Author Archives: Nevi’im

אַךְ־אֱוִלִים֙ שָׂ֣רֵי צֹ֔עַן חַכְמֵי֙ יֹעֲצֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה עֵצָ֖ה נִבְעָרָ֑ה אֵ֚יךְ תֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה בֶּן־חֲכָמִ֥ים אֲנִ֖י בֶּן־מַלְכֵי־קֶֽדֶם׃ Surely the princes of Tsoʿan are fools; the wise counselors of Parʿo—counsel has become brutish. How can you say to Parʿo, “I am the son of … Continue reading →

וְהָי֥וּ שָׁתֹתֶ֖יהָ מְדֻכָּאִ֑ים כָּל־עֹ֥שֵׂי שֶׂ֖כֶר אַגְמֵי־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ And her foundations shall be crushed; all who make wages shall be grieved in soul.   Morphology וְהָיוּ (ve-hayu) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and they shall … Continue reading →

וּבֹ֛שׁוּ עֹבְדֵ֥י פִשְׁתִּ֖ים שְׂרִיקֹ֑ות וְאֹרְגִ֖ים חֹורָֽי׃ And the workers of combed flax shall be ashamed, and the weavers of white cloth.   Morphology וּבֹשׁוּ (u-voshu) – Root: בוש; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and they … Continue reading →

וְאָנוּ֙ הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים וְאָ֣בְל֔וּ כָּל־מַשְׁלִיכֵ֥י בַיְאֹ֖ור חַכָּ֑ה וּפֹרְשֵׂ֥י מִכְמֹ֛רֶת עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֖יִם אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ And the fishermen shall lament, and all who cast the hook into the River shall mourn, and those who spread the net upon the face of the waters shall languish. … Continue reading →

עָרֹ֥ות עַל־יְאֹ֖ור עַל־פִּ֣י יְאֹ֑ור וְכֹל֙ מִזְרַ֣ע יְאֹ֔ור יִיבַ֥שׁ נִדַּ֖ף וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ Fields by the River, by the bank of the River, and every seed of the Nile shall dry up, be blown away, and it is no more.   Morphology עָרֹות … Continue reading →

וְהֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ נְהָרֹ֔ות דָּלֲל֥וּ וְחָרְב֖וּ יְאֹרֵ֣י מָצֹ֑ור קָנֶ֥ה וָס֖וּף קָמֵֽלוּ׃ And the canals shall be forsaken, they shall be emptied and dried up; the streams of Matsor shall be parched; reed and rush shall wither.   Morphology וְהֶאֶזְנִיחוּ (ve-he’ezniḥu) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְנִשְּׁתוּ־מַ֖יִם מֵֽהַיָּ֑ם וְנָהָ֖ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ And the waters shall be dried from the sea, and the river shall be ruined and dried up.   Morphology וְנִשְּׁתוּ (ve-nishetu) – Root: שתה; Form: Nifal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְסִכַּרְתִּי֙ אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּיַ֖ד אֲדֹנִ֣ים קָשֶׁ֑ה וּמֶ֤לֶךְ עַז֙ יִמְשָׁל־בָּ֔ם נְאֻ֥ם הָאָדֹ֖ון יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ “And I will hand over Mitsrayim into the hand of cruel masters, and a fierce king shall rule over them,” declares the Lord, YHWH of Hosts.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְנָבְקָ֤ה רֽוּחַ־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ בְּקִרְבֹּ֔ו וַעֲצָתֹ֖ו אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ וְדָרְשׁ֤וּ אֶל־הָֽאֱלִילִים֙ וְאֶל־הָ֣אִטִּ֔ים וְאֶל־הָאֹבֹ֖ות וְאֶל־הַיִּדְּעֹנִֽים׃ And the spirit of Mitsrayim shall be emptied out within it, and its counsel I will swallow up; and they shall seek to the idols and to the charmers and … Continue reading →

וְסִכְסַכְתִּ֤י מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ אִישׁ־בְּאָחִ֖יו וְאִ֣ישׁ בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ עִ֣יר בְּעִ֔יר מַמְלָכָ֖ה בְּמַמְלָכָֽה׃ And I will stir up Mitsrayim against Mitsrayim, and they shall fight, each man against his brother and each man against his companion, city against city, kingdom against kingdom. … Continue reading →

