Author Archives: Nevi’im

קָרֹ֤וב צִדְקִי֙ יָצָ֣א יִשְׁעִ֔י וּזְרֹעַ֖י עַמִּ֣ים יִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּ אֵלַי֙ אִיִּ֣ים יְקַוּ֔וּ וְאֶל־זְרֹעִ֖י יְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ My righteousness is near, my salvation has gone out, and my arm shall judge peoples; the coastlands shall hope for me, and for my arm they shall wait … Continue reading →

הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ אֵלַי֙ עַמִּ֔י וּלְאוּמִּ֖י אֵלַ֣י הַאֲזִ֑ינוּ כִּ֤י תוֹרָה֙ מֵאִתִּ֣י תֵצֵ֔א וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔י לְא֥וֹר עַמִּ֖ים אַרְגִּֽיעַ׃ Give heed to me, my people, and my nation, listen to me; for a Torah will go out from me, and my judgment for a light … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־נִחַ֨ם יְהוָ֜ה צִיֹּ֗ון נִחַם֙ כָּל־חָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם מִדְבָּרָהּ֙ כְּעֵ֔דֶן וְעַרְבָתָ֖הּ כְּגַן־יְהוָ֑ה שָׂשֹׂ֤ון וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יִמָּ֣צֵא בָ֔הּ תֹּודָ֖ה וְקֹ֥ול זִמְרָֽה׃ ס For YHWH has comforted Tsiyyon, He has comforted all her ruins, and He has made her wilderness like ʿEden, and her desert … Continue reading →

הַבִּ֨יטוּ֙ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֣ם אֲבִיכֶ֔ם וְאֶל־שָׂרָ֖ה תְּחֹולֶלְכֶ֑ם כִּי־אֶחָ֣ד קְרָאתִ֔יו וַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּ וְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ ס Look to Avraham your father and to Sara who bore you, for he was one when I called him, and I blessed him and made him many.   Morphology הַבִּ֨יטוּ … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֥וּ אֵלַ֛י רֹ֥דְפֵי צֶ֖דֶק מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַבִּ֨יטוּ֙ אֶל־צ֣וּר חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם וְאֶל־מַקֶּ֥בֶת בֹּ֖ור נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃ “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, seekers of YHWH; look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the excavation of the pit from which … Continue reading →

הֵ֧ן כֻּלְּכֶ֛ם קֹ֥דְחֵי אֵ֖שׁ מְאַזְּרֵ֣י זִיקֹ֑ות לְכ֣וּ בְּא֣וּר אֶשְׁכֶ֗ם וּבְזִיקֹות֙ בִּֽעַרְתֶּ֔ם מִיָּדִי֙ הָיְתָה־זֹּ֣את לָכֶ֔ם לְמַעֲצֵבָ֖ה תִּשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃ פ Behold, all of you who kindle fire, who gird yourselves with firebrands, walk in the flame of your fire and among the brands … Continue reading →

מִ֤י בָכֶם֙ יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֔ה שֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּקֹ֣ול עַבְדֹּ֑ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֣ךְ חֲשֵׁכִ֗ים וְאֵ֥ין נֹ֨גַהּ֙ לֹ֔ו יִבְטַח֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה וְיִשָּׁעֵ֖ן בֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃ Who among you fears YHWH, hears the voice of His servant? He who walks in darkness and has no light, let him … Continue reading →

הֵ֣ן אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ יַֽעֲזָר־לִ֔י מִי־ה֖וּא יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי הֵ֤ן כֻּלָּם֙ כַּבֶּ֣גֶד יִבְל֔וּ עָ֖שׁ יֹאכְלֵֽם׃ Behold, my Lord YHWH helps me; who is he who will declare me guilty? Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will eat … Continue reading →

קָרֹוב֙ מַצְדִּיקִ֔י מִֽי־יָרִ֥יב אִתִּ֖י נַ֣עַמְדָה יָּ֑חַד מִֽי־בַ֥עַל מִשְׁפָּטִ֖י יִגַּ֥שׁ אֵלָֽי׃ Near is the one who justifies me; who will contend with me? Let us stand together. Who is my adversary in judgment? Let him draw near to me.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַאדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ יַֽעֲזָר־לִ֔י עַל־כֵּ֖ן לֹ֣א נִכְלָ֑מְתִּי עַל־כֵּ֞ן שַׂ֤מְתִּי פָנַי֙ כַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁ וָאֵדַ֖ע כִּי־לֹ֥א אֵבֹֽושׁ׃ And my Lord YHWH helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced. Therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not … Continue reading →

