Author Archives: Nevi’im

הֲיִתְפָּאֵר֙ הַגַּרְזֶ֔ן עַ֖ל הַחֹצֵ֣ב בֹּ֑ו אִם־יִתְגַּדֵּ֤ל הַמַּשֹּׂור֙ עַל־מְנִיפֹ֔ו כְּהָנִ֥יף שֵׁ֨בֶט֙ וְאֶת־מְרִימָ֔יו כְּהָרִ֥ים מַטֶּ֖ה לֹא־עֵֽץ׃ Shall the axe boast itself against him who hews with it? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod … Continue reading →

וַתִּמְצָ֨א כַקֵּ֤ן יָדִי֙ לְחֵ֣יל הָֽעַמִּ֔ים וְכֶאֱסֹף֙ בֵּיצִ֣ים עֲזֻבֹ֔ות כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲנִ֣י אָסָ֑פְתִּי וְלֹ֤א הָיָה֙ נֹדֵ֣ד כָּנָ֔ף וּפֹצֶ֥ה פֶ֖ה וּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃ And my hand found as a nest the wealth of the peoples, and as one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אָמַ֗ר בְּכֹ֤חַ יָדִי֙ עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּבְחָכְמָתִ֖י כִּ֣י נְבֻנֹ֑ותִי וְאָסִ֣יר גְּבוּלֹ֣ת עַמִּ֗ים וְעָתִידֹתֵיהֶם שֹׁושֵׂ֔תִי וְאֹורִ֥יד כַּאבִּ֖יר יֹושְׁבִֽים׃ For he said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I am discerning; and I remove … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־יְבַצַּ֤ע אֲדֹנָי֙ אֶת־כָּל־מַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ בְּהַ֥ר צִיֹּ֖ון וּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אֶפְקֹ֗ד עַל־פְּרִי־גֹ֨דֶל֙ לְבַ֣ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֔וּר וְעַל־תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת ר֥וּם עֵינָֽיו׃ And it shall be, when the Lord has completed all His work on Mount Tsiyon and in Yerushalayim, I will punish the fruit of the proud … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֗א כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֛יתִי לְשֹׁמְרֹ֖ון וְלֶאֱלִילֶ֑יהָ כֵּ֛ן אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וְלַעֲצַבֶּֽיהָ׃ ס Is it not, just as I have done to Shomeron and to her idols, so shall I do to Yerushalayim and to her images?   Morphology הֲלֹ֗א (halo) – Root: … Continue reading →

כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ מָצְאָ֣ה יָדִ֔י לְמַמְלְכֹ֖ת הָאֱלִ֑יל וּפְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם מִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וּמִשֹּׁמְרֹֽון׃ Just as my hand has reached the kingdoms of the idol, and their images from Yerushalayim and from Shomeron.   Morphology כַּאֲשֶׁר (kaʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Preposition כְּ + relative particle; … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֥א כְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ כַּלְנֹ֑ו אִם־לֹ֤א כְאַרְפַּד֙ חֲמָ֔ת אִם־לֹ֥א כְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂק שֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ Is not Kalno like Karkemish? If not Ḥamat like Arpad? If not Dammeseq like Shomeron?   Morphology הֲלֹ֥א (halo) – Root: לא; Form: Interrogative particle; Translation: “Is not”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading →

כִּ֖י יֹאמַ֑ר הֲלֹ֥א שָׂרַ֛י יַחְדָּ֖ו מְלָכִֽים׃ For he says, “Are not my princes altogether kings?”   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces direct speech or reason. יֹאמַר (yomar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וְהוּא֙ לֹא־כֵ֣ן יְדַמֶּ֔ה וּלְבָבֹ֖ו לֹא־כֵ֣ן יַחְשֹׁ֑ב כִּ֚י לְהַשְׁמִ֣יד בִּלְבָבֹ֔ו וּלְהַכְרִ֥ית גֹּויִ֖ם לֹ֥א מְעָֽט׃ But he does not think so, and his heart does not reckon so; for it is in his heart to destroy and to cut off nations not … Continue reading →

בְּגֹ֤וי חָנֵף֙ אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔נּוּ וְעַל־עַ֥ם עֶבְרָתִ֖י אֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּ לִשְׁלֹ֤ל שָׁלָל֙ וְלָבֹ֣ז בַּ֔ז וּלְשִׂימֹו מִרְמָ֖ס כְּחֹ֥מֶר חוּצֹֽות׃ Against a profane nation I will send him, and against the people of My wrath I will command him, to seize spoil and to plunder plunder, … Continue reading →

