1:1 I taught[08637][00] Ephraim[0669] also to go[08637][8809], taking[03947][8800] them by their arms[02220]; but they knew[03045][8804] not that I healed[07495][8804] them.
1:2 I drew[04900][8799] them with cords[02256] of a man[0120], with bands[05688] of love[0160]: and I was to them as they that take off[07311][8688] the yoke[05923] on their jaws[03895], and I laid[05186][8686] meat[0398][8686] unto them. take off: Heb. lift up
1:3 He shall not return[07725][8799] into the land[0776] of Egypt[04714], but the Assyrian[0804] shall be his king[04428], because they refused[03985][8765] to return[07725][8800].
1:4 And the sword[02719] shall abide[02342][8804] on his cities[05892], and shall consume[03615][8765] his branches[0905], and devour[0398][8804] them , because of their own counsels[04156].
1:5 And my people[05971] are bent[08511][8803] to backsliding[04878] from me: though they called[07121][8799] them to the most High[05920], none at all[03162] would exalt[07311][8787] him . none...: Heb. together they exalted not
1:6 How shall I give thee up[05414][8799], Ephraim[0669]? how shall I deliver[04042][8762] thee, Israel[03478]? how shall I make[05414][8799] thee as Admah[0126]? how shall I set[07760][8799] thee as Zeboim[06636]? mine heart[03820] is turned[02015][8738] within me, my repentings[05150] are kindled[03648][8738] together[03162].
1:7 I will not execute[06213][8799] the fierceness[02740] of mine anger[0639], I will not return[07725][8799] to destroy[07843][8763] Ephraim[0669]: for I am God[0410], and not man[0376]; the Holy One[06918] in the midst[07130] of thee: and I will not enter[0935][8799] into the city[05892].
1:8 They shall walk[03212][8799] after[0310] the LORD[03068]: he shall roar[07580][8799] like a lion[0738]: when he shall roar[07580][8799], then the children[01121] shall tremble[02729][8799] from the west[03220].
1:9 They shall tremble[02729][8799] as a bird[06833] out of Egypt[04714], and as a dove[03123] out of the land[0776] of Assyria[0804]: and I will place[03427][8689] them in their houses[01004], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068].
1:10 Ephraim[0669] compasseth[05437][8804] me about with lies[03585], and the house[01004] of Israel[03478] with deceit[04820]: but Judah[03063] yet ruleth[07300][8804] with God[0410], and is faithful[0539][8737] with the saints[06918]. saints: or, most holy
1:11 Ephraim[0669] feedeth[07462][8802] on wind[07307], and followeth[07291][8802] after the east wind[06921]: he daily[03117] increaseth[07235][8686] lies[03577] and desolation[07701]; and they do make[03772][8799] a covenant[01285] with the Assyrians[0804], and oil[08081] is carried[02986][8714] into Egypt[04714].
1:12 The LORD[03068] hath also a controversy[07379] with Judah[03063], and will punish[06485][8800] Jacob[03290] according to his ways[01870]; according to his doings[04611] will he recompense[07725][8686] him. punish: Heb. visit upon
1:13 He took his brother[0251] by the heel[06117][8804] in the womb[0990], and by his strength[0202] he had power[08280][8804] with God[0430]: had...: Heb. was a prince, or, behaved himself princely
1:14 Yea, he had power[07786][8799] over the angel[04397], and prevailed[03201][8799]: he wept[01058][8804], and made supplication[02603][8691] unto him: he found[04672][8799] him in Bethel[01008], and there he spake[01696][8762] with us;
1:15 Even the LORD[03068] God[0430] of hosts[06635]; the LORD[03068] is his memorial[02143].
1:16 Therefore turn[07725][8799] thou to thy God[0430]: keep[08104][8798] mercy[02617] and judgment[04941], and wait[06960][8761] on thy God[0430] continually[08548].
1:17 He is a merchant[03667], the balances[03976] of deceit[04820] are in his hand[03027]: he loveth[0157][8804] to oppress[06231][8800]. a merchant: or, Canaan oppress: or, deceive
1:18 And Ephraim[0669] said[0559][8799], Yet I am become rich[06238][8804], I have found me out[04672][8804] substance[0202]: in all my labours[03018] they shall find[04672][8799] none iniquity[05771] in me that were  sin[02399]. in all...: or, all my labours suffice me not: he shall have punishment of iniquity in whom is sin that: Heb. which
1:19 And I that am the LORD[03068] thy God[0430] from the land[0776] of Egypt[04714] will yet make thee to dwell[03427][8686] in tabernacles[0168], as in the days[03117] of the solemn feast[04150].
