Joel

Joel 1:13

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.

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.