הֹ֥וי אַשּׁ֖וּר שֵׁ֣בֶט אַפִּ֑י וּמַטֶּה־ה֥וּא בְיָדָ֖ם זַעְמִֽי׃ Woe to Ashshur, the rod of My anger, and the staff in their hand is My fury.   Morphology הֹ֥וי (hoy) – Root: הוי; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Woe”; Notes: A lamenting cry used … Continue reading →

בִּלְתִּ֤י כָרַע֙ תַּ֣חַת אַסִּ֔יר וְתַ֥חַת הֲרוּגִ֖ים יִפֹּ֑לוּ בְּכָל־זֹאת֙ לֹא־שָׁ֣ב אַפֹּ֔ו וְעֹ֖וד יָדֹ֥ו נְטוּיָֽה׃ ס Without bowing under the prisoner they shall fall, and under the slain they shall fall. In all this His anger has not turned back, and still … Continue reading →

וּמַֽה־תַּעֲשׂוּ֙ לְיֹ֣ום פְּקֻדָּ֔ה וּלְשֹׁואָ֖ה מִמֶּרְחָ֣ק תָּבֹ֑וא עַל־מִי֙ תָּנ֣וּסוּ לְעֶזְרָ֔ה וְאָ֥נָה תַעַזְב֖וּ כְּבֹודְכֶֽם׃ And what will you do for the day of visitation, and for the devastation that comes from afar? Upon whom will you flee for help, and where will … Continue reading →

לְהַטֹּ֤ות מִדִּין֙ דַּלִּ֔ים וְלִגְזֹ֕ל מִשְׁפַּ֖ט עֲנִיֵּ֣י עַמִּ֑י לִהְיֹ֤ות אַלְמָנֹות֙ שְׁלָלָ֔ם וְאֶת־יְתֹומִ֖ים יָבֹֽזּוּ׃ To turn aside the judgment of the poor, and to rob the justice of the afflicted of my people, to make widows their spoil and they plunder orphans. … Continue reading →

הֹ֥וי הַחֹֽקְקִ֖ים חִקְקֵי־אָ֑וֶן וּֽמְכַתְּבִ֥ים עָמָ֖ל כִּתֵּֽבוּ׃ Woe to those who decree decrees of iniquity, and to the writers who write toil.   Morphology הֹ֥וי (hoy) – Root: הוי; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Woe”; Notes: A prophetic cry of lament or judgment, … Continue reading →

מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה אֶת־אֶפְרַ֗יִם וְאֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ אֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה יַחְדָּ֥ו הֵ֖מָּה עַל־יְהוּדָ֑ה בְּכָל־זֹאת֙ לֹא־שָׁ֣ב אַפֹּ֔ו וְעֹ֖וד יָדֹ֥ו נְטוּיָֽה׃ ס Menashshe against Efrayim, and Efrayim against Menashshe; together they are against Yehuda. In all this His anger has not turned back, and His hand is still … Continue reading →

וַיִּגְזֹ֤ר עַל־יָמִין֙ וְרָעֵ֔ב וַיֹּ֥אכַל עַל־שְׂמֹ֖אול וְלֹ֣א שָׂבֵ֑עוּ אִ֥ישׁ בְּשַׂר־זְרֹעֹ֖ו יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ And he shall cut on the right and be hungry, and he shall eat on the left but not be satisfied; each man shall eat the flesh of his own … Continue reading →

בְּעֶבְרַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות נֶעְתַּ֣ם אָ֑רֶץ וַיְהִ֤י הָעָם֙ כְּמַאֲכֹ֣לֶת אֵ֔שׁ אִ֥ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֖יו לֹ֥א יַחְמֹֽלוּ׃ By the wrath of YHWH of Hosts the land was scorched, and the people became as fuel for fire; no man spares his brother.   Morphology בְּעֶבְרַ֛ת … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־בָעֲרָ֤ה כָאֵשׁ֙ רִשְׁעָ֔ה שָׁמִ֥יר וָשַׁ֖יִת תֹּאכֵ֑ל וַתִּצַּת֙ בְּסִֽבְכֵ֣י הַיַּ֔עַר וַיִּֽתְאַבְּכ֖וּ גֵּא֥וּת עָשָֽׁן׃ For wickedness burns like fire; it devours thorn and briar; and it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke. … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּ֨ן עַל־בַּחוּרָ֜יו לֹֽא־יִשְׂמַ֣ח אֲדֹנָ֗י וְאֶת־יְתֹמָ֤יו וְאֶת־אַלְמְנֹתָיו֙ לֹ֣א יְרַחֵ֔ם כִּ֤י כֻלֹּו֙ חָנֵ֣ף וּמֵרַ֔ע וְכָל־פֶּ֖ה דֹּבֵ֣ר נְבָלָ֑ה בְּכָל־זֹאת֙ לֹא־שָׁ֣ב אַפֹּ֔ו וְעֹ֖וד יָדֹ֥ו נְטוּיָֽה׃ Therefore the Lord shall not rejoice over his young men, and on his orphans and his widows He shall … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥י הָֽעָם־הַזֶּ֖ה מַתְעִ֑ים וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃ And the leaders of this people became misleaders, and those who are led by them are swallowed up.   Morphology וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ (va-yiheyu) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and … Continue reading →

