321 +ruwa< > an alarm
<07321 +ruwa< > in my holy <06944 +qodesh > mountain <02022 +har
> : let all <03605 +kol > the inhabitants <03427 +yashab > of
the land <00776 +>erets > tremble <07264 +ragaz > : for the day
<03117 +yowm > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > cometh <00935 +bow>
> , for [ it is ] nigh <07126 +qarab > at hand ;
02 : 02 A day <03117 +yowm > of darkness <02822 +choshek > and
of gloominess <00653 +>aphelah > , a day <03117 +yowm > of
clouds <06051 +<anan > and of thick darkness <06205 +<araphel > ,
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