גֵּוִי֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לְמַכִּ֔ים וּלְחָיַ֖י לְמֹֽרְטִ֑ים פָּנַי֙ לֹ֣א הִסְתַּ֔רְתִּי מִכְּלִמֹּ֖ות וָרֹֽק׃ My back I gave to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pluck; my face I did not hide from insult and spittle.   Morphology גֵּוִי (gevi) – … Continue reading →

אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ פָּתַֽח־לִ֣י אֹ֔זֶן וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹ֣א מָרִ֑יתִי אָחֹ֖ור לֹ֥א נְסוּגֹֽתִי׃ My Lord YHWH opened my ear, and I did not rebel; backward I did not turn.   Morphology אֲדֹנָ֤י (ʾAdonai) – Root: אדן (ʾadon); Form: Noun masculine plural with 1st … Continue reading →

אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה נָ֤תַן לִי֙ לְשֹׁ֣ון לִמּוּדִ֔ים לָדַ֛עַת לָע֥וּת אֶת־יָעֵ֖ף דָּבָ֑ר יָעִ֣יר בַּבֹּ֣קֶר בַּבֹּ֗קֶר יָעִ֥יר לִי֙ אֹ֔זֶן לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ כַּלִּמּוּדִֽים׃ My Lord YHWH has given me the tongue of those who are taught, to know how to help the weary with a … Continue reading →

אַלְבִּ֥ישׁ שָׁמַ֖יִם קַדְר֑וּת וְשַׂ֖ק אָשִׂ֥ים כְּסוּתָֽם׃ ס I clothe the heavens with blackness, and sackcloth I set as their covering.”   Morphology אַלְבִּ֥ישׁ (albish) – Root: לבשׁ (lavash); Form: Hifil imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I clothe”; Notes: The speaker, … Continue reading →

מַדּ֨וּעַ בָּ֜אתִי וְאֵ֣ין אִ֗ישׁ קָרָֽאתִי֮ וְאֵ֣ין עֹונֶה֒ הֲקָצֹ֨ור קָצְרָ֤ה יָדִי֙ מִפְּד֔וּת וְאִם־אֵֽין־בִּ֥י כֹ֖חַ לְהַצִּ֑יל הֵ֣ן בְּגַעֲרָתִ֞י אַחֲרִ֣יב יָ֗ם אָשִׂ֤ים נְהָרֹות֙ מִדְבָּ֔ר תִּבְאַ֤שׁ דְּגָתָם֙ מֵאֵ֣ין מַ֔יִם וְתָמֹ֖ת בַּצָּמָֽא׃ Why did I come, and there was no man? I called, but there … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֵ֣י זֶ֠ה סֵ֣פֶר כְּרִית֤וּת אִמְּכֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שִׁלַּחְתִּ֔יהָ אֹ֚ו מִ֣י מִנֹּושַׁ֔י אֲשֶׁר־מָכַ֥רְתִּי אֶתְכֶ֖ם לֹ֑ו הֵ֤ן בַּעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ נִמְכַּרְתֶּ֔ם וּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶ֖ם שֻׁלְּחָ֥ה אִמְּכֶֽם׃ Thus says YHWH: “Where is the scroll of your mother’s divorce, whom I have sent away? Or who … Continue reading →

וְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤י אֶת־מֹונַ֨יִךְ֙ אֶת־בְּשָׂרָ֔ם וְכֶעָסִ֖יס דָּמָ֣ם יִשְׁכָּר֑וּן וְיָדְע֣וּ כָל־בָּשָׂ֗ר כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ מֹֽושִׁיעֵ֔ךְ וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ אֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃ ס And I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with new wine. And … Continue reading →

כִּי־כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁבִ֤י גִבֹּור֙ יֻקָּ֔ח וּמַלְקֹ֥וחַ עָרִ֖יץ יִמָּלֵ֑ט וְאֶת־יְרִיבֵךְ֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָרִ֔יב וְאֶת־בָּנַ֖יִךְ אָנֹכִ֥י אֹושִֽׁיעַ׃ For thus says YHWH: “Even the captivity of a mighty one shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant shall be delivered. And your … Continue reading →

הֲיֻקַּ֥ח מִגִּבֹּ֖ור מַלְקֹ֑וחַ וְאִם־שְׁבִ֥י צַדִּ֖יק יִמָּלֵֽט׃ Shall prey be taken from a mighty one, or shall the captivity of a righteous one be delivered?   Morphology הֲיֻקַּ֥ח (hayuqqaḥ) – Root: לקח; Form: Hophal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “shall it … Continue reading →

