Author Archives: Nevi’im

לָכֵן֙ בִּגְלַלְכֶ֔ם צִיֹּ֖ון שָׂדֶ֣ה תֵֽחָרֵ֑שׁ וִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ עִיִּ֣ין תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וְהַ֥ר הַבַּ֖יִת לְבָמֹ֥ות יָֽעַר׃ פ Therefore because of you Tsiyyon shall be plowed like a field and Yerushalayim shall become ruins and the mountain of the house shall be for high places … Continue reading →

רָאשֶׁ֣יהָ בְּשֹׁ֣חַד יִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּ וְכֹהֲנֶ֨יהָ֙ בִּמְחִ֣יר יֹור֔וּ וּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָ בְּכֶ֣סֶף יִקְסֹ֑מוּ וְעַל־יְהוָה֙ יִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֲלֹ֤וא יְהוָה֙ בְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ לֹֽא־תָבֹ֥וא עָלֵ֖ינוּ רָעָֽה׃ Her heads judge with a bribe and her priests teach for a price and her prophets divine with silver yet upon YHWH … Continue reading →

בֹּנֶ֥ה צִיֹּ֖ון בְּדָמִ֑ים וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּעַוְלָֽה׃ Building Tsiyyon with bloodshed and Yerushalayim with injustice.   Morphology בֹּנֶה (boneh) — Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “building”; Notes: Participial form describes ongoing, habitual corrupt activity. צִיֹּון (Tsiyyon) — Root: … Continue reading →

שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֣א זֹ֗את רָאשֵׁי֙ בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּקְצִינֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣ים מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־הַיְשָׁרָ֖ה יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ Hear now this heads of the house of Yaʿaqov and chiefs of the house of Yisraʾel those who abhor justice and all uprightness they pervert.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְאוּלָ֗ם אָנֹכִ֞י מָלֵ֤אתִי כֹ֨חַ֙ אֶת־ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּגְבוּרָ֑ה לְהַגִּ֤יד לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ פִּשְׁעֹ֔ו וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חַטָּאתֹֽו׃ ס But as for me I am filled with power with the spirit of YHWH and with judgment and with might to declare to Yaʿaqov his transgression … Continue reading →

וּבֹ֣שׁוּ הַחֹזִ֗ים וְחָֽפְרוּ֙ הַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔ים וְעָט֥וּ עַל־שָׂפָ֖ם כֻּלָּ֑ם כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין מַעֲנֵ֖ה אֱלֹהִֽים׃ And the seers shall be ashamed and the diviners shall be humiliated and they shall cover upon the lip all of them because there is no answer from God. … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֞ן לַ֤יְלָה לָכֶם֙ מֵֽחָזֹ֔ון וְחָשְׁכָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם מִקְּסֹ֑ם וּבָ֤אָה הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ עַל־הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים וְקָדַ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַיֹּֽום׃ Therefore night shall be for you from vision and darkness for you from divination and the sun shall go down upon the prophets and the day shall … Continue reading →

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים הַמַּתְעִ֣ים אֶת־עַמִּ֑י הַנֹּשְׁכִ֤ים בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙ וְקָרְא֣וּ שָׁלֹ֔ום וַאֲשֶׁר֙ לֹא־יִתֵּ֣ן עַל־פִּיהֶ֔ם וְקִדְּשׁ֥וּ עָלָ֖יו מִלְחָמָֽה׃ Thus says YHWH concerning the prophets who lead My people astray those who bite with their teeth and they call “peace” but he who … Continue reading →

אָ֚ז יִזְעֲק֣וּ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יַעֲנֶ֖ה אֹותָ֑ם וְיַסְתֵּ֨ר פָּנָ֤יו מֵהֶם֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵרֵ֖עוּ מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ Then they shall cry to YHWH and He will not answer them and He will hide His face from them in that time as they … Continue reading →

וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָכְלוּ֮ שְׁאֵ֣ר עַמִּי֒ וְעֹורָם֙ מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם הִפְשִׁ֔יטוּ וְאֶת־עַצְמֹֽתֵיהֶ֖ם פִּצֵּ֑חוּ וּפָרְשׂוּ֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּסִּ֔יר וּכְבָשָׂ֖ר בְּתֹ֥וךְ קַלָּֽחַת׃ And who ate the flesh of My people and their skin from off them they stripped and their bones they broke and they spread as … Continue reading →