1:20 I have also spoken[01696][8765] by the prophets[05030], and I have multiplied[07235][8689] visions[02377], and used similitudes[01819][8762], by the ministry[03027] of the prophets[05030]. ministry: Heb. hand
2:1 Is there iniquity[0205] in Gilead[01568]? surely they are vanity[07723]: they sacrifice[02076][8765] bullocks[07794] in Gilgal[01537]; yea, their altars[04196] are  as heaps[01530] in the furrows[08525] of the fields[07704].
2:2 And Jacob[03290] fled[01272][8799] into the country[07704] of Syria[0758], and Israel[03478] served[05647][8799] for a wife[0802], and for a wife[0802] he kept[08104][8804] sheep .
2:3 And by a prophet[05030] the LORD[03068] brought[05927][8689] Israel[03478] out of Egypt[04714], and by a prophet[05030] was he preserved[08104][8738].
2:4 Ephraim[0669] provoked him to anger[03707][8689] most bitterly[08563]: therefore shall he leave[05203][8799] his blood[01818] upon him, and his reproach[02781] shall his Lord[0113] return[07725][8686] unto him. most...: Heb. with bitternesses blood: Heb. bloods
2:5 When Ephraim[0669] spake[01696][8763] trembling[07578], he exalted[05375][8804] himself in Israel[03478]; but when he offended[0816][8799] in Baal[01168], he died[04191][8799].
2:6 And now they sin[02398][8800] more and more[03254][8686], and have made[06213][8799] them molten images[04541] of their silver[03701], and idols[06091] according to their own understanding[08394], all of it the work[04639] of the craftsmen[02796]: they say[0559][8802] of them, Let the men[0120] that sacrifice[02076][8802] kiss[05401][8799] the calves[05695]. they sin...: Heb. they add to sin the men...: or, the sacrificers of men
2:7 Therefore they shall be as the morning[01242] cloud[06051], and as the early[07925][8688] dew[02919] that passeth away[01980][8802], as the chaff[04671] that is driven with the whirlwind[05590][8792] out of the floor[01637], and as the smoke[06227] out of the chimney[0699].
2:8 Yet I am the LORD[03068] thy God[0430] from the land[0776] of Egypt[04714], and thou shalt know[03045][8799] no god[0430] but me[02108]: for there is no saviour[03467][8688] beside me[01115].
2:9 I did know[03045][8804] thee in the wilderness[04057], in the land[0776] of great drought[08514]. great...: Heb. droughts
2:10 According to their pasture[04830], so were they filled[07646][8799]; they were filled[07646][8804], and their heart[03820] was exalted[07311][8799]; therefore have they forgotten[07911][8804] me.
2:11 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion[07826]: as a leopard[05246] by the way[01870] will I observe[07789][8799] them :
2:12 I will meet[06298][8799] them as a bear[01677] that is bereaved[07909] of her whelps , and will rend[07167][8799] the caul[05458] of their heart[03820], and there will I devour[0398][8799] them like a lion[03833]: the wild[07704] beast[02416] shall tear[01234][8762] them. wild...: Heb. beast of the field
2:13 O Israel[03478], thou hast destroyed[07843][8765] thyself; but in me is thine help[05828]. is...: Heb. in thy help
2:14 I will[0165] be thy king[04428]: where[0645] is any other that may save[03467][8686] thee in all thy cities[05892]? and thy judges[08199][8802] of whom thou saidst[0559][8804], Give[05414][8798] me a king[04428] and princes[08269]? I will...: rather, Where is thy king?
2:15 I gave[05414][8799] thee a king[04428] in mine anger[0639], and took[03947][8799] him away in my wrath[05678].
2:16 The iniquity[05771] of Ephraim[0669] is bound up[06887][8803]; his sin[02403] is hid[06845][8803].
2:17 The sorrows[02256] of a travailing woman[03205][8802] shall come[0935][8799] upon him: he is an unwise[02450] son[01121]; for he should not stay[05975][8799] long[06256] in the place of the breaking forth[04866] of children[01121]. long: Heb. a time
2:18 I will ransom[06299][8799] them from the power[03027] of the grave[07585]; I will redeem[01350][8799] them from death[04194]: O death[04194], I will[0165] be thy plagues[01698]; O grave[07585], I will[0165] be thy destruction[06987]: repentance[05164] shall be hid[05641][8735] from mine eyes[05869]. power: Heb. hand
2:19 Though he be fruitful[06500][8686] among his brethren[0251], an east wind[06921] shall come[0935][8799], the wind[07307] of the LORD[03068] shall come up[05927][8802] from the wilderness[04057], and his spring[04726] shall become dry[0954][8799], and his fountain[04599] shall be dried up[02717][8799]: he shall spoil[08154][8799] the treasure[0214] of all pleasant[02532] vessels[03627]. pleasant...: Heb. vessels of desire
2:20 Samaria[08111] shall become desolate[0816][8799]; for she hath rebelled[04784][8804] against her God[0430]: they shall fall[05307][8799] by the sword[02719]: their infants[05768] shall be dashed in pieces[07376][8792], and their women with child[02030] shall be ripped up[01234][8792].
