Author Archives: Nevi’im

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות חֹ֠מֹות בָּבֶ֤ל הָֽרְחָבָה֙ עַרְעֵ֣ר תִּתְעַרְעָ֔ר וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ הַגְּבֹהִ֖ים בָּאֵ֣שׁ יִצַּ֑תּוּ וְיִֽגְע֨וּ עַמִּ֧ים בְּדֵי־רִ֛יק וּלְאֻמִּ֥ים בְּדֵי־אֵ֖שׁ וְיָעֵֽפוּ׃ ס Thus says YHWH of Hosts: “The broad walls of Bavel shall be utterly broken down, and her high gates shall be … Continue reading →

וְ֠הִשְׁכַּרְתִּי שָׂרֶ֨יהָ וַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָ פַּחֹותֶ֤יהָ וּסְגָנֶ֨יהָ֙ וְגִבֹּורֶ֔יהָ וְיָשְׁנ֥וּ שְׁנַת־עֹולָ֖ם וְלֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ נְאֻ֨ם־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃ ס And I will make drunk her princes and her wise men, her governors and her deputies and her warriors, and they shall sleep an eternal … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ בָ֨א עָלֶ֤יהָ עַל־בָּבֶל֙ שֹׁודֵ֔ד וְנִלְכְּדוּ֙ גִּבֹּורֶ֔יהָ חִתְּתָ֖ה קַשְּׁתֹותָ֑ם כִּ֣י אֵ֧ל גְּמֻלֹ֛ות יְהוָ֖ה שַׁלֵּ֥ם יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ For a destroyer has come upon her, upon Bavel, and her warriors have been captured; their bows are broken, for YHWH is a God of … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־בָּבֶ֔ל וְאִבַּ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה קֹ֣ול גָּדֹ֑ול וְהָמ֤וּ גַלֵּיהֶם֙ כְּמַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים נִתַּ֥ן שְׁאֹ֖ון קֹולָֽם׃ For YHWH is devastating Bavel, and He has destroyed from her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters, the noise of their voice … Continue reading →

קֹ֥ול זְעָקָ֖ה מִבָּבֶ֑ל וְשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּדֹ֖ול מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ A sound of a cry from Bavel, and great destruction from the land of the Kasdim.   Morphology קֹול (qol) – Root: קול (qol); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “sound / voice”; Notes: … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־תַעֲלֶ֤ה בָבֶל֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְכִ֥י תְבַצֵּ֖ר מְרֹ֣ום עֻזָּ֑הּ מֵאִתִּ֗י יָבֹ֧אוּ שֹׁדְדִ֛ים לָ֖הּ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס Though Bavel should ascend to the heavens, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, from me destroyers shall come to her,” declares YHWH.   … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֞ן הִנֵּֽה־יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וּפָקַדְתִּ֖י עַל־פְּסִילֶ֑יהָ וּבְכָל־אַרְצָ֖הּ יֶאֱנֹ֥ק חָלָֽל׃ Therefore, behold, days are coming, declares YHWH, and I will punish her idols, and throughout all her land the slain shall groan.   Morphology לָכֵן (laken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: … Continue reading →

בֹּ֚שְׁנוּ כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֣עְנוּ חֶרְפָּ֔ה כִּסְּתָ֥ה כְלִמָּ֖ה פָּנֵ֑ינוּ כִּ֚י בָּ֣אוּ זָרִ֔ים עַֽל־מִקְדְּשֵׁ֖י בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ ס We are ashamed, for we have heard reproach; disgrace has covered our faces, for strangers have come upon the sanctuaries of the house of YHWH.   Morphology … Continue reading →

פְּלֵטִ֣ים מֵחֶ֔רֶב הִלְכ֖וּ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ זִכְר֤וּ מֵֽרָחֹוק֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם תַּעֲלֶ֥ה עַל־לְבַבְכֶֽם׃ You survivors of the sword, go! Do not stand still! Remember YHWH from afar, and let Yerushalayim come up upon your heart.   Morphology פְּלֵטִים (peletim) – Root: פלט (palat); … Continue reading →

גַּם־בָּבֶ֕ל לִנְפֹּ֖ל חַֽלְלֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל גַּם־לְבָבֶ֥ל נָפְל֖וּ חַֽלְלֵ֥י כָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Also in Bavel have the slain of Yisraʾel fallen; also to Bavel have fallen the slain of all the earth.   Morphology גַּם (gam) – Root: גם (gam); Form: Adverb; Translation: “also … Continue reading →

