Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְהָיָה֙ אֱמוּנַ֣ת עִתֶּ֔יךָ חֹ֥סֶן יְשׁוּעֹ֖ת חָכְמַ֣ת וָדָ֑עַת יִרְאַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה הִ֥יא אֹוצָרֹֽו׃ ס And the faithfulness of your times shall be a wealth of salvations, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of YHWH, it is His treasure.   Morphology וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) – … Continue reading →

נִשְׂגָּ֣ב יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י שֹׁכֵ֖ן מָרֹ֑ום מִלֵּ֣א צִיֹּ֔ון מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּצְדָקָֽה׃ Exalted is YHWH, for He dwells on high; He has filled Tsiyon with justice and righteousness.   Morphology נִשְׂגָּ֣ב (nisgav) – Root: שׂגב; Form: Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְאֻסַּ֣ף שְׁלַלְכֶ֔ם אֹ֖סֶף הֶֽחָסִ֑יל כְּמַשַּׁ֥ק גֵּבִ֖ים שֹׁוקֵ֥ק בֹּֽו׃ And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the locust, as the rushing of locusts one rushes upon it.   Morphology וְאֻסַּ֣ף (veʾussaf) – Root: אסף; Form: Pual waw-consecutive (wayyiqtol) … Continue reading →

מִקֹּ֣ול הָמֹ֔ון נָדְד֖וּ עַמִּ֑ים מֵרֹ֣ומְמֻתֶ֔ךָ נָפְצ֖וּ גֹּויִֽם From the voice of the tumult peoples wandered, from Your exaltation nations were scattered.   Morphology מִקֹּ֣ול (miq-qol) – Root: קול; Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “from the voice”; … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֥ה חָנֵּ֖נוּ לְךָ֣ קִוִּ֑ינוּ הֱיֵ֤ה זְרֹעָם֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים אַף־יְשׁוּעָתֵ֖נוּ בְּעֵ֥ת צָרָֽה׃ YHWH, be gracious to us, for in You we have hoped; be their arm in the mornings, indeed our salvation in the time of trouble.   Morphology יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – … Continue reading →

הֹ֣וי שֹׁודֵ֗ד וְאַתָּה֙ לֹ֣א שָׁד֔וּד וּבֹוגֵ֖ד וְלֹא־בָ֣גְדוּ בֹ֑ו כַּהֲתִֽמְךָ֤ שֹׁודֵד֙ תּוּשַּׁ֔ד כַּנְּלֹתְךָ֥ לִבְגֹּ֖ד יִבְגְּדוּ־בָֽךְ׃ ס Woe to you, destroyer, though you have not been destroyed, and traitor, though none has betrayed you! When you finish destroying, you shall be destroyed; … Continue reading →

אַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕ם זֹרְעֵ֖י עַל־כָּל־מָ֑יִם מְשַׁלְּחֵ֥י רֶֽגֶל־הַשֹּׁ֖ור וְהַחֲמֹֽור׃ ס Happy are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the foot of the ox and the donkey.   Morphology אַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕ם (ʾashrekhem) – Root: אשר; Form: Interjection + pronominal suffix 2nd person … Continue reading →

וּבָרַ֖ד בְּרֶ֣דֶת הַיָּ֑עַר וּבַשִּׁפְלָ֖ה תִּשְׁפַּ֥ל הָעִֽיר׃ And hail shall come down in the downfall of the forest, and the city shall be brought low in the low place.   Morphology וּבָרַ֖ד (ubarad) – Root: ברד; Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine … Continue reading →

וְיָשַׁ֥ב עַמִּ֖י בִּנְוֵ֣ה שָׁלֹ֑ום וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנֹות֙ מִבְטַחִ֔ים וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת שַׁאֲנַנֹּֽות׃ And my people shall dwell in a peaceful habitation, and in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.   Morphology וְיָשַׁ֥ב (veyāshav) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֛ה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַצְּדָקָ֖ה שָׁלֹ֑ום וַֽעֲבֹדַת֙ הַצְּדָקָ֔ה הַשְׁקֵ֥ט וָבֶ֖טַח עַד־עֹולָֽם׃ And the work of righteousness shall be peace, and the service of righteousness quietness and security forever.   Morphology וְהָיָ֛ה (vehāyāh) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וְשָׁכַ֥ן בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בַּכַּרְמֶ֥ל תֵּשֵֽׁב And justice shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness shall sit in the orchard.   Morphology וְשָׁכַ֥ן (veshākhan) – Root: שׁכן; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And [he/it] shall dwell”; … Continue reading →