2:21 O Israel[03478], return[07725][8798] unto the LORD[03068] thy God[0430]; for thou hast fallen[03782][8804] by thine iniquity[05771].
2:22 Take[03947][8798] with you words[01697], and turn[07725][8798] to the LORD[03068]: say[0559][8798] unto him, Take away[05375][8799] all iniquity[05771], and receive[03947][8798] us graciously[02896]: so will we render[07999][8762] the calves[06499] of our lips[08193]. receive...: or, give good
2:23 Asshur[0804] shall not save[03467][8686] us; we will not ride[07392][8799] upon horses[05483]: neither will we say[0559][8799] any more to the work[04639] of our hands[03027], Ye are our gods[0430]: for in thee the fatherless[03490] findeth mercy[07355][8792].
2:24 I will heal[07495][8799] their backsliding[04878], I will love[0157][8799] them freely[05071]: for mine anger[0639] is turned away[07725][8804] from him.
2:25 I will be as the dew[02919] unto Israel[03478]: he shall grow[06524][8799] as the lily[07799], and cast forth[05221][8686] his roots[08328] as Lebanon[03844]. grow: or, blossom cast...: Heb. strike
2:26 His branches[03127] shall spread[03212][8799], and his beauty[01935] shall be as the olive tree[02132], and his smell[07381] as Lebanon[03844]. spread: Heb. go
2:27 They that dwell[03427][8802] under his shadow[06738] shall return[07725][8799]; they shall revive[02421][8762] as the corn[01715], and grow[06524][8799] as the vine[01612]: the scent[02143] thereof shall be  as the wine[03196] of Lebanon[03844]. grow: or, blossom scent: or, memorial
2:28 Ephraim[0669] shall say , What have I to do any more with idols[06091]? I have heard[06030][8804] him , and observed[07789][8799] him: I am like a green[07488] fir tree[01265]. From me is thy fruit[06529] found[04672][8738].
2:29 Who is wise[02450], and he shall understand[0995][8799] these things ? prudent[0995][8737], and he shall know[03045][8799] them? for the ways[01870] of the LORD[03068] are right[03477], and the just[06662] shall walk[03212][8799] in them: but the transgressors[06586][8802] shall fall[03782][8735] therein.
2:30 The word[01697] of the LORD[03068] that came to Joel[03100] the son[01121] of Pethuel[06602].
2:31 Hear[08085][8798] this, ye old men[02205], and give ear[0238][8685], all ye inhabitants[03427][8802] of the land[0776]. Hath this been in your days[03117], or even[0518] in the days[03117] of your fathers[01]?
2:32 Tell[05608][8761] ye your children[01121] of it, and let your children[01121] tell their children[01121], and their children[01121] another[0312] generation[01755].
3:1 That which the palmerworm[01501] hath left[03499] hath the locust[0697] eaten[0398][8804]; and that which the locust[0697] hath left[03499] hath the cankerworm[03218] eaten[0398][8804]; and that which the cankerworm[03218] hath left[03499] hath the caterpiller[02625] eaten[0398][8804]. That which the palmerworm...: Heb. The residue of the palmerworm
3:2 Awake[06974][8685], ye drunkards[07910], and weep[01058][8798]; and howl[03213][8685], all ye drinkers[08354][8802] of wine[03196], because of the new wine[06071]; for it is cut off[03772][8738] from your mouth[06310].
3:3 For a nation[01471] is come up[05927][8804] upon my land[0776], strong[06099], and without number[04557], whose teeth[08127] are the teeth[08127] of a lion[0738], and he hath the cheek teeth[04973] of a great lion[03833].
3:4 He hath laid[07760][8804] my vine[01612] waste[08047], and barked[07111] my fig tree[08384]: he hath made it clean[02834][8800] bare[02834][8804], and cast it away[07993][8689]; the branches[08299] thereof are made white[03835][8689]. barked...: Heb. laid my fig tree for a barking
3:5 Lament[0421][8798] like a virgin[01330] girded[02296][8803] with sackcloth[08242] for the husband[01167] of her youth[05271].