זָקֵ֥ן וּנְשׂוּא־פָנִ֖ים ה֣וּא הָרֹ֑אשׁ וְנָבִ֥יא מֹֽורֶה־שֶּׁ֖קֶר ה֥וּא הַזָּנָֽב׃ The elder and honored of face, he is the head; and the prophet teaching falsehood, he is the tail.   Morphology זָקֵ֥ן (zaqen) – Root: זקן; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיַּכְרֵ֨ת יְהוָ֜ה מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗ל רֹ֧אשׁ וְזָנָ֛ב כִּפָּ֥ה וְאַגְמֹ֖ון יֹ֥ום אֶחָֽד׃ And YHWH cut off from Yisraʾel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.   Morphology וַיַּכְרֵ֨ת (va-yakret) – Root: כרת; Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְהָעָ֥ם לֹא־שָׁ֖ב עַד־הַמַּכֵּ֑הוּ וְאֶת־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות לֹ֥א דָרָֽשׁוּ׃ ס And the people did not return to the One who struck them, and YHWH of Hosts they did not seek.   Morphology וְהָעָ֥ם (ve-ha-ʿam) – Root: עם; Form: Conjunction + definite noun … Continue reading →

אֲרָ֣ם מִקֶּ֗דֶם וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ מֵֽאָחֹ֔ור וַיֹּאכְל֥וּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּכָל־פֶּ֑ה בְּכָל־זֹאת֙ לֹא־שָׁ֣ב אַפֹּ֔ו וְעֹ֖וד יָדֹ֥ו נְטוּיָֽה׃ Aram from the east and the Pelishtim from behind, and they devour Yisraʾel with open mouth. In all this, His anger has not turned back, and His … Continue reading →

וַיְשַׂגֵּ֧ב יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־צָרֵ֥י רְצִ֖ין עָלָ֑יו וְאֶת־אֹיְבָ֖יו יְסַכְסֵֽךְ׃ And YHWH raised up the adversaries of Retsin against him, and his enemies He will stir up.   Morphology וַיְשַׂגֵּ֧ב (va-yesaggev) – Root: שׂגב; Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

לְבֵנִ֥ים נָפָ֖לוּ וְגָזִ֣ית נִבְנֶ֑ה שִׁקְמִ֣ים גֻּדָּ֔עוּ וַאֲרָזִ֖ים נַחֲלִֽיף׃ Bricks have fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; sycamores have been cut down, but cedars we will replace them with.   Morphology לְבֵנִ֥ים (levenim) – Root: לבן; Form: Noun feminine … Continue reading →

וְיָדְעוּ֙ הָעָ֣ם כֻּלֹּ֔ו אֶפְרַ֖יִם וְיֹושֵׁ֣ב שֹׁמְרֹ֑ון בְּגַאֲוָ֛ה וּבְגֹ֥דֶל לֵבָ֖ב לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the people shall know, all of them, Efrayim and the inhabitant of Shomeron, in pride and in greatness of heart, saying:   Morphology וְיָדְעוּ (ve-yadʿu) – Root: ידע (yadaʿ); … Continue reading →

דָּבָ֛ר שָׁלַ֥ח אֲדֹנָ֖י בְּיַעֲקֹ֑ב וְנָפַ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ A word the Lord has sent into Yaʿaqov, and it has fallen upon Yisraʾel.   Morphology דָּבָ֛ר (davar) – Root: דבר; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “a word”; Notes: May refer to a prophetic … Continue reading →

לְמַרְבֵּה הַמִּשְׂרָ֜ה וּלְשָׁלֹ֣ום אֵֽין־קֵ֗ץ עַל־כִּסֵּ֤א דָוִד֙ וְעַל־מַמְלַכְתֹּ֔ו לְהָכִ֤ין אֹתָהּ֙ וּֽלְסַעֲדָ֔הּ בְּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה מֵעַתָּה֙ וְעַד־עֹולָ֔ם קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות תַּעֲשֶׂה־זֹּֽאת׃ ס Of the increase of the government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of Dawid and upon … Continue reading →