עַד־יֵ֨עָרֶ֥ה עָלֵ֛ינוּ ר֖וּחַ מִמָּרֹ֑ום וְהָיָ֤ה מִדְבָּר֙ לַכַּרְמֶ֔ל וְהַכַּרְמֶ֖ל לַיַּ֥עַר יֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ Until a spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness shall become like the orchard, and the orchard shall be reckoned as a forest.   Morphology … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־אַרְמֹ֣ון נֻטָּ֔שׁ הֲמֹ֥ון עִ֖יר עֻזָּ֑ב עֹ֣פֶל וָבַ֜חַן הָיָ֨ה בְעַ֤ד מְעָרֹות֙ עַד־עֹולָ֔ם מְשֹׂ֥ושׂ פְּרָאִ֖ים מִרְעֵ֥ה עֲדָרִֽים׃ For the palace is forsaken, the multitude of the city is abandoned, the citadel and the watchtower have become caves forever, a joy of wild … Continue reading →

עַ֚ל אַדְמַ֣ת עַמִּ֔י קֹ֥וץ שָׁמִ֖יר תַּֽעֲלֶ֑ה כִּ֚י עַל־כָּל־בָּתֵּ֣י מָשֹׂ֔ושׂ קִרְיָ֖ה עַלִּיזָֽה׃ Upon the soil of My people thorn and brier shall come up, for upon all the houses of joy, the jubilant city.   Morphology עַ֚ל (ʿal) – Root: על; … Continue reading →

עַל־שָׁדַ֖יִם סֹֽפְדִ֑ים עַל־שְׂדֵי־חֶ֕מֶד עַל־גֶּ֖פֶן פֹּרִיָּֽה׃ Upon the breasts they beat in mourning, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.   Morphology עַל־שָׁדַ֖יִם (ʿal-shadayim) – Root: שדד; Form: Preposition + noun, masculine dual; Translation: “upon the breasts”; Notes: Symbolic of … Continue reading →

חִרְדוּ֙ שַֽׁאֲנַנֹּ֔ות רְגָ֖זָה בֹּֽטְחֹ֑ות פְּשֹׁ֣טָֽה וְעֹ֔רָה וַחֲגֹ֖ורָה עַל־חֲלָצָֽיִם׃ Tremble, O complacent women; quake, O confident ones; strip yourselves and be bare, and gird sackcloth upon the loins.   Morphology חִרְדוּ֙ (ḥirdu) – Root: חרד; Form: Qal imperative 2nd person feminine … Continue reading →

יָמִים֙ עַל־שָׁנָ֔ה תִּרְגַּ֖זְנָה בֹּֽטְחֹ֑ות כִּ֚י כָּלָ֣ה בָצִ֔יר אֹ֖סֶף בְּלִ֥י יָבֹֽוא׃ Days over a year you shall tremble, O confident women; for the harvest is finished, the ingathering shall not come.   Morphology יָמִים֙ (yamim) – Root: יום; Form: Noun, masculine … Continue reading →

נָשִׁים֙ שַֽׁאֲנַנֹּ֔ות קֹ֖מְנָה שְׁמַ֣עְנָה קֹולִ֑י בָּנֹות֙ בֹּֽטחֹ֔ות הַאְזֵ֖נָּה אִמְרָתִֽי׃ Complacent women, rise up! Hear my voice! Confident daughters, give ear to my word!   Morphology נָשִׁים֙ (nashim) – Root: אשה; Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “women”; Notes: Plural of “woman,” … Continue reading →

וְנָדִ֖יב נְדִיבֹ֣ות יָעָ֑ץ וְה֖וּא עַל־נְדִיבֹ֥ות יָקֽוּם׃ פ But the noble devises noble things, and by noble things he shall stand.   Morphology וְנָדִ֖יב (ve-nadiv) – Root: נדב; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And the noble”; Notes: A person … Continue reading →

