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  2:1 ¶
Sound the trumpet in Zion{gr.Sion}, make a proclamation in my holy mountain, and let all the inhabitants of the land be confounded: for the day of the Lord is near; |
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2:1 ¶
Blowºº
ye the trumpetº
in Zion,º
and sound an alarmºº
in my holyº
mountain:º
let allº
the inhabitantsºº
of the landº
tremble:ºº
forº
the dayº
of Yahwehº
cometh,ºº
forº
[it is] nigh at hand;º |
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2:2
for a day of darkness and gloominess is near, a day of cloud and mist: a numerous and strong people shall be spread upon the mountains as the morning; there has not been from the beginning one like it, and after it there shall not be again even to the years of many generations. |
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2:2
A dayº
of darknessº
and of gloominess,º
a dayº
of cloudsº
and of thick darkness,º
as the morningº
spreadºº
uponº
the mountains:º
a greatº
peopleº
and a strong;º
there hath notº
beenºº
everºº
the like,º
neitherº
shall be any moreºº
afterº
it, [even] toº
the yearsº
of manyº
generations.º |
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2:3
Before them is a consuming fire, and behind them is a flame kindled: the land before them is as a paradise of delight, and behind them a desolate plain: and there shall none of them escape. |
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2:3
A fireº
devourethºº
beforeº
them; and behindº
them a flameº
burneth:ºº
the landº
[is] as the gardenº
of Edenº
beforeº
them, and behindº
them a desolateº
wilderness;º
yea,º
and nothingº
shall escapeºº
them. |
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2:4
Their appearance is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they pursue. |
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2:4
The appearanceº
of them [is] as the appearanceº
of horses;º
and as horsemen,º
soº
shall they run.ºº |
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2:5
As the sound of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, and as the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble, and as a numerous and strong people setting themselves in array for battle. |
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2:5
Like the noiseº
of chariotsº
onº
the topsº
of mountainsº
shall they leap,ºº
like the noiseº
of a flameº
of fireº
that devourethºº
the stubble,º
as a strongº
peopleº
set in battleº
array.ººº |
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2:6
Before them shall the people be crushed: every face [shall be] as the blackness of a caldron. |
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2:6
Before their faceºº
the peopleº
shall be much pained:ºº
allº
facesº
shall gatherºº
blackness.º |
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2:7
As warriors shall they run, and as men of war shall they mount on the walls; and each shall move in his [right] path, and they shall not turn aside from their tracks: |
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2:7
They shall runºº
like mighty men;º
they shall climbºº
the wallº
like menºº
of war;º
and they shall marchººº
every oneº
on his ways,º
and they shall notº
breakºº
their ranks:º |
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2:8
and not one shall stand aloof from his brother: they shall go on weighed down with their arms, and they fall upon their weapons, yet shall they in no wise be destroyed. |
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2:8
Neitherº
shall oneº
thrustºº
another;º
they shall walkººº
every oneº
in his path:º
and [when] they fallºº
uponº
the sword,º
they shall notº
be wounded.ºº |
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2:9
They shall seize upon the city, and run upon the walls, and go up upon the houses, and enter in through the windows as thieves. |
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2:9
They shall run to and froºº
in the city;º
they shall runºº
upon the wall,º
they shall climb upºº
upon the houses;º
they shall enter inºº
atº
the windowsº
like a thief.º |
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2:10
Before them the earth shall be confounded, and the sky shall be shaken: the sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their light. |
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2:10
The earthº
shall quakeºº
beforeº
them; the heavensº
shall tremble:ºº
the sunº
and the moonº
shall be dark,ºº
and the starsº
shall withdrawºº
their shining:º |
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2:11
And the Lord shall utter his voice before his host: for his camp is very great: for the execution of his words is mighty: for the day of the Lord is great, very glorious, and who shall be able to [resist] it? |
