Author Archives: Nevi’im

חֹרֶ֥יהָ וְאֵֽין־שָׁ֖ם מְלוּכָ֣ה יִקְרָ֑אוּ וְכָל־שָׂרֶ֖יהָ יִ֥הְיוּ אָֽפֶס׃ Her nobles—they shall call them, but there is no kingdom there, and all her princes shall be nothing.   Morphology חֹרֶ֥יהָ (ḥoreha) – Root: חור; Form: Noun masculine plural in construct with 3rd … Continue reading →

וִירֵשׁ֨וּהָ֙ קָאַ֣ת וְקִפֹּ֔וד וְיַנְשֹׁ֥וף וְעֹרֵ֖ב יִשְׁכְּנוּ־בָ֑הּ וְנָטָ֥ה עָלֶ֛יהָ קַֽו־תֹ֖הוּ וְאַבְנֵי־בֹֽהוּ׃ And the pelican and the hedgehog shall possess it, and the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And He shall stretch over it the line of desolation and … Continue reading →

לַ֤יְלָה וְיֹומָם֙ לֹ֣א תִכְבֶּ֔ה לְעֹולָ֖ם יַעֲלֶ֣ה עֲשָׁנָ֑הּ מִדֹּ֤ור לָדֹור֙ תֶּחֱרָ֔ב לְנֵ֣צַח נְצָחִ֔ים אֵ֥ין עֹבֵ֖ר בָּֽהּ׃ Night and day it shall not be quenched; forever its smoke shall ascend. From generation to generation it shall lie desolate; forever and ever none … Continue reading →

וְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּ נְחָלֶ֨יהָ֙ לְזֶ֔פֶת וַעֲפָרָ֖הּ לְגָפְרִ֑ית וְהָיְתָ֣ה אַרְצָ֔הּ לְזֶ֖פֶת בֹּעֵרָֽה׃ And her streams shall be turned into pitch, and her soil into sulfur; and her land shall become burning pitch.   Morphology וְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּ (ve-nehefkhu) – Root: הפך; Form: Nifal perfect 3rd … Continue reading →

כִּ֛י יֹ֥ום נָקָ֖ם לַֽיהוָ֑ה שְׁנַ֥ת שִׁלּוּמִ֖ים לְרִ֥יב צִיֹּֽון׃ For it is a day of vengeance for YHWH, a year of recompense for the contention of Tsiyyon.   Morphology כִּ֛י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces an … Continue reading →

וְיָרְד֤וּ רְאֵמִים֙ עִמָּ֔ם וּפָרִ֖ים עִם־אַבִּירִ֑ים וְרִוְּתָ֤ה אַרְצָם֙ מִדָּ֔ם וַעֲפָרָ֖ם מֵחֵ֥לֶב יְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ And wild oxen shall go down with them, and steers with the mighty ones; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fat. … Continue reading →

חֶ֣רֶב לַיהוָ֞ה מָלְאָ֥ה דָם֙ הֻדַּ֣שְׁנָה מֵחֵ֔לֶב מִדַּ֤ם כָּרִים֙ וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים מֵחֵ֖לֶב כִּלְיֹ֣ות אֵילִ֑ים כִּ֣י זֶ֤בַח לַֽיהוָה֙ בְּבָצְרָ֔ה וְטֶ֥בַח גָּדֹ֖ול בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֹֽום׃ A sword of YHWH is filled with blood, it is gorged with fat, with the blood of rams and goats, … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־רִוְּתָ֥ה בַשָּׁמַ֖יִם חַרְבִּ֑י הִנֵּה֙ עַל־אֱדֹ֣ום תֵּרֵ֔ד וְעַל־עַ֥ם חֶרְמִ֖י לְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ For my sword has drunk its fill in the heavens; behold, it shall descend upon Edom, and upon the people of my ban, for judgment.   Morphology כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְנָמַ֨קּוּ֙ כָּל־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנָגֹ֥לּוּ כַסֵּ֖פֶר הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְכָל־צְבָאָ֣ם יִבֹּ֔ול כִּנְבֹ֤ל עָלֶה֙ מִגֶּ֔פֶן וּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶת מִתְּאֵנָֽה׃ And all the host of heaven shall waste away, and the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll; and all their host shall wither, like the … Continue reading →

וְחַלְלֵיהֶ֣ם יֻשְׁלָ֔כוּ וּפִגְרֵיהֶ֖ם יַעֲלֶ֣ה בָאְשָׁ֑ם וְנָמַ֥סּוּ הָרִ֖ים מִדָּמָֽם׃ And their slain shall be cast out, and their corpses—their stench shall ascend; and the mountains shall melt with their blood.   Morphology וְחַלְלֵיהֶ֣ם (ve-ḥalleihem) – Root: חלל; Form: Conjunction + noun … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י קֶ֤צֶף לַֽיהוָה֙ עַל־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם וְחֵמָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־צְבָאָ֑ם הֶחֱרִימָ֖ם נְתָנָ֥ם לַטָּֽבַח׃ For wrath is to YHWH against all the nations, and fury against all their host; He has devoted them to destruction, He has given them over to slaughter.   Morphology כִּ֣י … Continue reading →

