Author Archives: Nevi’im

נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה קִרְיַת־תֹּ֑הוּ סֻגַּ֥ר כָּל־בַּ֖יִת מִבֹּֽוא׃ Shattered is the city of chaos; every house is shut up from entering.   Morphology נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה (nishberah) – Root: שׁבר; Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “is shattered”; Notes: Passive form emphasizing destruction; … Continue reading →

בַּשִּׁ֖יר לֹ֣א יִשְׁתּוּ־יָ֑יִן יֵמַ֥ר שֵׁכָ֖ר לְשֹׁתָֽיו׃ With song they shall not drink wine; bitter shall be strong drink to its drinkers.   Morphology בַּשִּׁ֖יר (ba-shir) – Root: שׁיר; Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “with song”; Notes: … Continue reading →

שָׁבַת֙ מְשֹׂ֣ושׂ תֻּפִּ֔ים חָדַ֖ל שְׁאֹ֣ון עַלִּיזִ֑ים שָׁבַ֖ת מְשֹׂ֥ושׂ כִּנֹּֽור׃ Ceased is the joy of tambourines, ended is the noise of the jubilant, ceased is the joy of the lyre.   Morphology שָׁבַת֙ (shavat) – Root: שׁבת; Form: Qal perfect 3rd … Continue reading →

אָבַ֥ל תִּירֹ֖ושׁ אֻמְלְלָה־גָ֑פֶן נֶאֶנְח֖וּ כָּל־שִׂמְחֵי־לֵֽב׃ The new wine mourns, the vine languishes, all the joyful of heart groan.   Morphology אָבַ֥ל (ʾaval) – Root: אבל; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “mourns”; Notes: Verb indicating sorrow or lament, … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּ֗ן אָלָה֙ אָ֣כְלָה אֶ֔רֶץ וַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ עַל־כֵּ֗ן חָרוּ֙ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי אֶ֔רֶץ וְנִשְׁאַ֥ר אֱנֹ֖ושׁ מִזְעָֽר׃ Therefore a curse has devoured the land, and those who dwell in it are held guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the land are burned, and few … Continue reading →

וְהָאָ֥רֶץ חָנְפָ֖ה תַּ֣חַת יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ כִּֽי־עָבְר֤וּ תֹורֹת֙ חָ֣לְפוּ חֹ֔ק הֵפֵ֖רוּ בְּרִ֥ית עֹולָֽם׃ And the land was defiled under its inhabitants, for they transgressed teachings, they changed statute, they broke the everlasting covenant.   Morphology וְהָאָ֥רֶץ (ve-haʾaretz) – Root: ארץ; Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

אָבְלָ֤ה נָֽבְלָה֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ אֻמְלְלָ֥ה נָבְלָ֖ה תֵּבֵ֑ל אֻמְלָ֖לוּ מְרֹ֥ום עַם־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Mourned, withered is the earth; languished, withered is the world; they have languished, the exalted of the people of the earth.   Morphology אָבְלָ֤ה (ʾavlah) – Root: אבל; Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading →

הִבֹּ֧וק תִּבֹּ֛וק הָאָ֖רֶץ וְהִבֹּ֣וז תִּבֹּ֑וז כִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה דִּבֶּ֖ר אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ Utterly emptied shall the land be, and utterly plundered shall it be, for YHWH has spoken this word.   Morphology הִבֹּ֧וק (hibboq) – Root: בּוק; Form: Hifil infinitive absolute; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֤ה כָעָם֙ כַּכֹּהֵ֔ן כַּעֶ֨בֶד֙ כַּֽאדֹנָ֔יו כַּשִּׁפְחָ֖ה כַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּ כַּקֹּונֶה֙ כַּמֹּוכֵ֔ר כַּמַּלְוֶה֙ כַּלֹּוֶ֔ה כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר נֹשֶׁ֥א בֹֽו׃ And it shall be: like the people, like the priest; like the servant, like his master; like the maidservant, like her mistress; like the buyer, … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בֹּוקֵ֥ק הָאָ֖רֶץ וּבֹֽולְקָ֑הּ וְעִוָּ֣ה פָנֶ֔יהָ וְהֵפִ֖יץ יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃ Behold, YHWH empties the earth and lays it waste, and distorts its face and scatters its inhabitants.   Morphology הִנֵּ֧ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Draws attention … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֨ה סַחְרָ֜הּ וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ קֹ֚דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א יֵֽאָצֵ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יֵֽחָסֵ֑ן כִּ֣י לַיֹּשְׁבִ֞ים לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה סַחְרָ֔הּ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל לְשָׂבְעָ֖ה וְלִמְכַסֶּ֥ה עָתִֽיק׃ פ And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to YHWH; it shall not be stored nor hoarded, for her … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֞ה מִקֵּ֣ץ שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֗ה יִפְקֹ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־צֹ֔ר וְשָׁבָ֖ה לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה אֶת־כָּל־מַמְלְכֹ֥ות הָאָ֖רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ And it shall be at the end of seventy years: YHWH will visit Ṣor, and she shall return to her hire, and shall prostitute herself with … Continue reading →

