1 I sawAdonaistanding beside the altar, and he said, “Strike the tops of the columns until the thresholds shake! Smash them to pieces on the heads of all the people! Those who remain I will kill with the sword; not one of them will succeed in fleeing, not one of them will escape. 2 If […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Yo’el(Jol) 1
1 The word ofAdonaithat came to Yo’el the son of P’tu’el: 2 “Hear this, you leaders! Listen, all who live in the land! Has anything like this ever happened in your days, or in your ancestors’ days? 3 Tell your children about it, and have them tell it to theirs, and have them tell the […]
Yo’el(Jol) 2
1 “Blow theshofarin Tziyon! Sound an alarm on my holy mountain!” Let all living in the land tremble, for the Day ofAdonaiis coming! It’s upon us! — 2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick fog; a great and mighty horde is spreading like blackness over the mountains. There has […]
Yo’el(Jol) 3
1 “After this, I will pour out my Spirit on all humanity. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions; 2 and also on male and female slaves in those days I will pour out my Spirit. 3 I will show wonders in the sky […]
Yo’el(Jol) 4
1 “For then, at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Y’hudah and Yerushalayim, 2 I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Y’hoshafat [Adonaijudges]. I will enter into judgment there for my people, my heritage Isra’el, whom they scattered among the nations; then they divided my land. 3 […]
Hoshea (Hos) 1
1 This is the word ofAdonaithat came to Hoshea the son of Be’eri during the reigns of ‘Uziyah, Yotam, Achaz and Y’chizkiyah, kings of Y’hudah, and during the reign of Yarov‘am the son of Yo’ash, king of Isra’el. 2 Adonai’s opening words in speaking to Hoshea were to instruct Hoshea, “Go, marry a whore, and […]
Hoshea (Hos) 2
1 “Nevertheless, the people of Isra’el will number as many as the grains of sand by the sea, which cannot be measured or counted; so that the time will come when, instead of being told, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said to them, ‘You are the children of the living God.’ 2 […]
Hoshea (Hos) 3
1 Adonaisaid to me, “Go once more, and show love to [this] wife [of yours] who has been loved by her boyfriend, to this adulteress — just asAdonailoves the people of Isra’el, even though they turn to other gods and love the raisin cakes [offered to them].” 2 So I bought her back for myself […]
Hoshea (Hos) 4
1 Hear the word ofAdonai, people of Isra’el! ForAdonaihas a grievance against the inhabitants of the land: there is no truth, no faithful love or knowledge of God in the land; 2 only swearing and lying, killing and stealing and committing adultery! They break all bounds, with one blood crime following another. 3 Therefore the […]
Hoshea (Hos) 5
1 “Hear this,cohanim! Pay attention, house of Isra’el! Listen, house of the king! For judgment is coming to you. You have become a snare for Mitzpah and a net spread on Tavor. 2 The rebels have deepened their slaughter, and I am rejected by all of them. 3 “I know Efrayim; Isra’el is not hidden […]