קִרְב֤וּ גֹויִם֙ לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים הַקְשִׁ֑יבוּ תִּשְׁמַ֤ע הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ תֵּבֵ֖ל וְכָל־צֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃ Draw near, O nations, to hear; and O peoples, listen! Let the earth hear, and its fullness, the world and all its offspring.   Morphology קִרְב֤וּ (qirvu) – Root: קרב; … Continue reading →

וּבַל־יֹאמַ֥ר שָׁכֵ֖ן חָלִ֑יתִי הָעָ֛ם הַיֹּשֵׁ֥ב בָּ֖הּ נְשֻׂ֥א עָוֹֽן׃ And no inhabitant shall say, “I am sick”; the people who dwell there are forgiven of iniquity.   Morphology וּבַל־יֹאמַ֥ר (u-val-yomar) – Root: אמר; Form: Conjunction + Negative particle + Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

נִטְּשׁ֖וּ חֲבָלָ֑יִךְ בַּל־יְחַזְּק֤וּ כֵן־תָּרְנָם֙ בַּל־פָּ֣רְשׂוּ נֵ֔ס אָ֣ז חֻלַּ֤ק עַֽד־שָׁלָל֙ מַרְבֶּ֔ה פִּסְחִ֖ים בָּ֥זְזוּ בַֽז׃ Your ropes are loosed; they do not hold the base of their mast firm, they do not spread the sail. Then the spoil of abundant plunder is … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ שֹׁפְטֵ֔נוּ יְהוָ֖ה מְחֹקְקֵ֑נוּ יְהוָ֥ה מַלְכֵּ֖נוּ ה֥וּא יֹושִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃ For YHWH is our Judge, YHWH is our Lawgiver, YHWH is our King; He will save us.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אִם־שָׁ֞ם אַדִּ֤יר יְהוָה֙ לָ֔נוּ מְקֹום־נְהָרִ֥ים יְאֹרִ֖ים רַחֲבֵ֣י יָדָ֑יִם בַּל־תֵּ֤לֶךְ בֹּו֙ אֳנִי־שַׁ֔יִט וְצִ֥י אַדִּ֖יר לֹ֥א יַעַבְרֶֽנּוּ׃ For there YHWH is majestic for us: a place of rivers, wide streams; no galley with oars shall go in it, and a mighty … Continue reading →

חֲזֵ֣ה צִיֹּ֔ון קִרְיַ֖ת מֹֽועֲדֵ֑נוּ עֵינֶיךָ֩ תִרְאֶ֨ינָה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם נָוֶ֣ה שַׁאֲנָ֗ן אֹ֤הֶל בַּל־יִצְעָן֙ בַּל־יִסַּ֤ע יְתֵֽדֹתָיו֙ לָנֶ֔צַח וְכָל־חֲבָלָ֖יו בַּל־יִנָּתֵֽקוּ׃ Behold Tsiyyon, the city of our appointed feasts; your eyes shall see Yerushalayim, a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be moved; its … Continue reading →

אֶת־עַ֥ם נֹועָ֖ז לֹ֣א תִרְאֶ֑ה עַ֣ם עִמְקֵ֤י שָׂפָה֙ מִשְּׁמֹ֔ועַ נִלְעַ֥ג לָשֹׁ֖ון אֵ֥ין בִּינָֽה׃ You shall not see a fierce people, a people of obscure speech beyond perception, of a stammering tongue with no understanding.   Morphology אֶת־ (ʾet) – Root: את; … Continue reading →

לִבְּךָ֖ יֶהְגֶּ֣ה אֵימָ֑ה אַיֵּ֤ה סֹפֵר֙ אַיֵּ֣ה שֹׁקֵ֔ל אַיֵּ֖ה סֹפֵ֥ר אֶת־הַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃ Your heart shall meditate terror: “Where is the counter? Where is the weigher? Where is the one who counts the towers?”   Morphology לִבְּךָ֖ (libbekha) – Root: לבב; Form: Noun … Continue reading →

מֶ֥לֶךְ בְּיָפְיֹ֖ו תֶּחֱזֶ֣ינָה עֵינֶ֑יךָ תִּרְאֶ֖ינָה אֶ֥רֶץ מַרְחַקִּֽים׃ Your eyes shall behold the king in his beauty; they shall see a land far off.   Morphology מֶ֥לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “king”; Notes: Possibly refers … Continue reading →

