Author Archives: Nevi’im

וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה וְהִנֵּ֤ה דְמוּת֙ כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵ֔שׁ מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה מָתְנָ֛יו וּלְמַ֖טָּה אֵ֑שׁ וּמִמָּתְנָ֣יו וּלְמַ֔עְלָה כְּמַרְאֵה־זֹ֖הַר כְּעֵ֥ין הַחַשְׁמַֽלָה׃ And I saw, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of fire; from the appearance of his loins and downward, fire, and from his loins and upward, … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֗ית בַּשִּׁשִּׁי֙ בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ אֲנִי֙ יֹושֵׁ֣ב בְּבֵיתִ֔י וְזִקְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה יֹושְׁבִ֣ים לְפָנָ֑י וַתִּפֹּ֤ל עָלַי֙ שָׁ֔ם יַ֖ד אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה׃ And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, as I … Continue reading →

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יִתְאַבָּ֗ל וְנָשִׂיא֙ יִלְבַּ֣שׁ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וִידֵ֥י עַם־הָאָ֖רֶץ תִּבָּהַ֑לְנָה מִדַּרְכָּ֞ם אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה אֹותָם֙ וּבְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֣ם אֶשְׁפְּטֵ֔ם וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be … Continue reading →

הֹוָ֤ה עַל־הֹוָה֙ תָּבֹ֔וא וּשְׁמֻעָ֥ה אֶל־שְׁמוּעָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה וּבִקְשׁ֤וּ חָזֹון֙ מִנָּבִ֔יא וְתֹורָה֙ תֹּאבַ֣ד מִכֹּהֵ֔ן וְעֵצָ֖ה מִזְּקֵנִֽים׃ Calamity upon calamity shall come, and rumor upon rumor shall be; and they shall seek a vision from a prophet, but Torah shall perish from the … Continue reading →

קְפָ֖דָה־בָ֑א וּבִקְשׁ֥וּ שָׁלֹ֖ום וָאָֽיִן׃ Destruction has come, and they shall seek peace, but there is none.   Morphology קְפָדָה (qefadah) – Root: קפד; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “destruction”; Notes: A rare word meaning complete cutting off or calamity. … Continue reading →

וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ רָעֵ֣י גֹויִ֔ם וְיָרְשׁ֖וּ אֶת־בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּאֹ֣ון עַזִּ֔ים וְנִחֲל֖וּ מְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ And I will bring the evil ones of the nations, and they shall possess their houses; and I will cause the pride of the strong to cease, and their sanctuaries … Continue reading →

עֲשֵׂ֖ה הָֽרַתֹּ֑וק כִּ֣י הָאָ֗רֶץ מָֽלְאָה֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣ט דָּמִ֔ים וְהָעִ֖יר מָלְאָ֥ה חָמָֽס׃ ‘Make the chain, for the land is full of the judgment of bloods, and the city is full of violence.   Morphology עֲשֵׂה (ʿaseh) – Root: עשׂה; Form: Qal imperative … Continue reading →

וַהֲסִבֹּותִ֤י פָנַי֙ מֵהֶ֔ם וְחִלְּל֖וּ אֶת־צְפוּנִ֑י וּבָאוּ־בָ֥הּ פָּרִיצִ֖ים וְחִלְּלֽוּהָ׃ פ And I will turn my face from them, and they shall profane my treasure; and violent ones shall enter into it and profane it.   Morphology וַהֲסִבֹּותִי (va-hasibboti) – Root: סבב; … Continue reading →

וּנְתַתִּ֤יו בְּיַֽד־הַזָּרִים֙ לָבַ֔ז וּלְרִשְׁעֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לְשָׁלָ֑ל וְחִלְּלֻֽהֻ׃ And I will give it into the hand of strangers for spoil, and to the wicked of the earth for plunder, and they shall profane it.   Morphology וּנְתַתִּיו (u-netattiv) – Root: נתן; … Continue reading →

וּצְבִ֤י עֶדְיֹו֙ לְגָאֹ֣ון שָׂמָ֔הוּ וְצַלְמֵ֧י תֹועֲבֹתָ֛ם שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם עָ֣שׂוּ בֹ֑ו עַל־כֵּ֛ן נְתַתִּ֥יו לָהֶ֖ם לְנִדָּֽה׃ And the beauty of his ornament, for pride he set it; and the images of their abominations, their detestable things, they made in it; therefore I have … Continue reading →