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2:11
And Yahwehº
shall utterºº
his voiceº
beforeº
his army:º
forº
his campº
[is] veryº
great:º
forº
[he is] strongº
that executethºº
his word:º
forº
the dayº
of Yahwehº
[is] greatº
and veryº
terrible;ºº
and whoº
can abideºº
it? |
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2:12 ¶
Now therefore, saith the Lord your God, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with lamentation: |
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2:12 ¶
Therefore alsoº
now,º
saithºº
Yahweh,º
turnºº
ye [even] toº
me with allº
your heart,º
and with fasting,º
and with weeping,º
and with mourning:º |
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2:13
and rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy, and repents of evils. |
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2:13
And rendºº
your heart,º
and notº
your garments,º
and turnºº
untoº
Yahwehº
your Elohim:º
forº
heº
[is] graciousº
and merciful,º
slowº
to anger,º
and of greatº
kindness,º
and repentethºº
him ofº
the evil.º |
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2:14
Who knows if he will return, and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meat-offering and a drink-offering to the Lord your God? |
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2:14
Whoº
knowethºº
[if] he will returnºº
and repent,ºº
and leaveºº
a blessingº
behindº
him; [even] a meat offeringº
and a drink offeringº
unto Yahwehº
your Elohim?º |
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2:15 ¶
Sound the trumpet in Zion{gr.Sion}, sanctify a fast, proclaim a [solemn] service: |
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2:15 ¶
Blowºº
the trumpetº
in Zion,º
sanctifyºº
a fast,º
callºº
a solemn assembly:º |
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2:16
gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the infants at the breast: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. |
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2:16
Gatherºº
the people,º
sanctifyºº
the congregation,º
assembleºº
the elders,º
gatherºº
the children,º
and those that suckºº
the breasts:º
let the bridegroomº
go forthºº
of his chamber,ºº
and the brideº
out of her closet.ºº |
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2:17
Between the porch and the altar let the priests that minister to the Lord weep, and say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them, lest they should say among the heathen, Where is their God? |
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2:17
Let the priests,º
the ministersºº
of Yahweh,º
weepºº
betweenº
the porchº
and the altar,º
and let them say,ºº
Spareººº
thy people,º
O Yahweh,º
and giveºº
notº
thine heritageº
to reproach,º
that the heathenº
should ruleº
overºº
them: whereforeº
should they sayºº
among the people,º
Whereº
[is] their Elohim?º |
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2:18 ¶
But the Lord was jealous of his land, and spared his people. |
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2:18 ¶
Then will Yahwehº
be jealousºº
for his land,º
and pityººº
his people.º |
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2:19
And the Lord answered and said to his people, Behold, I [will] send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied with them: and I will no longer make you a reproach among the Gentiles. |
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2:19
Yea, Yahwehº
will answerºº
and sayºº
unto his people,º
Behold,º
I will sendºº
youº
corn,º
and wine,º
and oil,º
and ye shall be satisfiedºº
therewith:º
and I will noº
moreº
makeºº
you a reproachº
among the heathen:º |
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2:20
And I will chase away from you the northern [adversary], and will drive him away into a dry land, and I will sink his face in the former sea, and his back parts in the latter sea, and his ill savour shall come up, and his stink come up, because he has wrought great things. |
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2:20
But I will remove far offºº
fromºº
you the northernº
[army], and will driveºº
him intoº
a landº
barrenº
and desolate,º
withº
his faceº
towardº
the eastº
sea,º
and his hinder partº
towardº
the utmostº
sea,º
and his stinkº
shall come up,ºº
and his ill savourº
shall come up,ºº
becauseº
he hath doneºº
great things.ºº |
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2:21 ¶
Be of good courage, O land; rejoice and be glad: for the Lord has done great things. |
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2:21 ¶
Fearºº
not,º
O land;º
be gladºº
and rejoice:ºº
forº
Yahwehº
will doºº
great things.ºº |