שֹׂ֥נְאֵי טֹ֖וב וְאֹ֣הֲבֵי רעה גֹּזְלֵ֤י עֹורָם֙ מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וּשְׁאֵרָ֖ם מֵעַ֥ל עַצְמֹותָֽם׃ Haters of good and lovers of evil skinners of their skin from off them and their flesh from off their bones.   Morphology שֹׂנְאֵי (sonʾei) — Root: שנא (sanaʾ); Form: … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֗ר שִׁמְעוּ־נָא֙ רָאשֵׁ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּקְצִינֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֲלֹ֣וא לָכֶ֔ם לָדַ֖עַת אֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ And I said hear now heads of Yaʿaqov and chiefs of the house of Yisraʾel is it not for you to know the judgment.   Morphology וָאֹמַר (va-omar) — … Continue reading →

עָלָ֤ה הַפֹּרֵץ֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם פָּֽרְצוּ֙ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רוּ שַׁ֖עַר וַיֵּ֣צְאוּ בֹ֑ו וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר מַלְכָּם֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיהוָ֖ה בְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ פ The one who breaks forth has gone up before them they have broken through and they have passed through the gate and they have gone out … Continue reading →

אָסֹ֨ף אֶאֱסֹ֜ף יַעֲקֹ֣ב כֻּלָּ֗ךְ קַבֵּ֤ץ אֲקַבֵּץ֙ שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יַ֥חַד אֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּ כְּצֹ֣אן בָּצְרָ֑ה כְּעֵ֨דֶר֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַדָּֽבְרֹ֔ו תְּהִימֶ֖נָה מֵאָדָֽם׃ Gathering I will surely gather you O Yaʿaqov together I will gather the remnant of Yisraʾel together I will place him like sheep … Continue reading →

לוּ־אִ֞ישׁ הֹלֵ֥ךְ ר֨וּחַ֙ וָשֶׁ֣קֶר כִּזֵּ֔ב אַטִּ֣ף לְךָ֔ לַיַּ֖יִן וְלַשֵּׁכָ֑ר וְהָיָ֥ה מַטִּ֖יף הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃ If a man, going with spirit and falsehood, lies: ‘I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink,’ then he would be the prophet of … Continue reading →

ק֣וּמוּ וּלְכ֔וּ כִּ֥י לֹא־זֹ֖את הַמְּנוּחָ֑ה בַּעֲב֥וּר טָמְאָ֛ה תְּחַבֵּ֖ל וְחֶ֥בֶל נִמְרָֽץ׃ Arise and go, for not this is the resting place; because of uncleanness it shall destroy, and destruction severe.   Morphology ק֣וּמוּ (kumu) — Root: קום (qum); Form: Qal imperative … Continue reading →

נְשֵׁ֤י עַמִּי֙ תְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּן מִבֵּ֖ית תַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑יהָ מֵעַל֙ עֹֽלָלֶ֔יהָ תִּקְח֥וּ הֲדָרִ֖י לְעֹולָֽם׃ The women of My people you drive out from the house of her delights from upon her little children you take away My splendor forever.   Morphology נְשֵׁי (neshei) — … Continue reading →

וְאֶתְמ֗וּל עַמִּי֙ לְאֹויֵ֣ב יְקֹומֵ֔ם מִמּ֣וּל שַׂלְמָ֔ה אֶ֖דֶר תַּפְשִׁט֑וּן מֵעֹבְרִ֣ים בֶּ֔טַח שׁוּבֵ֖י מִלְחָמָֽה׃ But yesterday My people rose up as an enemy; from in front of a garment of glory you strip off, from those passing by securely, returning from war. … Continue reading →

הֶאָמ֣וּר בֵּֽית־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הֲקָצַר֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה אִם־אֵ֖לֶּה מַעֲלָלָ֑יו הֲלֹ֤וא דְבָרַ֨י יֵיטִ֔יבוּ עִ֖ם הַיָּשָׁ֥ר הֹולֵֽךְ׃ Is it said, O house of Yaʿaqov: Has the Spirit of YHWH become short? Are these His deeds? Surely my words do good with the upright who … Continue reading →

