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Joel 1:15

In Joel 1 of Joel.

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

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אֲהָ֖הּahahalasאֲהָהּparticle, interjection — “alas”H162Oh!ah, alas.לַיּ֑וֹםlayomto as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…קָרוֹב֙qarovnearקָרוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “near”, the ordinary formH7138near (in place, kindred or time)allied, approach, at hand, [phrase] any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).י֣וֹםyomas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…יְהוָ֔הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וּכְשֹׁ֖דukheshodand as desolationשֹׁדconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and as desolation”, the ordinary formH7701violence, ravagedesolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wasting.מִשַׁדַּ֥יmishadayfrom Almightyשַׁדַּיpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.יָבֽוֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Young’s Literal Translation

And cry unto Jehovah, 'Alas for the day! For near [is] a day of Jehovah, And as destruction from the mighty it cometh.

World English Bible

Alas for the day! For the day of Yahweh is at hand, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Darby Translation

Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Douay-Rheims

Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Alas, alas, alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is nigh, and it will come as trouble upon trouble.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἴμοι, οἴμοι, οἴμοι εἰς ἡμέραν, ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἡ ἡμέρα Κυρίου, καὶ ὡς ταλαιπωρία ἐκ ταλαιπωρίας ἥξει.

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