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Yea, he had power over
the angel, and prevailed: he
wept, and made
supplication unto him: he found him in
Bethel, and
there he spake with us;
Yes, he struggled with
the angel and prevailed; he
wept and sought His favor; he found Him at
Bethel and spoke with Him
there—
Even
the LORD God of hosts;
the LORD is his
memorial.
the LORD is
the God of Hosts—
the LORD is His name of
renown.
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.
He is a merchant,
the balances of
deceit are in his hand: he loveth to
oppress.
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
But I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
Is
there iniquity in
Gilead? surely
they are vanity:
they sacrifice bullocks in
Gilgal;
yea,
their altars are as heaps in
the furrows of
the fields.
Is
there iniquity in
Gilead?
They will surely come to nothing. Do
they sacrifice bulls in
Gilgal? Indeed,
their altars will be heaps of stones in
the furrows of
the field.
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
Jacob fled to
the land of
Aram and Israel worked for a wife— for a wife he tended sheep.
And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
Ephraim
provoked him to anger most bitterly:
therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
Ephraim has
provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.
And now
they sin more and more, and have made
them molten images of
their silver, and idols according to
their own understanding, all of it
the work of
the craftsmen:
they say of
them, Let
the men that sacrifice
kiss the calves.
Now
they sin more and more and make for
themselves cast images, idols
skillfully made from
their silver, all of
them the work of
craftsmen. People say of
them, “
They offer human sacrifice and
kiss the calves!”
Therefore they shall be as
the morning cloud, and as
the early
dew that passeth away, as
the chaff that is driven with
the whirlwind out of
the floor, and as
the smoke out of
the chimney.
Therefore they will be like
the morning
mist, like
the early
dew that vanishes, like
chaff blown from a
threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.
Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.
Yet I am
the LORD your God ever since
the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for
there is no
Savior besides Me.
I did know
thee in
the wilderness, in
the land of great
drought.
I knew you in
the wilderness, in
the land of
drought.
According to
their pasture, so were
they filled;
they were filled, and
their heart was
exalted;
therefore have
they forgotten me.
When
they had pasture,
they became satisfied; when
they were satisfied,
their hearts became proud, and as a result
they forgot Me.
Therefore I will be unto
them as a lion: as a
leopard by
the way will I observe
them:
I will meet
them as a bear that is
bereaved of her whelps, and will
rend the caul of
their heart, and
there will I
devour them like a lion:
the wild beast shall
tear them.
Like a bear
robbed of her cubs I will attack
them, and I will
tear open
their chests.
There I will
devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would
tear them apart.
I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?
I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is
hid.
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up.
The sorrows of a
travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in
the place of
the breaking forth of children.
Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When
the time arrives, he fails to present himself at
the opening of
the womb.
I will
ransom them from
the power of
the grave; I will
redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction:
repentance shall be
hid from mine eyes.
Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come,
the wind of
the LORD shall come up from
the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall
spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
Although he
flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come— a wind from
the LORD rising up from
the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry.
The wind will
plunder his treasury of every precious article.
Samaria shall become
desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God:
they shall fall by
the sword:
their infants shall be
dashed in pieces, and
their women with child shall be
ripped up.
Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God.
They will fall by
the sword;
their little ones will be
dashed to pieces, and
their pregnant women
ripped open.
O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
Return, O Israel, to
the LORD your God, for you have
stumbled by your iniquity.
Take with you words, and turn to
the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us
graciously: so will we render
the calves of our lips.
Bring your confessions and return to
the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us
graciously, that we may present
the fruit of our lips.
Asshur shall not save us; we will not
ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to
the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in
thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
Assyria will not save us, nor will we
ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to
the work of our own hands. For in You
the fatherless find
compassion.”
I will
heal their backsliding, I will love
them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
I will
heal their apostasy; I will freely love
them, for My anger has turned away from
them.
I will be as
the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as
the lily, and cast forth his roots as
Lebanon.
I will be like
the dew to Israel; he will
blossom like
the lily and take root like
the cedars of
Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as
the olive tree, and his smell as
Lebanon.
They that dwell under his shadow shall return;
they shall revive as
the corn, and grow as
the vine:
the scent thereof shall be as
the wine of
Lebanon.
They will return and dwell in his shade;
they will grow grain and
blossom like
the vine. His
renown will be like
the wine of
Lebanon.
Who is wise, and he shall understand
these things?
prudent, and he shall know
them? for
the ways of
the LORD are right, and
the just shall walk in
them: but
the transgressors shall fall
therein.
The word of
the LORD that came to
Joel the son of Pethuel.
This is
the word of
the LORD that came to
Joel son of Pethuel:
Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers?
Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
Awake, ye drunkards, and
weep; and
howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of
the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
Wake 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.
For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are
the teeth of a lion, and he hath
the cheek teeth of a great lion.
For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are
the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are
the fangs of a
lioness.
