עוּרִ֥י עוּרִ֛י לִבְשִׁ֥י עֻזֵּ֖ךְ צִיֹּ֑ון לִבְשִׁ֣י בִּגְדֵ֣י תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ עִ֣יר הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יֹוסִ֛יף יָבֹא־בָ֥ךְ עֹ֖וד עָרֵ֥ל וְטָמֵֽא׃
Awake, awake, put on your strength, Tsiyyon! Put on your garments of splendor, Yerushalayim, holy city! For never again shall the uncircumcised and the unclean enter you.
Morphology
- עוּרִ֥י (ʿūrī) – Root: עור (ʿur); Form: Qal imperative feminine singular; Translation: “Awake!”; Notes: Addressed to Tsiyon, personified as a woman.
- עוּרִ֛י (ʿūrī) – Root: עור (ʿur); Form: Repeated imperative for emphasis; Translation: “Awake!”; Notes: Poetic repetition for urgency and emotion.
- לִבְשִׁ֥י (livshī) – Root: לבשׁ (lavash); Form: Qal imperative feminine singular; Translation: “Put on!”; Notes: A call to adornment and preparation.
- עֻזֵּ֖ךְ (ʿuzzeikh) – Root: עזז (ʿazaz); Form: Noun masculine singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “your strength”; Notes: Symbol of restored dignity or divine empowerment.
- צִיֹּ֑ון (Tsiyyon) – Root: ציון (Tsiyon); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Tsiyon”; Notes: Refers to Jerusalem in its ideal or restored state.
- לִבְשִׁ֣י (livshī) – Root: לבשׁ (lavash); Form: Repeated Qal imperative feminine singular; Translation: “Put on!”; Notes: Continues the call to adornment.
- בִּגְדֵ֣י (bigdei) – Root: בגד (beged); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “garments of”; Notes: Introduces metaphor for honor or glory.
- תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ (tifʾartekh) – Root: פאר (paʾar); Form: Noun feminine singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “your splendor”; Notes: Emphasizes restoration of beauty and glory.
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם (Yerushalayim) – Root: ירושלים (Yerushalayim); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yerushalayim”; Notes: The capital and symbol of the people’s restoration.
- עִ֣יר (ʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun feminine singular in apposition; Translation: “city”; Notes: Appositional with Yerushalayim.
- הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ (ha-qodesh) – Root: קדשׁ (qodesh); Form: Definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “the holy”; Notes: Designates Yerushalayim as consecrated to YHWH.
- כִּ֣י (kī) – Root: כי (kī); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces reason or explanation.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- יֹוסִ֛יף (yosif) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “shall again”; Notes: Denotes repetition—here, negated.
- יָבֹא־בָ֥ךְ (yavo-vakh) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + preposition + 2nd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “enter into you”; Notes: Refers to enemies or the impure.
- עֹ֖וד (ʿod) – Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “again”; Notes: Reinforces negation of repetition.
- עָרֵ֥ל (ʿarel) – Root: ערל (ʿaral); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “uncircumcised”; Notes: Represents those outside the covenant.
- וְטָמֵֽא (ve-tame) – Root: טמא (ṭame); Form: Conjunction + adjective masculine singular; Translation: “and unclean”; Notes: Further emphasizes the exclusion of the impure from holy Yerushalayim.