וְרִנְּנ֤וּ עַל־בָּבֶל֙ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֔רֶץ וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּהֶ֑ם כִּ֧י מִצָּפֹ֛ון יָבֹוא־לָ֥הּ הַשֹּׁודְדִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Sing aloud over Bavel, O heavens and earth and all that is in them, for from the north the destroyers shall come to her,” declares YHWH.   Morphology … Continue reading →

לָכֵן֙ הִנֵּ֣ה יָמִ֣ים בָּאִ֔ים וּפָקַדְתִּי֙ עַל־פְּסִילֵ֣י בָבֶ֔ל וְכָל־אַרְצָ֖הּ תֵּבֹ֑ושׁ וְכָל־חֲלָלֶ֖יהָ יִפְּל֥וּ בְתֹוכָֽהּ׃ Therefore, behold, days are coming, and I will punish the idols of Bavel, and all her land shall be ashamed, and all her slain shall fall in her … Continue reading →

וּפֶן־יֵרַ֤ךְ לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְתִֽירְא֔וּ בַּשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה הַנִּשְׁמַ֣עַת בָּאָ֑רֶץ וּבָ֧א בַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁמוּעָ֗ה וְאַחֲרָ֤יו בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הַשְּׁמוּעָ֔ה וְחָמָ֣ס בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּמֹשֵׁ֖ל עַל־מֹשֵֽׁל׃ And lest your heart grow faint, and you fear the report that is heard in the land—when in one year a report comes, and … Continue reading →

צְא֤וּ מִתֹּוכָהּ֙ עַמִּ֔י וּמַלְּט֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁ֑ו מֵחֲרֹ֖ון אַף־יְהוָֽה׃ Go out from her, my people, and let each man escape with his life from the burning wrath of YHWH.   Morphology צְאוּ (tseʾu) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); Form: Qal imperative 2nd … Continue reading →

וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י עַל־בֵּ֜ל בְּבָבֶ֗ל וְהֹצֵאתִ֤י אֶת־בִּלְעֹו֙ מִפִּ֔יו וְלֹֽא־יִנְהֲר֥וּ אֵלָ֛יו עֹ֖וד גֹּויִ֑ם גַּם־חֹומַ֥ת בָּבֶ֖ל נָפָֽלָה׃ And I will punish Bel in Bavel, and I will bring out what he has swallowed from his mouth; and nations shall no longer stream to him; … Continue reading →

הָי֤וּ עָרֶ֨יהָ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה אֶ֖רֶץ צִיָּ֣ה וַעֲרָבָ֑ה אֶ֗רֶץ לֹֽא־יֵשֵׁ֤ב בָּהֵן֙ כָּל־אִ֔ישׁ וְלֹֽא־יַעֲבֹ֥ר בָּהֵ֖ן בֶּן־אָדָֽם׃ Her cities have become a desolation, a land of dryness and desert, a land in which no man dwells and through which no son of man passes. … Continue reading →

עָלָ֥ה עַל־בָּבֶ֖ל הַיָּ֑ם בַּהֲמֹ֥ון גַּלָּ֖יו נִכְסָֽתָה׃ The sea has come up over Bavel; with the multitude of its waves she is covered.   Morphology עָלָה (ʿalah) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “has come … Continue reading →

אֵ֚יךְ נִלְכְּדָ֣ה שֵׁשַׁ֔ךְ וַתִּתָּפֵ֖שׂ תְּהִלַּ֣ת כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֵ֣יךְ הָיְתָ֧ה לְשַׁמָּ֛ה בָּבֶ֖ל בַּגֹּויִֽם׃ How Sheshakh is taken, and the praise of all the earth is seized! How Bavel has become a desolation among the nations!   Morphology אֵיךְ (ʾekh) – Root: איך … Continue reading →

אֹֽורִידֵ֖ם כְּכָרִ֣ים לִטְבֹ֑וחַ כְּאֵילִ֖ים עִם־עַתּוּדִֽים׃ I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.   Morphology אֹורִידֵם (ʾoridem) – Root: ירד (yarad); Form: Hifil imperfect 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: … Continue reading →

בְּחֻמָּ֞ם אָשִׁ֣ית אֶת־מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֗ם וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים֙ לְמַ֣עַן יַעֲלֹ֔זוּ וְיָשְׁנ֥וּ שְׁנַת־עֹולָ֖ם וְלֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ In their heat I will set their feasts, and I will make them drunk so that they may exult, and they shall sleep an everlasting sleep and not … Continue reading →