מַשָּׂ֖א מִצְרָ֑יִם הִנֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה רֹכֵ֨ב עַל־עָ֥ב קַל֙ וּבָ֣א מִצְרַ֔יִם וְנָע֞וּ אֱלִילֵ֤י מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ מִפָּנָ֔יו וּלְבַ֥ב מִצְרַ֖יִם יִמַּ֥ס בְּקִרְבֹּֽו׃ Burden of Mitsrayim: Behold, YHWH is riding on a swift cloud and is coming to Mitsrayim; and the idols of Mitsrayim shall tremble … Continue reading →

בָּעֵת֩ הַהִ֨יא יֽוּבַל־שַׁ֜י לַיהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות עַ֚ם מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ וּמֹורָ֔ט וּמֵעַ֥ם נֹורָ֖א מִן־ה֣וּא וָהָ֑לְאָה גֹּ֣וי קַו־קָ֣ו וּמְבוּסָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּזְא֤וּ נְהָרִים֙ אַרְצֹ֔ו אֶל־מְקֹ֛ום שֵׁם־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות הַר־צִיֹּֽון׃ ס At that time, a gift shall be brought to YHWH of Hosts from people tall and … Continue reading →

יֵעָזְב֤וּ יַחְדָּו֙ לְעֵ֣יט הָרִ֔ים וּלְבֶהֱמַ֖ת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְקָ֤ץ עָלָיו֙ הָעַ֔יִט וְכָל־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ עָלָ֥יו תֶּחֱרָֽף׃ They shall be left together to the bird of prey of the mountains and to the beast of the earth; and the bird of prey shall summer … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־לִפְנֵ֤י קָצִיר֙ כְּתָם־פֶּ֔רַח וּבֹ֥סֶר גֹּמֵ֖ל יִֽהְיֶ֣ה נִצָּ֑ה וְכָרַ֤ת הַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ בַּמַּזְמֵרֹ֔ות וְאֶת־הַנְּטִישֹׁ֖ות הֵסִ֥יר הֵתַֽז׃ For before the harvest, when the blossom is complete and the unripe grape becomes a ripening cluster, He shall cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י אֵשְׁקֹטָה וְאַבִּ֣יטָה בִמְכֹונִ֑י כְּחֹ֥ם צַח֙ עֲלֵי־אֹ֔ור כְּעָ֥ב טַ֖ל בְּחֹ֥ם קָצִֽיר׃ For thus said YHWH to me: “I will be still and I will look from My dwelling place, like clear heat upon light, like a … Continue reading →

כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵ֖ל וְשֹׁ֣כְנֵי אָ֑רֶץ כִּנְשֹׂא־נֵ֤ס הָרִים֙ תִּרְא֔וּ וְכִתְקֹ֥עַ שֹׁופָ֖ר תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃ ס All inhabitants of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you shall see; and when a shofar is blown, you shall … Continue reading →

הַשֹּׁלֵ֨חַ בַּיָּ֜ם צִירִ֗ים וּבִכְלֵי־גֹמֶא֮ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַיִם֒ לְכ֣וּ מַלְאָכִ֣ים קַלִּ֗ים אֶל־גֹּוי֙ מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ וּמֹורָ֔ט אֶל־עַ֥ם נֹורָ֖א מִן־ה֣וּא וָהָ֑לְאָה גֹּ֚וי קַו־קָ֣ו וּמְבוּסָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־בָּזְא֥וּ נְהָרִ֖ים אַרְצֹֽו׃ which sends envoys by sea, and in vessels of papyrus on the face of the waters! Go, swift messengers, … Continue reading →

הֹ֥וי אֶ֖רֶץ צִלְצַ֣ל כְּנָפָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְנַֽהֲרֵי־כֽוּשׁ׃ Woe, land of the whirring wings, which is beyond the rivers of Kush,   Morphology הֹוי (hoy) – Root: Interjection; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Woe”; Notes: A prophetic call of alarm or judgment. אֶרֶץ … Continue reading →

לְעֵ֥ת עֶ֨רֶב֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה בַלָּהָ֔ה בְּטֶ֥רֶם בֹּ֖קֶר אֵינֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֚ה חֵ֣לֶק שֹׁוסֵ֔ינוּ וְגֹורָ֖ל לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃ ס At evening time, behold, terror! Before morning, it is no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who pillage … Continue reading →

