Joel

Joel 1:13–15

¹³Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests;

wail, O ministers of the altar.

Come, spend the night in sackcloth,

O ministers of my God,

because the grain and drink offerings

are withheld from the house of your God.

¹⁴Consecrate a fast;

proclaim a solemn assembly!

Gather the elders

and all the residents of the land

to the house of the LORD your God,

and cry out to the LORD.

¹⁵Alas for the day!

For the Day of the LORD is near,

and it will come

as destruction from the Almighty.^b

Footnotes

b 1:15 Hebrew Shaddai

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Joel 1:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Put on	חִגְר֨וּ	ḥiḡ·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
and lament	וְסִפְד֜וּ	wə·sip̄·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5594 wail, lament
O priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
wail	הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙	hê·lî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3213 howl, make a howling
O ministers	מְשָׁרְתֵ֣י	mə·šā·rə·ṯê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8334 minister, serve
of the altar	מִזְבֵּ֔חַ	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
Come	בֹּ֚אוּ	bō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
spend the night	לִ֣ינוּ	lî·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3885 lodge, pass the night
in sackcloth	בַשַּׂקִּ֔ים	ḇaś·śaq·qîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8242 sack, sackcloth
O ministers	מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י	mə·šā·rə·ṯê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8334 minister, serve
of my God	אֱלֹהָ֑י	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the grain	מִנְחָ֥ה	min·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
and drink offerings	וָנָֽסֶךְ׃	wā·nā·seḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5262 drink-offering
are withheld	נִמְנַ֛ע	nim·na‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
from the house	מִבֵּ֥ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God

Joel 1:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Consecrate	קַדְּשׁוּ־	qad·də·šū-	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
a fast	צוֹם֙	ṣō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H6685 fasting, fast
proclaim	קִרְא֣וּ	qir·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
a solemn assembly	עֲצָרָ֔ה	‘ă·ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6116 assembly
Gather	אִסְפ֣וּ	’is·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
the elders	זְקֵנִ֗ים	zə·qê·nîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
and all	כֹּ֚ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the residents	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to the house	בֵּ֖ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
and cry out	וְזַעֲק֖וּ	wə·za·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Joel 1:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Alas	אֲהָ֖הּ	’ă·hāh	Interjection	H162 alas!
for the day	לַיּ֑וֹם	lay·yō·wm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the Day	י֣וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is near	קָרוֹב֙	qā·rō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7138 near
and it will come	יָבֽוֹא׃	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
as destruction	וּכְשֹׁ֖ד	ū·ḵə·šōḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
from the Almighty	מִשַׁדַּ֥י	mi·šad·day	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty

Cross-references

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Joel 1:13 Joel 1:8–9 · Jeremiah 4:8 · Joel 2:17 · Jeremiah 9:10 · 1 Kings 21:27 · Jonah 3:5–8 · Ezekiel 7:18 · Isaiah 61:6 · 2 Corinthians 3:6 · Leviticus 2:8–10 · Hebrews 7:13–14 · 1 Corinthians 9:13

Joel 1:14 Joel 2:15–16 · Leviticus 23:36 · Deuteronomy 29:10–11 · 2 Chronicles 20:13 · Jonah 3:8 · 2 Chronicles 20:3–4 · Nehemiah 9:2–3 · Nehemiah 8:18

Joel 1:15 Isaiah 13:6–9 · Jeremiah 30:7 · Zephaniah 1:14–18 · Ezekiel 7:2–12 · Joel 2:11 · Joel 2:31 · Revelation 6:17 · James 5:9 · Psalm 37:13 · Amos 5:16–18 · Luke 19:41–44 · Joel 2:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.