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2:22
Be of good courage, ye beasts of the plain, for the plains of the wilderness have budded, for the trees have borne their fruit, the fig tree and the vine have yielded their strength. |
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2:22
Be not afraid,ººº
ye beastsº
of the field:º
forº
the pasturesº
of the wildernessº
do spring,ºº
forº
the treeº
bearethºº
her fruit,º
the fig treeº
and the vineº
do yieldºº
their strength.º |
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2:23
Rejoice then and be glad, ye children of Zion{gr.Sion}, in the Lord your God: for he has given you food fully, and he will rain on you the early and the latter rain, as before. |
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2:23
Be gladºº
then, ye childrenº
of Zion,º
and rejoiceºº
in Yahwehº
your Elohim:º
forº
he hath givenºº
youº
the former rainº
moderately,º
and he will cause to come downºº
for you the rain,º
the former rain,º
and the latter rainº
in the firstº
[month]. |
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2:24
And the floors shall be filled with corn, and the presses shall overflow with wine and oil. |
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2:24
And the floorsº
shall be fullºº
of wheat,º
and the fatsº
shall overflowºº
with wineº
and oil.º |
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2:25
And I will recompense you for the years which the locust, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, and the cankerworm have eaten, [even] my great army, which I sent against you. |
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2:25
And I will restoreºº
to youº
the yearsº
thatº
the locustº
hath eaten,ºº
the cankerworm,º
and the caterpiller,º
and the palmerworm,º
my greatº
armyº
whichº
I sentºº
among you. |
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2:26
And ye shall eat abundantly, and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of the Lord your God [for the things] which he has wrought wonderfully with you: and my people shall not be ashamed for ever. |
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2:26
And ye shall eatºº
in plenty,ºº
and be satisfied,ºº
and praiseººº
the nameº
of Yahwehº
your Elohim,º
thatº
hath dealtºº
wondrouslyºº
withº
you: and my peopleº
shall neverºº
be ashamed.ºº |
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2:27
And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and [that] I am the Lord your God, and [that] there is none else beside me; and my people shall no more be ashamed for ever. |
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2:27
And ye shall knowºº
thatº
Iº
[am] in the midstº
of Israel,º
and [that] Iº
[am] Yahwehº
your Elohim,º
and noneº
else:º
and my peopleº
shall neverºº
be ashamed.ºº |
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2:28 ¶
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. |
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2:28 ¶
And it shall come to passº
afterward,ºº
[that] I will pour outººº
my spiritº
uponº
allº
flesh;º
and your sonsº
and your daughtersº
shall prophesy,ºº
your old menº
shall dreamºº
dreams,º
your young menº
shall seeºº
visions:º |
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2:29
And on my servants and on [my] handmaids in those days will I pour out of my Spirit. |
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2:29
And alsoº
uponº
the servantsº
and uponº
the handmaidsº
in thoseº
daysº
will I pour outººº
my spirit.º |
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2:30
And I will shew wonders in heaven, and upon the earth, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. |
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2:30
And I will shewºº
wondersº
in the heavensº
and in the earth,º
blood,º
and fire,º
and pillarsº
of smoke.º |
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2:31
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord come. |
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2:31
The sunº
shall be turnedºº
into darkness,º
and the moonº
into blood,º
beforeº
the greatº
and the terribleºº
dayº
of Yahwehº
come.ºº |
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2:32
And it shall come to pass [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved: for in mount Zion{gr.Sion} and in Jerusalem shall the saved one be as the Lord has said, and they that have glad tidings preached to them, whom the Lord has called. |
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2:32
And it shall come to pass,º
[that] whosoeverºº
shall callºº
on the nameº
of Yahwehº
shall be delivered:ºº
forº
in mountº
Zionº
and in Jerusalemº
shall beº
deliverance,º
asº
Yahwehº
hath said,ºº
and in the remnantº
whomº
Yahwehº
shall call.ºº |