3:6 The meat offering[04503] and the drink offering[05262] is cut off[03772][8717] from the house[01004] of the LORD[03068]; the priests[03548], the LORD'S[03068] ministers[08334][8764], mourn[056][8804].
3:7 The field[07704] is wasted[07703][8795], the land[0127] mourneth[056][8804]; for the corn[01715] is wasted[07703][8795]: the new wine[08492] is dried up[03001][8689], the oil[03323] languisheth[0535][8797].
3:8 Be ye ashamed[03001][8685], O ye husbandmen[0406]; howl[03213][8685], O ye vinedressers[03755], for the wheat[02406] and for the barley[08184]; because the harvest[07105] of the field[07704] is perished[06][8804].
3:9 The vine[01612] is dried up[03001][8689], and the fig tree[08384] languisheth[0535][8797]; the pomegranate[07416] tree, the palm tree[08558] also, and the apple tree[08598], even  all the trees[06086] of the field[07704], are withered[03001][8804]: because joy[08342] is withered away[03001][8689] from the sons[01121] of men[0120].
3:10 Gird[02296][8798] yourselves, and lament[05594][8798], ye priests[03548]: howl[03213][8685], ye ministers[08334][8764] of the altar[04196]: come[0935][8798], lie all night[03885][8798] in sackcloth[08242], ye ministers[08334][8764] of my God[0430]: for the meat offering[04503] and the drink offering[05262] is withholden[04513][8738] from the house[01004] of your God[0430].
3:11 Sanctify[06942][8761] ye a fast[06685], call[07121][8798] a solemn assembly[06116], gather[0622][8798] the elders[02205] and all the inhabitants[03427][8802] of the land[0776] into the house[01004] of the LORD[03068] your God[0430], and cry[02199][8798] unto the LORD[03068], solemn...: or, day of restraint
3:12 Alas[0162] for the day[03117]! for the day[03117] of the LORD[03068] is at hand[07138], and as a destruction[07701] from the Almighty[07706] shall it come[0935][8799].
3:13 Is not the meat[0400] cut off[03772][8738] before our eyes[05869], yea , joy[08057] and gladness[01524] from the house[01004] of our God[0430]?
3:14 The seed[06507] is rotten[05685][8804] under their clods[04053], the garners[0214] are laid desolate[08074][8738], the barns[04460] are broken down[02040][8738]; for the corn[01715] is withered[03001][8689]. seed: Heb. grains
3:15 How do the beasts[0929] groan[0584][8737]! the herds[05739] of cattle[01241] are perplexed[0943][8738], because they have no pasture[04829]; yea, the flocks[05739] of sheep[06629] are made desolate[0816][8738].
3:16 O LORD[03068], to thee will I cry[07121][8799]: for the fire[0784] hath devoured[0398][8804] the pastures[04999] of the wilderness[04057], and the flame[03852] hath burned[03857][8765] all the trees[06086] of the field[07704]. pastures: or, habitations
3:17 The beasts[0929] of the field[07704] cry[06165][8799] also unto thee: for the rivers[0650] of waters[04325] are dried up[03001][8804], and the fire[0784] hath devoured[0398][8804] the pastures[04999] of the wilderness[04057].
3:18 Blow[08628][8798] ye the trumpet[07782] in Zion[06726], and sound an alarm[07321][8685] in my holy[06944] mountain[02022]: let all the inhabitants[03427][8802] of the land[0776] tremble[07264][8799]: for the day[03117] of the LORD[03068] cometh[0935][8804], for it is nigh at hand[07138]; trumpet: or, cornet
3:19 A day[03117] of darkness[02822] and of gloominess[0653], a day[03117] of clouds[06051] and of thick darkness[06205], as the morning[07837] spread[06566][8803] upon the mountains[02022]: a great[07227] people[05971] and a strong[06099]; there hath not been[01961][8738] ever[05769] the like, neither shall be any more[03254][8686] after[0310] it, even to the years[08141] of many[01755] generations[01755]. of many...: Heb. of generation and generation
3:20 A fire[0784] devoureth[0398][8804] before[06440] them; and behind[0310] them a flame[03852] burneth[03857][8762]: the land[0776] is as the garden[01588] of Eden[05731] before[06440] them, and behind[0310] them a desolate[08077] wilderness[04057]; yea, and nothing shall escape[06413] them.
3:21 The appearance[04758] of them is as the appearance[04758] of horses[05483]; and as horsemen[06571], so shall they run[07323][8799].