קְחִ֥י כִנֹּ֛ור סֹ֥בִּי עִ֖יר זֹונָ֣ה נִשְׁכָּחָ֑ה הֵיטִ֤יבִי נַגֵּן֙ הַרְבִּי־שִׁ֔יר לְמַ֖עַן תִּזָּכֵֽרִי׃ Take a lyre, go around the city, forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, multiply song, in order that you may be remembered.   Morphology קְחִ֥י (qeḥi) – Root: לקח; Form: … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא וְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַת צֹר֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה כִּימֵ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶחָ֑ד מִקֵּ֞ץ שִׁבְעִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לְצֹ֔ר כְּשִׁירַ֖ת הַזֹּונָֽה׃ And it shall be on that day, Ṣor shall be forgotten seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of … Continue reading →

הֵילִ֖ילוּ אֳנִיֹּ֣ות תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד מָעֻזְּכֶֽן׃ ס Wail, ships of Tarshish, for your fortress is laid waste.    Morphology הֵילִ֖ילוּ (heylilu) – Root: ילל; Form: Piel imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Wail”; Notes: A call to lamentation, often used in prophetic … Continue reading →

הֵ֣ן אֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים זֶ֤ה הָעָם֙ לֹ֣א הָיָ֔ה אַשּׁ֖וּר יְסָדָ֣הּ לְצִיִּ֑ים הֵקִ֣ימוּ בְחִנָּ֔יו עֹרְרוּ֙ אַרְמְנֹותֶ֔יהָ שָׂמָ֖הּ לְמַפֵּלָֽה׃ Behold the land of the Kasdim—this people was not! Ashshur founded it for wild creatures. They raised its towers, they stripped its palaces, He … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־תֹוסִ֥יפִי עֹ֖וד לַעְלֹ֑וז הַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞ה בְּתוּלַ֣ת בַּת־צִידֹ֗ון כְּתִיִּם ק֣וּמִי עֲבֹ֔רִי גַּם־שָׁ֖ם לֹא־יָנ֥וּחַ לָֽךְ׃ And He said, “You shall no longer continue to exult, oppressed one, virgin daughter of Tsidon; arise, pass over to Kittim, even there there shall be no … Continue reading →

יָדֹו֙ נָטָ֣ה עַל־הַיָּ֔ם הִרְגִּ֖יז מַמְלָכֹ֑ות יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה אֶל־כְּנַ֔עַן לַשְׁמִ֖ד מָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ׃ His hand He stretched out over the sea, He shook kingdoms; YHWH commanded against Kenaʿan to destroy its strongholds.   Morphology יָדֹו֙ (yado) – Root: יד; Form: Noun, feminine singular … Continue reading →

עִבְרִ֥י אַרְצֵ֖ךְ כַּיְאֹ֑ר בַּת־תַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁ אֵ֖ין מֵ֥זַח עֹֽוד׃ Cross over your land like the River, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no more a belt.   Morphology עִבְרִ֥י (ʿivri) – Root: עבר; Form: Qal imperative feminine singular; Translation: “Cross over!”; Notes: … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות יְעָצָ֑הּ לְחַלֵּל֙ גְּאֹ֣ון כָּל־צְבִ֔י לְהָקֵ֖ל כָּל־נִכְבַּדֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃ YHWH of Hosts has counseled it, to defile the pride of all glory, to bring low all the honored of the earth.   Morphology יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – Root: היה; Form: Proper noun, … Continue reading →

