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1. Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
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1. Blow H8628 ye the trumpet H7782 in Zion H6726 , and sound an alarm H7321 in my holy H6944 mountain H2022 : let all H3605 the inhabitants H3427 of the land H776 tremble H7264 : for H3588 the day H3117 of the LORD H3068 cometh H935 , for H3588 it is nigh at hand H7138 ;
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2. A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
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2. A day H3117 of darkness H2822 and of gloominess H653 , a day H3117 of clouds H6051 and of thick darkness H6205 , as the morning H7837 spread H6566 upon H5921 the mountains H2022 : a great H7227 people H5971 and a strong H6099 ; there hath not H3808 been H1961 ever H4480 H5769 the like H3644 , neither H3808 shall be any more H3254 after H310 it, even to H5704 the years H8141 of many generations H1755 H1755 .
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3. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
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3. A fire H784 devoureth H398 before H6440 them ; and behind H310 them a flame H3852 burneth H3857 : the land H776 is as the garden H1588 of Eden H5731 before H6440 them , and behind H310 them a desolate H8077 wilderness H4057 ; yea H1571 , and nothing H3808 shall escape H1961 H6413 them.
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4. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
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4. The appearance H4758 of them is as the appearance H4758 of horses H5483 ; and as horsemen H6571 , so H3651 shall they run H7323 .
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5. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
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5. Like the noise H6963 of chariots H4818 on H5921 the tops H7218 of mountains H2022 shall they leap H7540 , like the noise H6963 of a flame H3851 of fire H784 that devoureth H398 the stubble H7179 , as a strong H6099 people H5971 set in battle array H6186 H4421 .
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6. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
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6. Before their face H4480 H6440 the people H5971 shall be much pained H2342 : all H3605 faces H6440 shall gather H6908 blackness H6289 .
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7. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
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7. They shall run H7323 like mighty men H1368 ; they shall climb H5927 the wall H2346 like men H376 of war H4421 ; and they shall march H1980 every one H376 on his ways H1870 , and they shall not H3808 break H5670 their ranks H734 :
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8. Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
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8. Neither H3808 shall one H376 thrust H1766 another H251 ; they shall walk H1980 every one H1397 in his path H4546 : and when they fall H5307 upon H1157 the sword H7973 , they shall not H3808 be wounded H1214 .
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9. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
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9. They shall run to and fro H8264 in the city H5892 ; they shall run H7323 upon the wall H2346 , they shall climb up H5927 upon the houses H1004 ; they shall enter in H935 at H1157 the windows H2474 like a thief H1590 .
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10. The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
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10. The earth H776 shall quake H7264 before H6440 them ; the heavens H8064 shall tremble H7493 : the sun H8121 and the moon H3394 shall be dark H6937 , and the stars H3556 shall withdraw H622 their shining H5051 :
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11. And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
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11. And the LORD H3068 shall utter H5414 his voice H6963 before H6440 his army H2428 : for H3588 his camp H4264 is very H3966 great H7227 : for H3588 he is strong H6099 that executeth H6213 his word H1697 : for H3588 the day H3117 of the LORD H3068 is great H1419 and very H3966 terrible H3372 ; and who H4310 can abide H3557 it?
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12. Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
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12. Therefore also H1571 now H6258 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , turn H7725 ye even to H5704 me with all H3605 your heart H3824 , and with fasting H6685 , and with weeping H1065 , and with mourning H4553 :
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13. And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
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13. And rend H7167 your heart H3824 , and not H408 your garments H899 , and turn H7725 unto H413 the LORD H3068 your God H430 : for H3588 he H1931 is gracious H2587 and merciful H7349 , slow H750 to anger H639 , and of great H7227 kindness H2617 , and repenteth H5162 him of H5921 the evil H7451 .
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14. Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?
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14. Who H4310 knoweth H3045 if he will return H7725 and repent H5162 , and leave H7604 a blessing H1293 behind H310 him; even a meat offering H4503 and a drink offering H5262 unto the LORD H3068 your God H430 ?
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15. Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
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15. Blow H8628 the trumpet H7782 in Zion H6726 , sanctify H6942 a fast H6685 , call H7121 a solemn assembly H6116 :
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16. Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
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16. Gather H622 the people H5971 , sanctify H6942 the congregation H6951 , assemble H6908 the elders H2205 , gather H622 the children H5768 , and those that suck H3243 the breasts H7699 : let the bridegroom H2860 go forth H3318 of his chamber H4480 H2315 , and the bride H3618 out of her closet H4480 H2646 .