אַל־תַּטִּ֖פוּ יַטִּיפ֑וּן לֹֽא־יַטִּ֣פוּ לָאֵ֔לֶּה לֹ֥א יִסַּ֖ג כְּלִמֹּֽות׃ ‘Do not prophesy,’ they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these; reproaches shall not be withdrawn.   Morphology אַל (’al) — Root: אל (’al); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Do not”; Notes: Prohibition introducing … Continue reading →

לָכֵן֙ לֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לְךָ֔ מַשְׁלִ֥יךְ חֶ֖בֶל בְּגֹורָ֑ל בִּקְהַ֖ל יְהוָֽה׃ Therefore there shall not be for you one casting a measuring line in the lot in the assembly of YHWH.   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) — Root: particle; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Therefore”; Notes: … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא יִשָּׂ֧א עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם מָשָׁ֗ל וְנָהָ֨ה נְהִ֤י נִֽהְיָה֙ אָמַר֙ שָׁדֹ֣וד נְשַׁדֻּ֔נוּ חֵ֥לֶק עַמִּ֖י יָמִ֑יר אֵ֚יךְ יָמִ֣ישׁ לִ֔י לְשֹׁובֵ֥ב שָׂדֵ֖ינוּ יְחַלֵּֽק׃ In that day one shall lift up against you a proverb, and lament a lament of lamentation, saying: ‘We are … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֥י חֹשֵׁ֛ב עַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את רָעָ֑ה אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־תָמִ֨ישׁוּ מִשָּׁ֜ם צַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם וְלֹ֤א תֵֽלְכוּ֙ רֹומָ֔ה כִּ֛י עֵ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִֽיא׃ Therefore thus says YHWH: “Behold I am devising against this clan evil from which you shall not remove your necks … Continue reading →

וְחָמְד֤וּ שָׂדֹות֙ וְגָזָ֔לוּ וּבָתִּ֖ים וְנָשָׂ֑אוּ וְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙ גֶּ֣בֶר וּבֵיתֹ֔ו וְאִ֖ישׁ וְנַחֲלָתֹֽו׃ פ And they covet fields and seize them and houses and they take them away and they oppress a man and his house and a man and his inheritance.   … Continue reading →

הֹ֧וי חֹֽשְׁבֵי־אָ֛וֶן וּפֹ֥עֲלֵי רָ֖ע עַל־מִשְׁכְּבֹותָ֑ם בְּאֹ֤ור הַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ יַעֲשׂ֔וּהָ כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־לְאֵ֖ל יָדָֽם׃ Woe to those who devise iniquity and workers of evil upon their beds in the light of the morning they do it for it is in the power of … Continue reading →

קָרְחִ֣י וָגֹ֔זִּי עַל־בְּנֵ֖י תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְ הַרְחִ֤בִי קָרְחָתֵךְ֙ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר כִּ֥י גָל֖וּ מִמֵּֽךְ׃ ס Make yourself bald and shear yourself over your children of delight enlarge your baldness like the eagle for they have gone from you.   Morphology קָרְחִי (qorḥi) – Root: … Continue reading →

עֹ֗ד הַיֹּרֵשׁ֙ אָ֣בִי לָ֔ךְ יֹושֶׁ֖בֶת מָֽרֵשָׁ֑ה עַד־עֲדֻלָּ֥ם יָבֹ֖וא כְּבֹ֥וד יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Still the possessor shall come to you O inhabitant of Maresha unto ʿAdullam shall come the glory of Yisraʾel.   Morphology עֹד (ʿod) – Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: … Continue reading →

לָכֵן֙ תִּתְּנִ֣י שִׁלּוּחִ֔ים עַ֖ל מֹורֶ֣שֶׁת גַּ֑ת בָּתֵּ֤י אַכְזִיב֙ לְאַכְזָ֔ב לְמַלְכֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Therefore you shall give parting gifts upon Moreshet Gat the houses of Akhziv shall be a deception to the kings of Yisraʾel.   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: כן … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־חָ֥לָֽה לְטֹ֖וב יֹושֶׁ֣בֶת מָרֹ֑ות כִּֽי־יָ֤רַד רָע֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לְשַׁ֖עַר יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ For she has writhed for good the inhabitant of Marot for evil has come down from YHWH to the gate of Yerushalayim.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); … Continue reading →