כַּסְפָּ֞ם בַּחוּצֹ֣ות יַשְׁלִ֗יכוּ וּזְהָבָם֮ לְנִדָּ֣ה יִֽהְיֶה֒ כַּסְפָּ֨ם וּזְהָבָ֜ם לֹֽא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהַצִּילָ֗ם בְּיֹום֙ עֶבְרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה נַפְשָׁם֙ לֹ֣א יְשַׂבֵּ֔עוּ וּמֵעֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ כִּֽי־מִכְשֹׁ֥ול עֲוֹנָ֖ם הָיָֽה׃ Their silver they shall cast into the streets, and their gold shall be for an unclean thing; their … Continue reading →

וְחָגְר֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים וְכִסְּתָ֥ה אֹותָ֖ם פַּלָּצ֑וּת וְאֶ֤ל כָּל־פָּנִים֙ בּוּשָׁ֔ה וּבְכָל־רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם קָרְחָֽה׃ And they shall gird sackcloth, and terror shall cover them; and upon all faces shall be shame, and upon all their heads baldness.   Morphology וְחָגְרוּ (ve-ḥagru) – Root: חגר; … Continue reading →

כָּל־הַיָּדַ֖יִם תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה וְכָל־בִּרְכַּ֖יִם תֵּלַ֥כְנָה מָּֽיִם׃ All hands shall hang limp, and all knees shall go as water.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “all”; Notes: Denotes totality. הַיָּדַיִם (ha-yadayim) – Root: יד; Form: … Continue reading →

וּפָֽלְטוּ֙ פְּלִ֣יטֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֣וּ אֶל־הֶהָרִ֗ים כְּיֹונֵ֧י הַגֵּאָיֹ֛ות כֻּלָּ֖ם הֹמֹ֑ות אִ֖ישׁ בַּעֲוֹנֹֽו׃ And their survivors shall escape, and they shall be to the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each man in his iniquity.   Morphology וּפָלְטוּ (u-faltu) … Continue reading →

הַחֶ֣רֶב בַּח֔וּץ וְהַדֶּ֥בֶר וְהָרָעָ֖ב מִבָּ֑יִת אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יָמ֔וּת וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעִ֔יר רָעָ֥ב וָדֶ֖בֶר יֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃ The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine are inside; whoever is in the field by the sword shall die, and whoever is in … Continue reading →

תָּקְע֤וּ בַתָּקֹ֨ועַ֙ וְהָכִ֣ין הַכֹּ֔ל וְאֵ֥ין הֹלֵ֖ךְ לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה כִּ֥י חֲרֹונִ֖י אֶל־כָּל־הֲמֹונָֽהּ׃ Blow the trumpet and prepare everything, but none goes to the battle, for my wrath is upon all her multitude.   Morphology תָּקְעוּ (taqʿu) – Root: תקע; Form: Qal imperative … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י הַמֹּוכֵ֗ר אֶל־הַמִּמְכָּר֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב וְעֹ֥וד בַּחַיִּ֖ים חַיָּתָ֑ם כִּֽי־חָזֹ֤ון אֶל־כָּל־הֲמֹונָהּ֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב וְאִ֧ישׁ בַּעֲוֹנֹ֛ו חַיָּתֹ֖ו לֹ֥א יִתְחַזָּֽקוּ׃ For the seller shall not return to the sale, though they still live their lives, for the vision is upon all her multitude, … Continue reading →

בָּ֤א הָעֵת֙ הִגִּ֣יעַ הַיֹּ֔ום הַקֹּונֶה֙ אַל־יִשְׂמָ֔ח וְהַמֹּוכֵ֖ר אַל־יִתְאַבָּ֑ל כִּ֥י חָרֹ֖ון אֶל־כָּל־הֲמֹונָֽהּ׃ The time has come, the day has arrived; let not the buyer rejoice, and let not the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all her multitude.   Morphology בָּא … Continue reading →