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17. Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
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17. Let the priests H3548 , the ministers H8334 of the LORD H3068 , weep H1058 between H996 the porch H197 and the altar H4196 , and let them say H559 , Spare H2347 H5921 thy people H5971 , O LORD H3068 , and give H5414 not H408 thine heritage H5159 to reproach H2781 , that the heathen H1471 should rule H4910 over them: wherefore H4100 should they say H559 among the people H5971 , Where H346 is their God H430 ?
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18. Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
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18. Then will the LORD H3068 be jealous H7065 for his land H776 , and pity H2550 H5921 his people H5971 .
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19. Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
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19. Yea , the LORD H3068 will answer H6030 and say H559 unto his people H5971 , Behold H2009 , I will send H7971 you H853 corn H1715 , and wine H8492 , and oil H3323 , and ye shall be satisfied H7646 therewith H854 : and I will no H3808 more H5750 make H5414 you a reproach H2781 among the heathen H1471 :
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20. But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
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20. But I will remove far off H7368 from H4480 H5921 you the northern H6830 army , and will drive H5080 him into H413 a land H776 barren H6723 and desolate H8077 , with H854 his face H6440 toward H413 the east H6931 sea H3220 , and his hinder part H5490 toward H413 the utmost H314 sea H3220 , and his stink H889 shall come up H5927 , and his ill savor H6709 shall come up H5927 , because H3588 he hath done H6213 great things H1431 .
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21. Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
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21. Fear H3372 not H408 , O land H127 ; be glad H1523 and rejoice H8055 : for H3588 the LORD H3068 will do H6213 great things H1431 .
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22. Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
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22. Be not afraid H3372 H408 , ye beasts H929 of the field H7704 : for H3588 the pastures H4999 of the wilderness H4057 do spring H1876 , for H3588 the tree H6086 beareth H5375 her fruit H6529 , the fig tree H8384 and the vine H1612 do yield H5414 their strength H2428 .
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23. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
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23. Be glad H1523 then , ye children H1121 of Zion H6726 , and rejoice H8055 in the LORD H3068 your God H430 : for H3588 he hath given H5414 you H853 the former rain H4175 moderately H6666 , and he will cause to come down H3381 for you the rain H1653 , the former rain H4175 , and the latter rain H4456 in the first H7223 month .
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24. And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
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24. And the floors H1637 shall be full H4390 of wheat H1250 , and the fats H3342 shall overflow H7783 with wine H8492 and oil H3323 .
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25. And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
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25. And I will restore H7999 to you H853 the years H8141 that H834 the locust H697 hath eaten H398 , the cankerworm H3218 , and the caterpillar H2625 , and the palmerworm H1501 , my great H1419 army H2428 which H834 I sent H7971 among you.
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26. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
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26. And ye shall eat in plenty H398 H398 , and be satisfied H7646 , and praise H1984 H853 the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 your God H430 , that H834 hath dealt H6213 wondrously H6381 with H5973 you : and my people H5971 shall never H3808 H5769 be ashamed H954 .
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27. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
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27. And ye shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am in the midst H7130 of Israel H3478 , and that I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 , and none H369 else H5750 : and my people H5971 shall never H3808 H5769 be ashamed H954 .
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28. And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
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28. And it shall come to pass H1961 afterward H310 H3651 , that I will pour out H8210 H853 my spirit H7307 upon H5921 all H3605 flesh H1320 ; and your sons H1121 and your daughters H1323 shall prophesy H5012 , your old men H2205 shall dream H2492 dreams H2472 , your young men H970 shall see H7200 visions H2384 :
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29. And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
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29. And also H1571 upon H5921 the servants H5650 and upon H5921 the handmaids H8198 in those H1992 days H3117 will I pour out H8210 H853 my spirit H7307 .
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30. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
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30. And I will show H5414 wonders H4159 in the heavens H8064 and in the earth H776 , blood H1818 , and fire H784 , and pillars H8490 of smoke H6227 .
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31. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
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31. The sun H8121 shall be turned H2015 into darkness H2822 , and the moon H3394 into blood H1818 , before H6440 the great H1419 and the terrible H3372 day H3117 of the LORD H3068 come H935 .
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32. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
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32. And it shall come to pass H1961 , that whosoever H3605 H834 shall call H7121 on the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 shall be delivered H4422 : for H3588 in mount H2022 Zion H6726 and in Jerusalem H3389 shall be H1961 deliverance H6413 , as H834 the LORD H3068 hath said H559 , and in the remnant H8300 whom H834 the LORD H3068 shall call H7121 .
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