Joel

Joel 1:14–15

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

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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

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

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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.