מִ֚י יָעַ֣ץ זֹ֔את עַל־צֹ֖ר הַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר סֹחֲרֶ֨יה֙ שָׂרִ֔ים כִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָ נִכְבַּדֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃ Who has counseled this against Tsor, the crowning city, whose merchants were princes, her traders the honored of the earth?   Morphology מִ֚י (mi) – Root: מי; Form: Interrogative pronoun; … Continue reading →

הֲזֹ֥את לָכֶ֖ם עַלִּיזָ֑ה מִֽימֵי־קֶ֤דֶם קַדְמָתָהּ֙ יֹבִל֣וּהָ רַגְלֶ֔יהָ מֵֽרָחֹ֖וק לָגֽוּר׃ Is this your exultant city, from days of old her antiquity? Her feet will carry her far away to sojourn.   Morphology הֲזֹ֥את (hazot) – Root: זהה; Form: Interrogative particle with … Continue reading →

עִבְר֖וּ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה הֵילִ֖ילוּ יֹ֥שְׁבֵי אִֽי׃ Pass over to Tarshish; howl, inhabitants of the coastland.   Morphology עִבְר֖וּ (ʿivru) – Root: עבר; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Pass over”; Notes: A command to travel or cross over, often used in … Continue reading →

כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־שֵׁ֖מַע לְמִצְרָ֑יִם יָחִ֖ילוּ כְּשֵׁ֥מַע צֹֽר׃ As at the report concerning Mitsrayim, they shall writhe at the report of Tsor.   Morphology כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ (kaʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Compound particle (comparative/temporal); Translation: “As” or “just as”; Notes: Introduces a comparison. שֵׁ֖מַע … Continue reading →

בֹּ֣ושִׁי צִידֹ֔ון כִּֽי־אָמַ֣ר יָ֔ם מָעֹ֥וז הַיָּ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹֽא־חַ֣לְתִּי וְלֹֽא־יָלַ֗דְתִּי וְלֹ֥א גִדַּ֛לְתִּי בַּחוּרִ֖ים רֹומַ֥מְתִּי בְתוּלֹֽות׃ Be ashamed, Tsidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not labored, nor have I given birth; I have not … Continue reading →

וּבְמַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְאֹ֖ור תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ וַתְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גֹּויִֽם׃ And in many waters, the seed of Shiḥor, the harvest of the River, was her revenue, and it became commerce for the nations.   Morphology וּבְמַ֤יִם (u-ve-mayim) – Root: מים; … Continue reading →

דֹּ֖מּוּ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי אִ֑י סֹחֵ֥ר צִידֹ֛ון עֹבֵ֥ר יָ֖ם מִלְאֽוּךְ׃ Be still, O inhabitants of the coastland, merchant of Tsidon, that passed over the sea, they filled you.   Morphology דֹּ֖מּוּ (dommu) – Root: דםם; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Be … Continue reading →

מַשָּׂ֖א צֹ֑ר הֵילִ֣ילוּ אֳנִיֹּ֣ות תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־שֻׁדַּ֤ד מִבַּ֨יִת֙ מִבֹּ֔וא מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כִּתִּ֖ים נִגְלָה־לָֽמֹו׃ Burden of Tsor: Howl, ships of Tarshish, for it is laid waste—without house, without entrance; from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.   Morphology מַשָּׂ֖א (massa) … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות תָּמוּשׁ֙ הַיָּתֵ֔ד הַתְּקוּעָ֖ה בְּמָקֹ֣ום נֶאֱמָ֑ן וְנִגְדְּעָ֣ה וְנָפְלָ֗ה וְנִכְרַת֙ הַמַּשָּׂ֣א אֲשֶׁר־עָלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס “On that day,” declares YHWH of Hosts, “the peg that was fastened in a firm place shall be removed, and it … Continue reading →

וְתָל֨וּ עָלָ֜יו כֹּ֣ל כְּבֹ֣וד בֵּית־אָבִ֗יו הַצֶּֽאֱצָאִים֙ וְהַצְּפִעֹ֔ות כֹּ֖ל כְּלֵ֣י הַקָּטָ֑ן מִכְּלֵי֙ הָֽאַגָּנֹ֔ות וְעַ֖ד כָּל־כְּלֵ֥י הַנְּבָלִֽים׃ And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the offshoots, all small vessels, from vessels of bowls … Continue reading →