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Multitudes,הֲמוֹנִיםmultitudesהֲמוֹנִיםin the valleyבְּעֵמֶקof decision!הֶחָרוּץForכִּיnearקָרוֹבis the dayיוֹםof YHWHיְהוָהin the valleyבְּעֵמֶקof decision.הֶחָרוּץ
Joel 3:14
Study it in the app“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For near is the day of YHWH in the valley of decision.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 3:14, word by word
- Multitudesהֲמוֹנִיםhamonim
multitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamonim” appears- in the valleyעֵמֶקemek
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appears- of decisionחָרוּץcharuts
verdict
What is settled in the end, the verdict upon the nations.
Where else “charuts” appears- nearקָרוֹבkarov
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “karov” appears- is the dayיוֹםyom
day of YHWH
"The day of YHWH", when he comes to judge.
Where else “yom” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
Translation note
“Decision”: literally “what is decided”; the word also means “threshing sledge.”
The context
13Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, tread, for the winepress is full; the vats overflow, for their evil is great.
14 · This verse (above)
15Sun and moon grow dark, and the stars withdraw their brightness.