יַחְדָּ֖ו כַּכְּפִרִ֣ים יִשְׁאָ֑גוּ נָעֲר֖וּ כְּגֹורֵ֥י אֲרָיֹֽות׃ Together like young lions they shall roar, they growl like lion’s cubs.   Morphology יַחְדָּו (yaḥdav) – Root: יחד (yaḥad); Form: Adverb; Translation: “together”; Notes: Emphasizes unity of action. כַּכְּפִרִים (ka-kephirim) – Root: כפר … Continue reading →

וְהָיְתָה֩ בָבֶ֨ל לְגַלִּ֧ים מְעֹון־תַּנִּ֛ים שַׁמָּ֥ה וּשְׁרֵקָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹושֵֽׁב׃ And Bavel shall become heaps, a dwelling of jackals, a horror and a hissing, without inhabitant.   Morphology וְהָיְתָה (ve-hayetah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular with … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִי־רָב֙ אֶת־רִיבֵ֔ךְ וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖י אֶת־נִקְמָתֵ֑ךְ וְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙ אֶת־יַמָּ֔הּ וְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖י אֶת־מְקֹורָֽהּ׃ Therefore thus says YHWH: “Behold, I am contending your cause and I will take vengeance for your vengeance, and I will dry up her sea and I will … Continue reading →

חֲמָסִ֤י וּשְׁאֵרִי֙ עַל־בָּבֶ֔ל תֹּאמַ֖ר יֹשֶׁ֣בֶת צִיֹּ֑ון וְדָמִי֙ אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּ֔ים תֹּאמַ֖ר יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס My violence and my flesh be upon Bavel,” shall say the inhabitress of Tsiyyon; “and my blood be upon the inhabitants of the Kasdim,” shall say Yerushalayim.    … Continue reading →

אכלנו הממנו נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֮ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶל֒ הציגנו כְּלִ֣י רִ֔יק בלענו כַּתַּנִּ֔ין מִלָּ֥א כְרֵשֹׂ֖ו מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑י הדיחנו: *    כ אֲכָלַ֣נִו *    ק אֲכָלַ֣נִי *   כ הֲמָמַ֗נִו *   ק הֲמָמַ֗נִי *   כ הִצִּיגַ֨נִו֙ *   ק הִצִּיגַ֨נִי֙ *    כ בְּלָעַ֨נִו֙ *    … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּת־בָּבֶ֕ל כְּגֹ֖רֶן עֵ֣ת הִדְרִיכָ֑הּ עֹ֣וד מְעַ֔ט וּבָ֥אָה עֵֽת־הַקָּצִ֖יר לָֽהּ׃ For thus says YHWH of Hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: “The daughter of Bavel is like a threshing floor at the time it is … Continue reading →

וְהַמַּעְבָּרֹ֣ות נִתְפָּ֔שׂוּ וְאֶת־הָאֲגַמִּ֖ים שָׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֑שׁ וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה נִבְהָֽלוּ׃ ס And the fords were seized, and the marshes they burned with fire, and the men of war were terrified.    Morphology וְהַמַּעְבָּרוֹת (ve-ha-maʿbarot) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Conjunction + definite … Continue reading →

רָ֤ץ לִקְרַאת־רָץ֙ יָר֔וּץ וּמַגִּ֖יד לִקְרַ֣את מַגִּ֑יד לְהַגִּיד֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל כִּֽי־נִלְכְּדָ֥ה עִירֹ֖ו מִקָּצֶֽה׃ Runner runs to meet runner, and messenger to meet messenger, to declare to the king of Bavel that his city is taken from one end to the other. … Continue reading →

חָדְלוּ֩ גִבֹּורֵ֨י בָבֶ֜ל לְהִלָּחֵ֗ם יָֽשְׁבוּ֙ בַּמְּצָדֹ֔ות נָשְׁתָ֥ה גְבוּרָתָ֖ם הָי֣וּ לְנָשִׁ֑ים הִצִּ֥יתוּ מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יהָ נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ בְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃ The mighty men of Bavel ceased to fight, they sat in the strongholds, their strength failed, they became like women, her dwelling places were set on … Continue reading →

וַתִּרְעַ֥שׁ הָאָ֖רֶץ וַתָּחֹ֑ל כִּ֣י קָ֤מָה עַל־בָּבֶל֙ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ות יְהוָ֔ה לָשׂ֞וּם אֶת־אֶ֧רֶץ בָּבֶ֛ל לְשַׁמָּ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹושֵֽׁב׃ And the earth shook and trembled, for the thoughts of YHWH rose up against Bavel, to make the land of Bavel a desolation without inhabitant.   … Continue reading →