Joel
Joel 1:5
5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep;
wail, all you drinkers of wine,
because of the sweet wine,
for it has been cut off from your mouth.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake up | הָקִ֤יצוּ | hā·qî·ṣū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H6974 awake |
| you drunkards | שִׁכּוֹרִים֙ | šik·kō·w·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7910 drunken |
| and weep | וּבְכ֔וּ | ū·ḇə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1058 weep, bewail |
| wail | וְהֵילִ֖לוּ | wə·hê·li·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H3213 howl, make a howling |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you drinkers | שֹׁ֣תֵי | šō·ṯê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H8354 drink |
| of wine | יָ֑יִן | yā·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| because of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the sweet wine | עָסִ֕יס | ‘ā·sîs | Noun - masculine singular | H6071 sweet wine |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it has been cut off | נִכְרַ֖ת | niḵ·raṯ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from your mouth | מִפִּיכֶֽם׃ | mip·pî·ḵem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H6310 mouth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 21:34–36 · James 5:1 · Isaiah 32:10–12 · Amos 6:3–7 · Isaiah 24:7–11 · Jeremiah 4:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.