Joel

Joel 2:25

²⁵I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts —

the swarming locust, the young locust,

the destroying locust, and the devouring locust^f—

My great army that I sent against you.

Footnotes

f 2:25 The precise identification of the four kinds of insects mentioned here is uncertain.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will repay	וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤י	wə·šil·lam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7999 be complete, sound
you	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
for the years	הַשָּׁנִ֔ים	haš·šā·nîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
eaten	אָכַ֣ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
the swarming locust	הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה	hā·’ar·beh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H697 locust
the young locust	הַיֶּ֖לֶק	hay·ye·leq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3218 locust
the destroying locust	וְהֶחָסִ֣יל	wə·he·ḥā·sîl	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2625 ravager, locust
and the devouring locust	וְהַגָּזָ֑ם	wə·hag·gā·zām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1501 locusts
My great	הַגָּד֔וֹל	hag·gā·ḏō·wl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
army	חֵילִי֙	ḥê·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I sent	שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּי	šil·laḥ·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
against you	בָּכֶֽם׃	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.