He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
It has laid waste My
grapevine and
splintered My fig tree. It has
stripped off
the bark and thrown it away;
the branches have turned white.
The meat offering and
the drink offering is cut off from
the house of
the LORD;
the priests,
the LORD’S ministers,
mourn.
Grain and drink offerings have been cut off from
the house of
the LORD;
the priests are in
mourning, those who minister before
the LORD.
The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.
Be ye
ashamed, O ye
husbandmen;
howl, O ye vinedressers, for
the wheat and for
the barley; because
the harvest of
the field is perished.
Be dismayed, O farmers,
wail, O vinedressers, over
the wheat and barley, because
the harvest of
the field has perished.
The vine is dried up, and
the fig tree languisheth;
the pomegranate tree,
the palm tree also, and
the apple tree, even all
the trees of
the field, are
withered: because joy is
withered away from
the sons of men.
Gird yourselves, and
lament, ye priests:
howl, ye ministers of
the altar: come, lie all night in
sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for
the meat offering and
the drink offering is
withholden from
the house of your God.
Put 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.
Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather
the elders and all
the inhabitants of
the land into
the house of
the LORD your God, and cry unto
the LORD,
Consecrate 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.
Alas for
the day! for
the day of
the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from
the Almighty shall it come.
Alas for
the day! For
the Day of
the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from
the Almighty.
Is not
the meat cut off before our eyes,
yea, joy and
gladness from
the house of our God?
Has not
the food been cut off before our very eyes— joy and
gladness from
the house of our God?
The seed is
rotten under
their clods,
the garners are laid
desolate,
the barns are broken down; for
the corn is
withered.
The seeds lie
shriveled beneath
the clods;
the storehouses are in ruins;
the granaries are broken down, for
the grain has
withered away.
How do
the beasts
groan!
the herds of cattle are
perplexed, because
they have no pasture;
yea,
the flocks of sheep are made
desolate.
How
the cattle
groan!
The herds
wander in confusion because
they have no pasture. Even
the flocks of sheep are suffering.
O LORD, to
thee will I cry: for
the fire hath
devoured the pastures of
the wilderness, and
the flame hath burned all
the trees of
the field.
To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed
the open pastures and flames have
scorched all
the trees of
the field.
The beasts of
the field cry also unto
thee: for
the rivers of waters are dried up, and
the fire hath
devoured the pastures of
the wilderness.
Even
the beasts of
the field
pant for You, for
the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed
the open pastures.
Blow ye
the trumpet in
Zion, and sound an
alarm in my holy mountain: let all
the inhabitants of
the land
tremble: for
the day of
the LORD cometh, for it is
nigh at hand;
Blow
the ram’s horn in
Zion; sound
the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in
the land
tremble, for
the Day of
the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
A day of darkness and of
gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as
the morning spread upon
the mountains: a great people and a strong;
there hath not been ever
the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to
the years of many generations.
a day of darkness and
gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like
the dawn overspreading
the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
A fire devoureth before
them; and behind
them a flame burneth:
the land is as
the garden of
Eden before
them, and behind
them a
desolate wilderness;
yea, and nothing shall escape
them.
Before
them a fire devours, and behind
them a flame scorches.
The land before
them is like
the Garden of
Eden, but behind
them, it is like a desert wasteland— surely nothing will escape
them.
The appearance of
them is as
the appearance of horses; and as
horsemen, so shall
they run.
Their appearance is like that of horses, and
they gallop like swift steeds.
Like
the noise of
chariots on
the tops of mountains shall
they leap, like
the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth
the stubble, as a strong people set in battle
array.
Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
Nations
writhe in
horror before
them; every face turns pale.
They shall run like mighty men;
they shall
climb the wall like men of war; and
they shall march every one on his ways, and
they shall not break
their ranks:
They charge like mighty men;
they scale
the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not
swerving from
the course.
Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
They do not
jostle one another; each proceeds in his path.
They burst through
the defenses, never breaking ranks.
They shall run to and
fro in
the city;
they shall run upon
the wall,
they shall
climb up upon
the houses;
they shall enter in at
the windows like a
thief.
They storm
the city;
they run along
the wall;
they climb into houses, entering through windows like
thieves.
The earth shall
quake before
them;
the heavens shall
tremble:
the sun and
the moon shall be dark, and
the stars shall withdraw
their shining:
Before
them the earth quakes;
the heavens
tremble.
The sun and moon grow dark, and
the stars lose
their brightness.
And
the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for
the day of
the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can
abide it?
The LORD raises His voice in
the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For
the Day of
the LORD is great and very
dreadful. Who can
endure it?
Therefore also now, saith
the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with
weeping, and with
mourning:
“Yet even now,” declares
the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting,
weeping, and
mourning.”
And
rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto
the LORD your God: for he is
gracious and
merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of
the evil.
So
rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to
the LORD your God. For He is
gracious and
compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending
disaster.
