Joel 2:25

“And I will repay you for the years that the locust has eaten, the young locust, and the hopping locust, and the cutting locust, my great army that I sent among you.”

Joel 2:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 2:25, word by word

And I will repayשִׁלַּמְתִּיshilamti

repay

To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.

Where else “shilamti” appears
for the yearsשָּׁנִיםshanim

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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the locustאַרְבֶּהarbe

locust

Locust: an insect that comes in huge swarms and devours everything green.

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has eatenאָכַלachal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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the young locustיֶּלֶקyelek

young locust

A young locust, at the stage when it does not yet fly and devours everything green. The name comes from the idea of "licking" or "devouring".

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and the hopping locustחָסִילchasil

locust

Locust: a kind of locust, or the locust in one of its stages, that devours the crops.

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and the cutting locustגָּזָםgazam

cutting locust

"Gazam": a kind of locust that gnaws and cuts plants.

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my greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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armyחֵילִcheli

army

A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.

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I sentשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti

send

To send someone or something.

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The context

24And the threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

25 · This verse (above)

26And you will eat plenty and be satisfied, and you will praise the name of YHWH your Elohim, who has dealt with you wondrously; and my people will not be ashamed forever.

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