Joel 3:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. | Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. | Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of decision. |
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Where
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| multitudes | הֲמוֹנִ֣ים | ha-mo-NIM | H1995A | crowdהָמוֹן (ha.mon) 1) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound 1a) sound, murmur, rush, roar 1b) tumult, confusion 1c) crowd, multitude 1d) great number, abundance 1e) abundance, wealth |
| multitudes | הֲמוֹנִ֔ים | ha-mo-NIM | H1995A | crowdהָמוֹן (ha.mon) 1) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound 1a) sound, murmur, rush, roar 1b) tumult, confusion 1c) crowd, multitude 1d) great number, abundance 1e) abundance, wealth |
| [are] in [the] valley of | בְּעֵ֖מֶק | be-'E-mek | H6010R | valleyעֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) valley, vale, lowland, open country |
| the decision | הֶֽחָר֑וּץ | he-cha-RUTZ | H2742B | decisionחָרוּץ (cha.ruts) strict decision, decision |
| for | כִּ֤י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| [is] near | קָרוֹב֙ | ka-rOv | H7138 | nearקָרֹב (qa.rov) 1) near 1a) of place 1b) of time 1c) of personal relationship 1c1) kinship |
| [the] day of | י֣וֹם | Yom | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| Yahweh | יְהוָ֔ה | YAH-weh | H3068G | Lordאֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| in [the] valley of | בְּעֵ֖מֶק | be-'E-mek | H6010R | valleyעֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) valley, vale, lowland, open country |
| the decision | הֶחָרֽוּץ׃ | he-cha-RUTZ | H2742B | decisionחָרוּץ (cha.ruts) strict decision, decision |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.