Author Archives: Nevi’im

וּמַֽה־יַּעֲנֶ֖ה מַלְאֲכֵי־גֹ֑וי כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ יִסַּ֣ד צִיֹּ֔ון וּבָ֥הּ יֶחֱס֖וּ עֲנִיֵּ֥י עַמֹּֽו׃ ס And what shall one answer the messengers of a nation? That YHWH has founded Tsiyyon, and in her the afflicted of His people shall find refuge.   Morphology וּמַה … Continue reading →

הֵילִ֤ילִֽי שַׁ֨עַר֙ זַֽעֲקִי־עִ֔יר נָמֹ֖וג פְּלֶ֣שֶׁת כֻּלֵּ֑ךְ כִּ֤י מִצָּפֹון֙ עָשָׁ֣ן בָּ֔א וְאֵ֥ין בֹּודֵ֖ד בְּמֹועָדָֽיו׃ Howl, O gate; cry out, O city; melt away, O Peleshet, all of you! For from the north smoke comes, and there is none straying in his … Continue reading →

וְרָעוּ֙ בְּכֹורֵ֣י דַלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְיֹונִ֖ים לָבֶ֣טַח יִרְבָּ֑צוּ וְהֵמַתִּ֤י בָֽרָעָב֙ שָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְ וּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְ יַהֲרֹֽג׃ And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant shall he … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י פְלֶ֨שֶׁת֙ כֻּלֵּ֔ךְ כִּ֥י נִשְׁבַּ֖ר שֵׁ֣בֶט מַכֵּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־מִשֹּׁ֤רֶשׁ נָחָשׁ֙ יֵ֣צֵא צֶ֔פַע וּפִרְיֹ֖ו שָׂרָ֥ף מְעֹופֵֽף׃ Do not rejoice, O Peleshet, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for from the root of a serpent shall come forth … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַת־מֹ֖ות הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָחָ֑ז הָיָ֖ה הַמַּשָּׂ֥א הַזֶּֽה׃ In the year of the death of King Aḥaz, this burden came to be.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַת (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה (shanah); Form: Preposition + construct noun feminine singular; Translation: “In the year of”; … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־יְהוָ֧ה צְבָאֹ֛ות יָעָ֖ץ וּמִ֣י יָפֵ֑ר וְיָדֹ֥ו הַנְּטוּיָ֖ה וּמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ פ For YHWH of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? And His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; … Continue reading →

זֹ֛את הָעֵצָ֥ה הַיְּעוּצָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְזֹ֛את הַיָּ֥ד הַנְּטוּיָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־הַגֹּויִֽם׃ This is the counsel that is counseled over all the earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.   Morphology זֹאת (zot) – Root: זה (zeh); … Continue reading →

לִשְׁבֹּ֤ר אַשּׁוּר֙ בְּאַרְצִ֔י וְעַל־הָרַ֖י אֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ וְסָ֤ר מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙ עֻלֹּ֔ו וְסֻ֨בֳּלֹ֔ו מֵעַ֥ל שִׁכְמֹ֖ו יָסֽוּר׃ to break Ashshur in My land, and on My mountains I will trample him; and his yoke shall depart from upon them, and his burden shall be removed … Continue reading →

נִשְׁבַּ֛ע יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־לֹ֞א כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּמִּ֨יתִי֙ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֔תָה וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָעַ֖צְתִּי הִ֥יא תָקֽוּם׃ YHWH of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely as I have thought, so it shall be, and as I have purposed, it shall stand,   Morphology נִשְׁבַּע (nishbaʿ) … Continue reading →

וְשַׂמְתִּ֛יהָ לְמֹורַ֥שׁ קִפֹּ֖ד וְאַגְמֵי־מָ֑יִם וְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֨יהָ֙ בְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣א הַשְׁמֵ֔ד נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ פ “And I will make her a possession for the porcupine and pools of water, and I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,” declares YHWH of hosts.   … Continue reading →

וְקַמְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י לְבָבֶ֜ל שֵׁ֥ם וּשְׁאָ֛ר וְנִ֥ין וָנֶ֖כֶד נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “And I will rise up against them,” declares YHWH of hosts, “and I will cut off from Bavel name and remnant, offspring and descendant,” declares YHWH.   Morphology … Continue reading →

הָכִ֧ינוּ לְבָנָ֛יו מַטְבֵּ֖חַ בַּעֲוֹ֣ן אֲבֹותָ֑ם בַּל־יָקֻ֨מוּ֙ וְיָ֣רְשׁוּ אָ֔רֶץ וּמָלְא֥וּ פְנֵֽי־תֵבֵ֖ל עָרִֽים׃ Prepare a slaughter-place for his sons because of the iniquity of their fathers, so that they do not rise and possess the land and fill the face of the … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־תֵחַ֤ד אִתָּם֙ בִּקְבוּרָ֔ה כִּֽי־אַרְצְךָ֥ שִׁחַ֖תָּ עַמְּךָ֣ הָרָ֑גְתָּ לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֥א לְעֹולָ֖ם זֶ֥רַע מְרֵעִֽים׃ You shall not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land, you have killed your people; the offspring of evildoers shall never be named forever. … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֞ה הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּ מִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙ כְּנֵ֣צֶר נִתְעָ֔ב לְב֥וּשׁ הֲרֻגִ֖ים מְטֹ֣עֲנֵי חָ֑רֶב יֹורְדֵ֥י אֶל־אַבְנֵי־בֹ֖ור כְּפֶ֥גֶר מוּבָֽס׃ But you are cast out from your grave like a rejected shoot, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones … Continue reading →

כָּל־מַלְכֵ֥י גֹויִ֖ם כֻּלָּ֑ם שָׁכְב֥וּ בְכָבֹ֖וד אִ֥ישׁ בְּבֵיתֹֽו׃ All the kings of the nations, all of them, lie in honor, each in his own house.   Morphology כָּל־מַלְכֵי (kol-malkei) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Construct phrase: “all the kings of”; Translation: … Continue reading →

שָׂ֥ם תֵּבֵ֛ל כַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְעָרָ֣יו הָרָ֑ס אֲסִירָ֖יו לֹא־פָ֥תַח בָּֽיְתָה׃ He made the world like a wilderness and destroyed its cities; his prisoners he did not open the house for release.   Morphology שָׂם (sam) – Root: שׂים (sim); Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading →

רֹאֶ֨יךָ֙ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ יִתְבֹּונָ֑נוּ הֲזֶ֤ה הָאִישׁ֙ מַרְגִּ֣יז הָאָ֔רֶץ מַרְעִ֖ישׁ מַמְלָכֹֽות׃ Those who see you will gaze at you, they will carefully consider you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms?   Morphology רֹאֶיךָ (roʾekha) … Continue reading →

אַ֧ךְ אֶל־שְׁאֹ֛ול תּוּרָ֖ד אֶל־יַרְכְּתֵי־בֹֽור׃ Yet to Sheʾol you shall be brought down, to the recesses of the pit.   Morphology אַךְ (ʾakh) – Root: אך; Form: Adverb/particle; Translation: “Yet” or “Surely”; Notes: Introduces contrast or emphasis, often of inevitability. אֶל־שְׁאֹול … Continue reading →

אֶעֱלֶ֖ה עַל־בָּ֣מֳתֵי עָ֑ב אֶדַּמֶּ֖ה לְעֶלְיֹֽון׃ I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.   Morphology אֶעֱלֶה (eʿeleh) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person masculine singular; Translation: “I will … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֞ה אָמַ֤רְתָּ בִֽלְבָבְךָ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה מִמַּ֥עַל לְכֹֽוכְבֵי־אֵ֖ל אָרִ֣ים כִּסְאִ֑י וְאֵשֵׁ֥ב בְּהַר־מֹועֵ֖ד בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י צָפֹֽון׃ But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to the heavens, above the stars of El I will raise my throne, and I will sit on … Continue reading →

