Joel 1:13

“Put on sackcloth and lament, priests; wail, ministers of the altar; come, spend the night in sackcloth, ministers of my Elohim; for grain offering and libation are withheld from the house of your Elohim.”

Joel 1:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 1:13, word by word

Put on sackclothחִגְרוּchigru

gird

Gird: fasten a garment, a belt or a weapon around the waist for walking, working or fighting.

Where else “chigru” appears
and lamentסִפְדוּsifdu

mourn, lament

Mourn, lament: wail over the dead with the customary signs of grief, such as beating the breast.

Where else “sifdu” appears
priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohanim” appears
wailהֵילִילוּhelilu

howl, wail

To howl, to wail: to cry out loud in grief or alarm.

Where else “helilu” appears
ministersמְשָׁרְתֵיmesharte

minister

To serve in worship before YHWH.

Where else “mesharte” appears
of the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbeach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

Where else “mizbeach” appears
comeבֹּאוּbou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “bou” appears
spend the nightלִינוּlinu

spend the night

To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.

Where else “linu” appears
in sackclothשַּׂקִּיםsakim

sackcloth

Rough cloth worn in mourning.

Where else “sakim” appears
of my Elohimאֱלֹהָeloha

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “eloha” appears
grain offeringמִנְחָהmincha

grain offering

The grain offering.

Where else “mincha” appears
and libationנָסֶךְnasech

libation

Wine or other drink poured as an offering.

Where else “nasech” appears
are withheldנִמְנַעnimna

withhold

Withhold, refuse, hold back.

Where else “nimna” appears
from the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bet” appears

The context

12The vine has dried up, and the fig tree languishes; pomegranate, palm too, and apple tree, all the trees of the field have dried up; for joy has dried up from among human beings.

13 · This verse (above)

14Consecrate a fast, call a solemn assembly; gather the elders, all the inhabitants of the land, to the house of YHWH your Elohim, and cry out to YHWH.

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