King James Version

Joel 3:13

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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Joel 4:13.

שִׁלְח֣וּshilchvsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “send”, a commandH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…מַגָּ֔לmagalsickleמַגָּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sickle”, the ordinary formH4038a sicklesickle.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…בָשַׁ֖לvashalboilבָּשַׁלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “boil”, a completed actionH1310properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripenbake, boil, bring forth, roast, seethe, sod (be sodden).קָצִ֑ירqatsirharvestקָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “harvest”, the ordinary formH7105severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)bough, branch, harvest (man).בֹּ֤אֽוּbovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, a commandH935to 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,…רְדוּ֙redvbring downיָרַדverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “bring down”, a commandH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…מָ֣לְאָהmaleahbe at an endמָלֵאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be at an end”, a completed actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…גַּ֔תgatpressגַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “press”, the ordinary formH1660a wine-press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them)(wine-) press (fat).הֵשִׁ֨יקוּ֙heshiqvoverflowשׁוּקverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “overflow”, a completed actionH7783to run after or over, i.e. overflowoverflow, water.הַיְקָבִ֔יםhayqavimthe wineיֶקֶבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the wine”, the ordinary formH3342a trough (as dug out); specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into which the juice drains; or the upper, in which the grapes are crushed)fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press).כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…רַבָּ֖הrabahaboundרַבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…רָעָתָֽםraatambadרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bad”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-13) Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, tread ye, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Put ye in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe: come, tread ye; for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

Young’s Literal Translation

Send ye forth a sickle, For ripened hath harvest, Come in, come down, for filled hath been the press, Overflowed hath wine-presses, For great [is] their wickedness.

World English Bible

Put in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the wine press is full, the vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.”

Darby Translation

Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down, for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

Douay-Rheims

Put ye in the sickles, for the harvest is ripe: come and go down, for the press is full, the fats run over: for their wickedness is multiplied.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-13) Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, tread ye, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Bring forth the sickles, for the vintage is come: go in, tread the grapes , for the press is full: cause the vats to overflow; for their wickedness is multiplied.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξαποστείλατε δρέπανα, ὅτι παρέστηκεν ὁ τρυγητός· εἰσπορεύεσθε, πατεῖτε, διότι πλήρης ἡ ληνός· ὑπερεκχεῖτε τὰ ὑπολήνια, ὅτι πεπλήθυνται τὰ κακὰ αὐτῶν.