הֶחָמָ֥ס קָ֖ם לְמַטֵּה־רֶ֑שַׁע לֹא־מֵהֶ֞ם וְלֹ֧א מֵהֲמֹונָ֛ם וְלֹ֥א מֶהֱמֵהֶ֖ם וְלֹא־נֹ֥הַּ בָּהֶֽם׃ The violence has risen to a rod of wickedness; none of them, and none of their multitude, and none of theirs, and no splendor among them.   Morphology הֶחָמָס (he-ḥamas) … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֥ה הַיֹּ֖ום הִנֵּ֣ה בָאָ֑ה יָֽצְאָה֙ הַצְּפִרָ֔ה צָ֚ץ הַמַּטֶּ֔ה פָּרַ֖ח הַזָּדֹֽון׃ Behold, the day! Behold, it has come; the morning has gone forth, the rod has blossomed, arrogance has budded.   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: נה (deictic particle); Form: Interjection; … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־תָחֹ֥וס עֵינִ֖י וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמֹ֑ול כִּדְרָכַ֜יִךְ עָלַ֣יִךְ אֶתֵּ֗ן וְתֹועֲבֹותַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּתֹוכֵ֣ךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מַכֶּֽה׃ And my eye shall not spare, and I will not have compassion; according to your ways upon you I will give, and your abominations in … Continue reading →

עַתָּ֣ה מִקָּרֹ֗וב אֶשְׁפֹּ֤וךְ חֲמָתִי֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ וְכִלֵּיתִ֤י אַפִּי֙ בָּ֔ךְ וּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְ כִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְ וְנָתַתִּ֣י עָלַ֔יִךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹותָֽיִךְ׃ Now, soon, I will pour out my wrath upon you, and I will finish my anger in you, and I will judge you according to your … Continue reading →

בָּ֧אָה הַצְּפִירָ֛ה אֵלֶ֖יךָ יֹושֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֑רֶץ בָּ֣א הָעֵ֗ת קָרֹ֛וב הַיֹּ֥ום מְהוּמָ֖ה וְלֹא־הֵ֥ד הָרִֽים׃ The morning has come upon you, inhabitant of the land; the time has come, near is the day of tumult and not the echo of the mountains.   … Continue reading →

קֵ֣ץ בָּ֔א בָּ֥א הַקֵּ֖ץ הֵקִ֣יץ אֵלָ֑יִךְ הִנֵּ֖ה בָאָֽה׃ The end has come, the end has come; it has awakened against you, behold, it is coming.   Morphology קֵץ (qets) – Root: קץ; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “end”; Notes: … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה רָעָ֛ה אַחַ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִנֵּ֥ה בָאָֽה׃ “Thus says my Lord YHWH: ‘Evil, one evil, behold, it is coming.   Morphology כֹּה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Demonstrative adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: Standard prophetic formula introducing a direct … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־תָחֹ֥וס עֵינִ֛י עָלַ֖יִךְ וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמֹ֑ול כִּ֣י דְרָכַ֜יִךְ עָלַ֣יִךְ אֶתֵּ֗ן וְתֹועֲבֹותַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּתֹוכֵ֣ךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ וִידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And my eye shall not spare upon you, and I will not have compassion, for your ways upon you I will give, and your … Continue reading →

עַתָּה֙ הַקֵּ֣ץ עָלַ֔יִךְ וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י אַפִּי֙ בָּ֔ךְ וּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְ כִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְ וְנָתַתִּ֣י עָלַ֔יִךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹתָֽיִךְ׃ Now the end is upon you, and I will send my anger against you, and I will judge you according to your ways, and I will bring upon … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה לְאַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל קֵ֑ץ בָּ֣א הַקֵּ֔ץ עַל־אַרְבַּ֖עַת כַּנְפֹ֥ות הָאָֽרֶץ׃ “And you, son of man, thus says my Lord YHWH to the land of Yisraʾel: ‘An end, the end has come upon the four corners of the … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Standard prophetic introduction … Continue reading →

וְנָטִ֤יתִי אֶת־יָדִי֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֶת־הָאָ֜רֶץ שְׁמָמָ֤ה וּמְשַׁמָּה֙ מִמִּדְבַּ֣ר דִּבְלָ֔תָה בְּכֹ֖ל מֹושְׁבֹֽותֵיהֶ֑ם וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And I will stretch out my hand against them, and I will make the land a desolation and a waste, from the wilderness to Divla, … Continue reading →