לְאֻמִּ֗ים כִּשְׁאֹ֞ון מַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ יִשָּׁא֔וּן וְגָ֥עַר בֹּ֖ו וְנָ֣ס מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק וְרֻדַּ֗ף כְּמֹ֤ץ הָרִים֙ לִפְנֵי־ר֔וּחַ וּכְגַלְגַּ֖ל לִפְנֵ֥י סוּפָֽה׃ Nations shall roar like the roaring of many waters, but He shall rebuke it, and it shall flee far away; and it shall be … Continue reading →

הֹ֗וי הֲמֹון֙ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים כַּהֲמֹ֥ות יַמִּ֖ים יֶהֱמָי֑וּן וּשְׁאֹ֣ון לְאֻמִּ֔ים כִּשְׁאֹ֛ון מַ֥יִם כַּבִּירִ֖ים יִשָּׁאֽוּן׃ Woe, the tumult of many peoples; they roar like the roaring of seas! And the noise of nations; they make a noise like the noise of mighty … Continue reading →

בְּיֹ֤ום נִטְעֵךְ֙ תְּשַׂגְשֵׂ֔גִי וּבַבֹּ֖קֶר זַרְעֵ֣ךְ תַּפְרִ֑יחִי נֵ֥ד קָצִ֛יר בְּיֹ֥ום נַחֲלָ֖ה וּכְאֵ֥ב אָנֽוּשׁ׃ ס In the day of your planting you shall make it grow, and in the morning you shall make your seed to blossom; the harvest shall be a … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י שָׁכַ֨חַתְּ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֔ךְ וְצ֥וּר מָעֻזֵּ֖ךְ לֹ֣א זָכָ֑רְתְּ עַל־כֵּ֗ן תִּטְּעִי֙ נִטְעֵ֣י נַעֲמָנִ֔ים וּזְמֹ֥רַת זָ֖ר תִּזְרָעֶֽנּוּ׃ For you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and the Rock of your stronghold you did not remember; therefore you shall plant pleasant plantings, … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא יִהְי֣וּ עָרֵ֣י מָעֻזֹּ֗ו כַּעֲזוּבַ֤ת הַחֹ֨רֶשׁ֙ וְהָ֣אָמִ֔יר אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָזְב֔וּ מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָיְתָ֖ה שְׁמָמָֽה׃ In that day his fortified cities shall be like the forsaken places of the forest and the hilltop, which they abandoned before the children of … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֣א יִשְׁעֶ֔ה אֶל־הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֖ות מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדָ֑יו וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֤וּ אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙ לֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֔ה וְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים וְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃ And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, and that which his fingers have made he shall not see—the Asherim and the sun-pillars. … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא יִשְׁעֶ֥ה הָאָדָ֖ם עַל־עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וְעֵינָ֕יו אֶל־קְדֹ֥ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃ In that day, the human shall look to his Maker, and his eyes shall behold the Holy One of Yisraʾel.   Morphology בַּיֹּום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Preposition + … Continue reading →

וְנִשְׁאַר־בֹּ֤ו עֹֽולֵלֹת֙ כְּנֹ֣קֶף זַ֔יִת שְׁנַ֧יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה גַּרְגְּרִ֖ים בְּרֹ֣אשׁ אָמִ֑יר אַרְבָּעָ֣ה חֲמִשָּׁ֗ה בִּסְעִפֶ֨יהָ֙ פֹּֽרִיָּ֔ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And gleanings shall remain in it, as in the beating of an olive tree—two or three berries on the top of the uppermost … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה כֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ קָצִ֣יר קָמָ֔ה וּזְרֹעֹ֖ו שִׁבֳּלִ֣ים יִקְצֹ֑ור וְהָיָ֛ה כִּמְלַקֵּ֥ט שִׁבֳּלִ֖ים בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃ And it shall be as when one gathers the harvest of standing grain, and his arm reaps the ears; and it shall be as one gleaning ears in … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא יִדַּ֖ל כְּבֹ֣וד יַעֲקֹ֑ב וּמִשְׁמַ֥ן בְּשָׂרֹ֖ו יֵרָזֶֽה׃ And it shall be in that day, the glory of Yaʿaqov shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall become lean.   Morphology וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה … Continue reading →

וְנִשְׁבַּ֤ת מִבְצָר֙ מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם וּמַמְלָכָ֥ה מִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק וּשְׁאָ֣ר אֲרָ֑ם כִּכְבֹ֤וד בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִֽהְי֔וּ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ ס And the fortress shall cease from Efrayim, and the kingdom from Dammeseq; and the remnant of Aram—they shall be as the glory of the children of … Continue reading →