ה֚וּא מְרֹומִ֣ים יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן מְצָדֹ֥ות סְלָעִ֖ים מִשְׂגַּבֹּ֑ו לַחְמֹ֣ו נִתָּ֔ן מֵימָ֖יו נֶאֱמָנִֽים׃ He shall dwell on high; the strongholds of rocks shall be his refuge, his bread is given, his waters are sure.   Morphology הוּא (hu) – Root: הוא; Form: Independent … Continue reading →

הֹלֵ֣ךְ צְדָקֹ֔ות וְדֹבֵ֖ר מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים מֹאֵ֞ס בְּבֶ֣צַע מַעֲשַׁקֹּ֗ות נֹעֵ֤ר כַּפָּיו֙ מִתְּמֹ֣ךְ בַּשֹּׁ֔חַד אֹטֵ֤ם אָזְנֹו֙ מִשְּׁמֹ֣עַ דָּמִ֔ים וְעֹצֵ֥ם עֵינָ֖יו מֵרְאֹ֥ות בְּרָֽע׃ He who walks in righteousness and speaks uprightness, who despises gain from oppressions, who shakes his hands from holding a bribe, … Continue reading →

פָּחֲד֤וּ בְצִיֹּון֙ חַטָּאִ֔ים אָחֲזָ֥ה רְעָדָ֖ה חֲנֵפִ֑ים מִ֣י יָג֣וּר לָ֗נוּ אֵ֚שׁ אֹוכֵלָ֔ה מִי־יָג֥וּר לָ֖נוּ מֹוקְדֵ֥י עֹולָֽם׃ Sinners in Tsiyyon are afraid; trembling has seized the hypocrites. Who among us can dwell with consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֥וּ רְחֹוקִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑יתִי וּדְע֥וּ קְרֹובִ֖ים גְּבֻרָתִֽי׃ Hear, you far ones, what I have done; and know, you near ones, My might.   Morphology שִׁמְע֥וּ (shimʿu) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “hear”; Notes: A call to … Continue reading →

וְהָי֥וּ עַמִּ֖ים מִשְׂרְפֹ֣ות שִׂ֑יד קֹוצִ֥ים כְּסוּחִ֖ים בָּאֵ֥שׁ יִצַּֽתּוּ׃ ס And the peoples shall be as burnings of lime, like thorns cut down they shall be set ablaze in the fire. Selah.   Morphology וְהָי֥וּ (ve-hayu) – Root: היה; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

תַּהֲר֥וּ חֲשַׁ֖שׁ תֵּ֣לְדוּ קַ֑שׁ רוּחֲכֶ֕ם אֵ֖שׁ תֹּאכַלְכֶֽם׃ You conceive chaff, you give birth to stubble; your breath is a fire that shall consume you.   Morphology תַּהֲר֥וּ (taharu) – Root: הרה; Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you … Continue reading →

עַתָּ֥ה אָק֖וּם יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה עַתָּה֙ אֵֽרֹומָ֔ם עַתָּ֖ה אֶנָּשֵֽׂא׃ “Now I will arise,” says YHWH, “now I will be exalted, now I will lift Myself up.”   Morphology עַתָּ֥ה (ʿattah) – Root: עת; Form: Adverb; Translation: “now”; Notes: Indicates immediacy or … Continue reading →

אָבַ֤ל אֻמְלְלָה֙ אָ֔רֶץ הֶחְפִּ֥יר לְבָנֹ֖ון קָמַ֑ל הָיָ֤ה הַשָּׁרֹון֙ כָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה וְנֹעֵ֥ר בָּשָׁ֖ן וְכַרְמֶֽל׃ Mourns, the land languishes; Levanon is ashamed, it withers. The Sharon has become like the wilderness, and Bashan and Karmel are shaken off.   Morphology אָבַ֤ל (ʾaval) – … Continue reading →

נָשַׁ֣מּוּ מְסִלֹּ֔ות שָׁבַ֖ת עֹבֵ֣ר אֹ֑רַח הֵפֵ֤ר בְּרִית֙ מָאַ֣ס עָרִ֔ים לֹ֥א חָשַׁ֖ב אֱנֹֽושׁ׃ The highways lie desolate; the traveler ceases. He has broken the covenant, despised cities; he regards no man.   Morphology נָשַׁ֣מּוּ (nashammu) – Root: שׁמם; Form: Niphal perfect … Continue reading →

הֵ֚ן אֶרְאֶלָּ֔ם צָעֲק֖וּ חֻ֑צָה מַלְאֲכֵ֣י שָׁלֹ֔ום מַ֖ר יִבְכָּיֽוּן׃ Behold, their heroes cry out outside; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.   Morphology הֵ֚ן (hen) – Root: הֵן; Form: Demonstrative particle; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Used to draw attention to what follows. … Continue reading →