Who knoweth if he will return and
repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto
the LORD your God?
Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him— grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.
Let
the priests,
the ministers of
the LORD,
weep between
the porch and
the altar, and let
them say,
Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine
heritage to reproach, that
the heathen should rule over
them: wherefore should
they say among
the people, Where is
their God?
Let
the priests who minister before
the LORD
weep between
the portico and
the altar, saying, “
Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your
heritage a reproach, an object of
scorn among
the nations. Why should
they say among
the peoples, ‘Where is
their God?’”
Then will
the LORD be
jealous for his land, and
pity his people.
Then the LORD became
jealous for His land, and He
spared His people.
Yea,
the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied
therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among
the heathen:
And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
But I will remove far off from you
the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and
desolate, with his face toward
the east sea, and his hinder part toward
the utmost sea, and his
stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
The northern army I will drive away from you,
banishing it to a barren and
desolate land, its front ranks into
the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into
the Western Sea. And its
stench will rise; its foul
odor will
ascend. For He has done great things.
Fear not, O land; be
glad and
rejoice: for
the LORD will do great things.
Do not be afraid, O land;
rejoice and be
glad, for
the LORD has done great things.
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
Be
glad then, ye children of
Zion, and
rejoice in
the LORD your God: for he hath given you
the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you
the rain,
the former rain, and
the latter rain in
the first month.
Be
glad, O children of
Zion, and
rejoice in
the LORD your God, for He has given you
the autumn rains for your
vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
The threshing floors will be full of grain, and
the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
And I will restore to you
the years that
the locust hath eaten,
the cankerworm, and
the caterpiller, and
the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
And ye shall eat in
plenty, and be satisfied, and praise
the name of
the LORD your God, that hath dealt
wondrously with you: and my people shall never be
ashamed.
You will have
plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise
the name of
the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.
And ye shall know that I am in
the midst of Israel, and that I am
the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be
ashamed.
Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
And I will
shew wonders in
the heavens and in
the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
The sun will be turned to darkness and
the moon to blood before
the coming of
the great and
awesome Day of
the LORD.
And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on
the name of
the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount
Zion and in Jerusalem shall be
deliverance, as
the LORD hath said, and in
the remnant whom
the LORD shall call.
And
everyone who calls on
the name of
the LORD will be saved; for on Mount
Zion and in Jerusalem
there will be
deliverance, as
the LORD has promised, among
the remnant called by
the LORD.
For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
“
Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,
I will also gather all nations, and will bring
them down into
the valley of
Jehoshaphat, and will
plead with
them there for my people and for my
heritage Israel, whom
they have scattered among
the nations, and parted my land.
I will gather all
the nations and bring
them down to
the Valley of
Jehoshaphat.
There I will enter into judgment against
them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom
they have scattered among
the nations as
they divided up My land.
And
they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an
harlot, and sold a
girl for wine, that
they might drink.
Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all
the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye
recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre,
Sidon, and all
the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a
recompense? If you
retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your
recompense upon your heads.
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.
Behold, I will raise
them out of
the place
whither ye have sold
them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
Behold, I will
rouse them from
the places to which you sold
them; I will return your
recompense upon your heads.
And I will sell your sons and your daughters into
the hand of
the children of Judah, and
they shall sell
them to
the Sabeans, to a people far off: for
the LORD hath spoken it.
I will sell your sons and daughters into
the hands of
the people of Judah, and
they will sell
them to
the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed,
the LORD has spoken.
Proclaim ye this among
the Gentiles; Prepare war,
wake up
the mighty men, let all
the men of war draw near; let
them come up:
Proclaim this among
the nations: “Prepare for war;
rouse the mighty men; let all
the men of war advance and attack!
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Beat your plowshares into swords and your
pruning hooks into spears. Let
the weak say, ‘I am strong!’
Let
the heathen be
wakened, and come up to
the valley of
Jehoshaphat: for
there will I sit to judge all
the heathen round about.
Let
the nations be
roused and advance to
the Valley of
Jehoshaphat, for
there I will sit down to judge all
the nations on every side.
Put ye in
the sickle, for
the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for
the press is full,
the fats overflow; for
their wickedness is great.
Swing the sickle, for
the harvest is ripe. Come,
trample the grapes, for
the winepress is full;
the wine vats overflow because
their wickedness is great.
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
The sun and
the moon shall be
darkened, and
the stars shall withdraw
their shining.
The sun and moon will grow dark, and
the stars will no longer
shine.
The LORD also shall
roar out of
Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and
the heavens and
the earth shall
shake: but
the LORD will be
the hope of his people, and
the strength of
the children of Israel.
The LORD will
roar from
Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will
tremble. But
the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a
stronghold for
the people of Israel.
So shall ye know that I am
the LORD your God dwelling in
Zion, my holy mountain:
then shall Jerusalem be holy, and
there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Then you will know that I am
the LORD your God, who dwells in
Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.