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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day of darkness and gloom day of clouds and thick darkness like dawn is spread over the mountains a people great and mighty like it not has been from of old and after it not will be again to years of generations and generation
2 י֧וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsc חֹ֣שֶׁךְ 𐤇𐤔𐤊 choshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) of darkness HNcmsa וַ/אֲפֵלָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤋𐤄 vaafelah and gloom HC/Ncfsa י֤וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom-2 day HNcmsc עָנָן֙ 𐤏𐤍𐤍 anan of clouds HNcmsa וַ/עֲרָפֶ֔ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤐𐤋 vaarafel and thick darkness HC/Ncmsa כְּ/שַׁ֖חַר 𐤊/𐤔𐤇𐤓 keshachar like dawn HR/Ncmsa פָּרֻ֣שׂ 𐤐𐤓𐤔 parus is spread HVqsmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over HR הֶֽ/הָרִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains HTd/Ncmpa עַ֚ם 𐤏𐤌 am a people HNcmsa רַ֣ב 𐤓𐤁 rav great HAamsa וְ/עָצ֔וּם 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤌 veatsum and mighty HC/Aamsa כָּמֹ֗/הוּ 𐤊𐤌/𐤄𐤅 kamohu like it HR/Sp3ms לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn נִֽהְיָה֙ 𐤍𐤄𐤉𐤄 niheyah has been HVNp3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הָ֣/עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 haolam of old HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אַֽחֲרָי/ו֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 veacharayv and after it HC/R/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יוֹסֵ֔ף 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 yosef will be again HVhi3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to HR שְׁנֵ֖י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney years of HAcmdc דּ֥וֹר 𐤃𐤅𐤓 dor generations HNcmsa וָ/דֽוֹר 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤓 vador and generation HC/Ncmsa
between the porch and the altar let them weep the priests the ministers of YHWH and let them say spare YHWH on your people and do not give your inheritance to reproach a byword over them the nations why should they say among the peoples where is their God
17 בֵּ֤ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between HR הָ/אוּלָם֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 haulam the porch HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 velamizebecha and the altar HC/Rd/Ncmsa יִבְכּוּ֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤊𐤅 yiveku let them weep HVqj3mp הַ/כֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests HTd/Ncmpa מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉 mesharetey the ministers of HVprmpc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וְֽ/יֹאמְר֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 veyomeru and let them say HC/Vqi3mp ח֧וּסָ/ה 𐤇𐤅𐤎/𐤄 chusah spare HVqv2ms/Sh יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR עַמֶּ֗/ךָ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha your people HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not HC/Tn תִּתֵּ֨ן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen give HVqj2ms נַחֲלָתְ/ךָ֤ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤊 nachalatekha your inheritance HNcfsc/Sp2ms לְ/חֶרְפָּה֙ 𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 lecherepah to reproach HR/Ncfsa לִ/מְשָׁל 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤋 limeshal a byword HR/Vqc בָּ֣/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam over them HR/Sp3mp גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim the nations HNcmpa לָ֚/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why HR/Ti יֹאמְר֣וּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru should they say HVqi3mp בָֽ/עַמִּ֔ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 vaamim among the peoples HRd/Ncmpa אַיֵּ֖ה 𐤀𐤉𐤄 ayeh where HTi אֱלֹהֵי/הֶֽם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) is their God HNcmpc/Sp3mp
and-[direct object marker] the-northern-[army] I-will-remove-far from-upon-you and-I-will-drive-him to land parched and-desolate [direct object marker] his-face to the-sea the-eastern and-his-rear to the-sea the-western and-will-rise his-stench and-will-rise his-foul-odor because he-has-done-great to-do
20 וְֽ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] HC/To הַ/צְּפוֹנִ֞י 𐤄/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍𐤉 hatsefoni the-northern-[army] HTd/Aamsa אַרְחִ֣יק 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤒 arechiq I-will-remove-far HVhi1cs מֵ/עֲלֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 mealeykhem from-upon-you HR/R/Sp2mp וְ/הִדַּחְתִּי/ו֮ 𐤅/𐤄𐤃𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 vehidachetiv and-I-will-drive-him HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land HNcbsa צִיָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤉𐤄 tsiyah parched HAafsa וּ/שְׁמָמָה֒ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤌𐤄 ushemamah and-desolate HC/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HR פָּנָ֗י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 panayv his-face HNcbpc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR הַ/יָּם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam the-sea HTd/Ncmsa הַ/קַּדְמֹנִ֔י 𐤄/𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤍𐤉 haqademoni the-eastern HTd/Aamsa וְ/סֹפ֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤎𐤐/𐤅 vesofo and-his-rear HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 to HR הַ/יָּ֣ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam-2 the-sea HTd/Ncmsa הָ/אַֽחֲר֑וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 haacharon the-western HTd/Aamsa וְ/עָלָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤄 vealah and-will-rise HC/Vqq3ms בָאְשׁ֗/וֹ 𐤁𐤀𐤔/𐤅 vaesho his-stench HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/תַ֨עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤋 vetaal and-will-rise HC/Vqi3fs צַחֲנָת֔/וֹ 𐤑𐤇𐤍𐤕/𐤅 tsachanato his-foul-odor HNcfsc/Sp3ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because HC הִגְדִּ֖יל 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤋 higedil he-has-done-great HVhp3ms לַ/עֲשֽׂוֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to-do HR/Vqc
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