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OET-LV JOEL Chapter 1

OET ◄ JOEL 1 ► ║ ═ ©

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1 The _message _of YHWH which it _came to Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the _son _of Pətū^ʼēl.

2 Hear this Oh_elders and_give _ear Oh _all _of the _inhabitants _of the_earth/land has_it _happened this in_days _of_your(pl) and_if in_the _days _of your(pl)_ancestors _of_your(pl).

3 On_it to_children _of_your(pl) recount and_children _of_your(pl) to_children _of_their and_children _of_their to_a _generation another.

4 The _remainder _of the _locust[s] it _has _eaten the_locust[s] and_the _remainder _of the _locust[s] it _has _eaten the_locust[s] and_the _remainder _of the _locust[s] it _has _eaten the_locust[s].

5 Awake Oh _drunkards and_weep and_wail Oh _all _of you(pl)_who_drink _of (of)_wine on sweet _wine if/because it _has _been _cut _off from_mouth _of_your(pl).

6 If/because a _nation it _has _come _up on land _of_my it_is_mighty and_there_is_not number teeth _of_its are_the_teeth _of a _lion and_the _fangs _of a _lion to_him/it.

7 It _has _made vine[s]_of_my into_a _waste and_my _fig _of_tree[s] into_a _stump completely _(strip _bare) it_has _stripped _it _bare and_it _has _thrown_it_away branches _of_its they _have _become _white.

8 Wail like_a _virgin girded _of sackcloth on the _husband _of her _youth(s)_of_her.

9 grain _offering It _has _been _cut _off and_drink _offering from_the _house _of YHWH they _are _in _mourning the_priests (of)_YHWH who_serve _of.

10 the_field[s] It _is _devastated the_ground it _is _dried _up if/because the_grain it _is _devastated the_new _wine it _has _dried _up the_fresh _oil it _has _languished.

11 Be _ashamed Oh _farmers wail Oh _vinedressers on the_wheat and_on the_barley if/because the_harvest _of it _has _perished the_field.

12 The_vine it _has _dried _up and_the _fig_tree it _has _languished the_pomegranate _tree also the_palm _tree and_the_apple _tree all _of the _trees _of the_field they _have _dried _up if/because joy it _has _been _ashamed from the _children _of humankind.

13 gird _yourselves and_lament Oh_priests wail Oh_you(pl)_who_serve _of (of)_the_altar come spend _the _night in_sackcloth(s) Oh_you(pl)_who_serve _of god _of_(of)_my if/because it _has _been _withheld from_the _house _of your(pl)_god _of_your(pl) grain _offering and_drink _offering.

14 Consecrate a _fast call an _assembly gather the_elders all _of the _inhabitants _of the_earth/land the _house _of YHWH god _of_your(pl) and_cry _out to YHWH.

15 Alas for_day if/because is_near the _day _of YHWH and_like_devastation from_the_almighty[fn] it _will _come.

16 Am_not before eyes _of_our food has _it _been _cut _off from_the _house _of our _god _of_our joy and_rejoicing.

17 the_seeds They _have _shrivelled under shovels _of_their the_storehouses they _are _desolate the_granaries they _have _been _torn _down if/because the_grain it _has _dried _up.

18 How the_livestock it _has _groaned the_herds _of they _have _wandered _in _confusion cattle if/because there_is_not pasture to/for_them also the _flocks _of (the)_sheep they _have _suffered.

19 To_you Oh_YHWH I _call if/because fire it _has _consumed the_pastures _of the_wilderness and_a _flame it _has _set _ablaze all _of the _trees _of the_field.

20 Also the_animals _of the_field it _pants to_you if/because the_channels _of they _have _dried _up water and_fire it _has _consumed the _pastures _of the _wilderness.

1:15 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

OET ◄ JOEL 1 ► ║ ═ ©