אֵ֛יךְ נָפַ֥לְתָּ מִשָּׁמַ֖יִם הֵילֵ֣ל בֶּן־שָׁ֑חַר נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ לָאָ֔רֶץ חֹולֵ֖שׁ עַל־גֹּויִֽם׃ “How you have fallen from heaven, Helel son of Shaḥar! You are cut down to the earth, you who laid low the nations!   Morphology אֵיךְ (eikh) – Root: איך; Form: … Continue reading →

הוּרַ֥ד שְׁאֹ֛ול גְּאֹונֶ֖ךָ הֶמְיַ֣ת נְבָלֶ֑יךָ תַּחְתֶּ֨יךָ֙ יֻצַּ֣ע רִמָּ֔ה וּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָ תֹּולֵעָֽה׃ Down to Sheʾol is brought your pride, the sound of your harps; beneath you is spread the maggot, and the worm is your covering.   Morphology הוּרַד (hurad) – Root: … Continue reading →

כֻּלָּ֣ם יַֽעֲנ֔וּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ גַּם־אַתָּ֛ה חֻלֵּ֥יתָ כָמֹ֖ונוּ אֵלֵ֥ינוּ נִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃ All of them shall respond and say to you: “You also have become weak as we are! You have become like us!”   Morphology כֻּלָּם (kullam) – Root: כל (kol); Form: … Continue reading →

שְׁאֹ֗ול מִתַּ֛חַת רָגְזָ֥ה לְךָ֖ לִקְרַ֣את בֹּואֶ֑ךָ עֹורֵ֨ר לְךָ֤ רְפָאִים֙ כָּל־עַתּ֣וּדֵי אָ֔רֶץ הֵקִים֙ מִכִּסְאֹותָ֔ם כֹּ֖ל מַלְכֵ֥י גֹויִֽם׃ Sheʾol from beneath trembled for you to meet your coming; it rouses for you the shades, all the chiefs of the earth; it raises … Continue reading →

גַּם־בְּרֹושִׁ֛ים שָׂמְח֥וּ לְךָ֖ אַרְזֵ֣י לְבָנֹ֑ון מֵאָ֣ז שָׁכַ֔בְתָּ לֹֽא־יַעֲלֶ֥ה הַכֹּרֵ֖ת עָלֵֽינוּ׃ Even the cypresses rejoice over you, the cedars of Levanon: “Since you were laid low, no woodcutter has come up against us.”   Morphology גַּם (gam) – Root: גם; Form: … Continue reading →

נָ֥חָה שָׁקְטָ֖ה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ פָּצְח֖וּ רִנָּֽה׃ The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing.   Morphology נָחָה (naḥah) – Root: נוח (nuach); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “is at rest”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

מַכֶּ֤ה עַמִּים֙ בְּעֶבְרָ֔ה מַכַּ֖ת בִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑ה רֹדֶ֤ה בָאַף֙ גֹּויִ֔ם מֻרְדָּ֖ף בְּלִ֥י חָשָֽׂךְ׃ Who struck peoples in wrath with an unrelenting blow, ruling nations in anger, pursued without restraint.   Morphology מַכֶּה (makkeh) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hifil participle masculine … Continue reading →

שָׁבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה מַטֵּ֣ה רְשָׁעִ֑ים שֵׁ֖בֶט מֹשְׁלִֽים׃ YHWH has broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of rulers.   Morphology שָׁבַר (shavar) – Root: שׁבר (shavar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “has broken”; Notes: Indicates completed divine … Continue reading →

וְנָשָׂ֜אתָ הַמָּשָׁ֥ל הַזֶּ֛ה עַל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וְאָמָ֑רְתָּ אֵ֚יךְ שָׁבַ֣ת נֹגֵ֔שׂ שָׁבְתָ֖ה מַדְהֵבָֽה׃ And you shall take up this proverb against the king of Bavel and say: How has the oppressor ceased, the golden one ceased!   Morphology וְנָשָׂאתָ (ve-nasata) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּיֹ֨ום הָנִ֤יחַ יְהוָה֙ לְךָ֔ מֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖ וּמֵרָגְזֶ֑ךָ וּמִן־הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה הַקָּשָׁ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֻבַּד־בָּֽךְ׃ And it shall come to pass on the day that YHWH gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your turmoil, and from the hard service with which you … Continue reading →