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1 The _ wordof _ YHWH which it _ cameto Yōʼēl the _ sonof _ Pethuel2 Hear this the _ elders and _ listen Oh _ allthe _ inhabitantsthe _ earth/land the _ happened this in/on/at/with _ days _ your _ all’sand _ if in/on/at/with _ days ancestors _ your _ all’s3 About _ it to _ children _ your _ all’srecount and _ children _ your _ all’sto _ children _ their and _ children _ their to _ generation another .
4 The _ remainderthe _ cutting _ locustit _ has_ eatenthe _ swarming _ locustand _ left the _ swarming _ locustit _ has_ eatenthe _ hopping _ locustand _ left the _ hopping _ locustit _ has_ eatenthe _ destroying _ locust5 Awake Oh _ drunkardsand _ weep and _ wail Oh _ all[you _ all_ who]_ drink(of) _ wineon sweet _ wineif/because it _ has_ been_ cut_ offfrom _ mouth _ your _ all’s6 If/because a _ nationit _ has_ come_ upon land _ my [it _ is]_ mightyand _ without number teeth _ its [are _ the]_ teethof _ a_ lionand _ fangs of _ a_ lionto _ him/it .
7 It _ has_ madevine _ my to _ waste and _ fig _ tree_ my to _ splintered completely _ (strip_ bare)stripped _ bare_ their and _ thrown _ downthey _ have_ become_ whitebranches _ their .
8 Wail like _ virgin girded of _ sackclothon the _ husbandyouth _ her .
9 It _ has_ been_ cut_ offgrain _ offeringand _ drink _ offeringfrom _ house of _ YHWH they _ are_ in_ mourningthe _ priests [who] _ serve(of) _ YHWH 10 It _ is_ devastated[the] _ field[s]it _ is_ dried_ up[the] _ groundif/because it _ is_ devastated[the] _ grainit _ has_ dried_ up[the] _ new_ wineit _ has_ languished[the] _ fresh_ oil11 Be _ ashamedOh _ farmerswail Oh _ vinedresserson [the] _ wheatand _ over [the] _ barleyif/because it _ has_ perished[the] _ harvestof _ [the]_ field12 The _ vine it _ has_ dried_ upand _ the _ fig _ treeit _ has_ languished[the] _ pomegranate_ treealso [the] _ palm_ treeand _ apple _ treeall the _ treesthe _ field they _ have_ dried_ upif/because it _ has_ been_ ashamedjoy from the _ childrenof _ humankind13 gird _ yourselvesand _ lament the _ priests wail Oh _ [you_ all_ who]_ serve(of) _ [the]_ altarcome spend _ the_ nightin/on/at/with _ sackcloth Oh _ [you_ all_ who]_ servegod _ my if/because it _ has_ been_ withheldfrom _ house god _ your _ all’sgrain _ offeringand _ drink _ offering14 Consecrate a _ fastcall an _ assemblygather [the] _ eldersall the _ inhabitantsthe _ earth/land the _ houseof _ YHWH god _ your _ all’sand _ cry _ outto YHWH 15 Alas for _ the_ day if/because [is] _ nearthe _ dayof _ YHWH and _ as _ destruction from _ almighty [fn ] it _ will_ come16 Am _ not before eyes _ our food has _ it_ been_ cut_ offfrom _ house god _ our joy and _ gladness .
17 They _ have_ shriveled[the] _ seedsunder clods _ their they _ are_ desolate[the] _ storehousesthey _ have_ been_ torn_ down[the] _ granariesif/because it _ has_ dried_ up[the] _ grain18 How it _ has_ groaned[the] _ livestockthey _ have_ wandered_ in_ confusion[the] _ herdsof _ cattleif/because there _ [is]_ notpasture to/for _ them also the _ flocksthe _ sheep they _ have_ suffered19 To _ you Oh _ YHWH I _ callif/because fire it _ has_ consumed[the] _ pasturesof _ [the]_ wildernessand _ flames it _ has_ set_ ablazeall the _ treesthe _ field .
20 Also [the] _ animalsof _ [the]_ fieldit _ pantsfor _ you if/because they _ have_ dried_ up[the] _ channelsof _ waterand _ fire it _ has_ consumedthe _ pasturesthe _ wilderness .
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