וְהָי֨וּ מְלָכִ֜ים אֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ וְשָׂרֹֽותֵיהֶם֙ מֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְ אַפַּ֗יִם אֶ֚רֶץ יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ לָ֔ךְ וַעֲפַ֥ר רַגְלַ֖יִךְ יְלַחֵ֑כוּ וְיָדַ֨עַתְּ֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ קֹוָֽי׃ ס And kings shall be your foster fathers, and their princesses your nursing mothers; they shall bow down to you with their … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה אֶשָּׂ֤א אֶל־גֹּויִם֙ יָדִ֔י וְאֶל־עַמִּ֖ים אָרִ֣ים נִסִּ֑י וְהֵבִ֤יאוּ בָנַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּחֹ֔צֶן וּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְ עַל־כָּתֵ֥ף תִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃ Thus said my Lord YHWH: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and to the peoples I will raise My signal; … Continue reading →

וְאָמַ֣רְתְּ בִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְ מִ֤י יָֽלַד־לִי֙ אֶת־אֵ֔לֶּה וַאֲנִ֥י שְׁכוּלָ֖ה וְגַלְמוּדָ֑ה גֹּלָ֣ה וְסוּרָ֗ה וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ מִ֣י גִדֵּ֔ל הֵ֤ן אֲנִי֙ נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּי לְבַדִּ֔י אֵ֖לֶּה אֵיפֹ֥ה הֵֽם׃ פ And you shall say in your heart: ‘Who has borne me these, when I was bereaved and barren, exiled … Continue reading →

עֹ֚וד יֹאמְר֣וּ בְאָזְנַ֔יִךְ בְּנֵ֖י שִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְ צַר־לִ֥י הַמָּקֹ֖ום גְּשָׁה־לִּ֥י וְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃ Yet again your bereaved sons shall say in your ears: “The place is too cramped for me; make room for me, and I will dwell.”   Morphology עֹוד (ʿod) – Root: … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י חָרְבֹתַ֨יִךְ֙ וְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְ וְאֶ֖רֶץ הֲרִֽסֻתֵ֑יךְ כִּ֤י עַתָּה֙ תֵּצְרִ֣י מִיֹּושֵׁ֔ב וְרָחֲק֖וּ מְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃ For your ruins and your desolate places and the land of your destruction—surely now you will be too cramped for the inhabitant, and those who swallowed you will be … Continue reading →

שְׂאִֽי־סָבִ֤יב עֵינַ֨יִךְ֙ וּרְאִ֔י כֻּלָּ֖ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ בָֽאוּ־לָ֑ךְ חַי־אָ֣נִי נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ כָּעֲדִ֣י תִלְבָּ֔שִׁי וּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖ים כַּכַּלָּֽה׃ Lift up your eyes around and see; they all gather, they come to you. As I live,” declares YHWH, “surely all of them you shall wear … Continue reading →

מִֽהֲר֖וּ בָּנָ֑יִךְ מְהָֽרְסַ֥יִךְ וּמַחֲרִבַ֖יִךְ מִמֵּ֥ךְ יֵצֵֽאוּ׃ Your builders hasten; those who destroy you and those who ruin you shall go out from you.   Morphology מִֽהֲר֖וּ (miharu) – Root: מהר; Form: Piel perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “have hastened”; Notes: … Continue reading →

הֵ֥ן עַל־כַּפַּ֖יִם חַקֹּתִ֑יךְ חֹומֹתַ֥יִךְ נֶגְדִּ֖י תָּמִֽיד׃ Behold, on the palms of My hands I have engraved you; your walls are continually before Me.   Morphology הֵן (hen) – Root: —; Form: Demonstrative particle; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces a striking visual … Continue reading →

הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ עוּלָ֔הּ מֵרַחֵ֖ם בֶּן־בִּטְנָ֑הּ גַּם־אֵ֣לֶּה תִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָה וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹ֥א אֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃ Can a woman forget her nursing child, cease to have compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.   Morphology הֲתִשְׁכַּח … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר צִיֹּ֖ון עֲזָבַ֣נִי יְהוָ֑ה וַאדֹנָ֖י שְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃ And Tsiyyon said, “YHWH has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.”   Morphology וַתֹּאמֶר (va-toʾmer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she said”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

רָנּ֤וּ שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְגִ֣ילִי אָ֔רֶץ יפצחו הָרִ֖ים רִנָּ֑ה כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ עַמֹּ֔ו וַעֲנִיָּ֖ו יְרַחֵֽם׃ ס Sing, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth! Break forth, O mountains, into singing! For YHWH has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted … Continue reading →