וְכֵלַ֖י כֵּלָ֣יו רָעִ֑ים ה֚וּא זִמֹּ֣ות יָעָ֔ץ לְחַבֵּ֤ל ענוים בְּאִמְרֵי־שֶׁ֔קֶר וּבְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶבְיֹ֖ון מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ And the scoundrel, his tools are evil; he devises wicked plans to destroy the humble with words of falsehood, and to withhold justice from the poor in judgment. … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י נָבָל֙ נְבָלָ֣ה יְדַבֵּ֔ר וְלִבֹּ֖ו יַעֲשֶׂה־אָ֑וֶן לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות חֹ֗נֶף וּלְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־יְהוָה֙ תֹּועָ֔ה לְהָרִיק֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָעֵ֔ב וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה צָמֵ֖א יַחְסִֽיר׃ For a fool speaks folly, and his heart works iniquity: to practice profaneness and to speak error against YHWH, to leave the hungry … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֥א עֹ֛וד לְנָבָ֖ל נָדִ֑יב וּלְכִילַ֕י לֹ֥א יֵֽאָמֵ֖ר שֹֽׁועַ׃ The fool shall no longer be called noble, and the scoundrel shall not be said to be generous.   Morphology לֹֽא (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates … Continue reading →

וּלְבַ֥ב נִמְהָרִ֖ים יָבִ֣ין לָדָ֑עַת וּלְשֹׁ֣ון עִלְּגִ֔ים תְּמַהֵ֖ר לְדַבֵּ֥ר צָחֹֽות׃ And the heart of the hasty shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of stammerers shall hasten to speak clearly.   Morphology וּלְבַ֥ב (u-le-vav) – Root: לבב; Form: Conjunction + preposition + … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁעֶ֖ינָה עֵינֵ֣י רֹאִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים תִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃ And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen attentively.   Morphology וְלֹ֥א (ve-lo) – Root: לא; Form: Conjunction + negative particle; … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה־אִ֥ישׁ כְּמַֽחֲבֵא־ר֖וּחַ וְסֵ֣תֶר זָ֑רֶם כְּפַלְגֵי־מַ֣יִם בְּצָיֹ֔ון כְּצֵ֥ל סֶֽלַע־כָּבֵ֖ד בְּאֶ֥רֶץ עֲיֵפָֽה׃ And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind and a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of … Continue reading →

הֵ֥ן לְצֶ֖דֶק יִמְלָךְ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּלְשָׂרִ֖ים לְמִשְׁפָּ֥ט יָשֹֽׂרוּ׃ Behold, by righteousness a king shall reign, and for princes, justice they shall rule.   Morphology הֵ֥ן (hen) – Root: הן; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces a prophetic or emphatic statement. לְצֶ֖דֶק (le-tṣedeq) … Continue reading →

וְסַלְעֹו֙ מִמָּגֹ֣ור יַֽעֲבֹ֔ור וְחַתּ֥וּ מִנֵּ֖ס שָׂרָ֑יו נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁר־א֥וּר לֹו֙ בְּצִיֹּ֔ון וְתַנּ֥וּר לֹ֖ו בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס And his rock shall pass away because of terror, and his princes shall be dismayed at the banner,” declares YHWH, whose fire is in Tsiyyon and … Continue reading →

וְנָפַ֤ל אַשּׁוּר֙ בְּחֶ֣רֶב לֹא־אִ֔ישׁ וְחֶ֥רֶב לֹֽא־אָדָ֖ם תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ וְנָ֥ס לֹו֙ מִפְּנֵי־חֶ֔רֶב וּבַחוּרָ֖יו לָמַ֥ס יִהְיֽוּ׃ “And Ashshur shall fall by a sword not of man, and a sword not of humankind shall devour him. And he shall flee from before the sword, … Continue reading →

כִּ֚י בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא יִמְאָס֗וּן אִ֚ישׁ אֱלִילֵ֣י כַסְפֹּ֔ו וֶאֱלִילֵ֖י זְהָבֹ֑ו אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֥וּ לָכֶ֛ם יְדֵיכֶ֖ם חֵֽטְא׃ For on that day each man shall reject his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your hands have made for you—sin.   Morphology … Continue reading →

שׁ֗וּבוּ לַאֲשֶׁ֛ר הֶעְמִ֥יקוּ סָרָ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Return to Him against whom the children of Yisraʾel have deeply rebelled.   Morphology שׁ֗וּבוּ (shuvu) – Root: שׁוב; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Return”; Notes: A prophetic call to repentance. לַאֲשֶׁ֛ר (la-asher) … Continue reading →