Author Archives: Nevi’im

בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִיא֙ אָבִ֣יא אֶתְכֶ֔ם וּבָעֵ֖ת קַבְּצִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אֶתֵּ֨ן אֶתְכֶ֜ם לְשֵׁ֣ם וְלִתְהִלָּ֗ה בְּכֹל֙ עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ בְּשׁוּבִ֧י אֶת־שְׁבוּתֵיכֶ֛ם לְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ At that time I will bring you, and at the time of My gathering you, for I will give you for … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֥י עֹשֶׂ֛ה אֶת־כָּל־מְעַנַּ֖יִךְ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֑יא וְהֹושַׁעְתִּ֣י אֶת־הַצֹּלֵעָ֗ה וְהַנִּדָּחָה֙ אֲקַבֵּ֔ץ וְשַׂמְתִּים֙ לִתְהִלָּ֣ה וּלְשֵׁ֔ם בְּכָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ “Behold, I am doing to all who afflict you at that time, and I will save the one who limps, and the one who was driven … Continue reading →

נוּגֵ֧י מִמֹּועֵ֛ד אָסַ֖פְתִּי מִמֵּ֣ךְ הָי֑וּ מַשְׂאֵ֥ת עָלֶ֖יהָ חֶרְפָּֽה׃ The afflicted ones from the appointed time I have gathered from you; they were a burden upon her, a reproach.   Morphology נוּגֵי (nugei) – Root: נוג (nug); Form: Participle Qal masculine … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛יִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ גִּבֹּ֣ור יֹושִׁ֑יעַ יָשִׂ֨ישׂ עָלַ֜יִךְ בְּשִׂמְחָ֗ה יַחֲרִישׁ֙ בְּאַ֣הֲבָתֹ֔ו יָגִ֥יל עָלַ֖יִךְ בְּרִנָּֽה׃ YHWH your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with joy, He will quiet in His love, He … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא יֵאָמֵ֥ר לִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אַל־תִּירָ֑אִי צִיֹּ֖ון אַל־יִרְפּ֥וּ יָדָֽיִךְ׃ In that day it shall be said to Yerushalayim, “Do not fear; Tsiyyon, let not your hands grow weak.   Morphology בַּיֹּום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite … Continue reading →

הֵסִ֤יר יְהוָה֙ מִשְׁפָּטַ֔יִךְ פִּנָּ֖ה אֹֽיְבֵ֑ךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל יְהוָה֙ בְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְ לֹא־תִֽירְאִ֥י רָ֖ע עֹֽוד׃ YHWH has removed your judgments; He has turned away your enemy. The King of Yisraʾel, YHWH, is in your midst; you shall not fear evil any more.   … Continue reading →

רָנִּי֙ בַּת־צִיֹּ֔ון הָרִ֖יעוּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל שִׂמְחִ֤י וְעָלְזִי֙ בְּכָל־לֵ֔ב בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Sing aloud, daughter of Tsiyyon; shout, Yisraʾel; rejoice and exult with all the heart, daughter of Yerushalayim.   Morphology רָנִּי (ranni) – Root: רנן (ranan); Form: Qal imperative 2fs; Translation: “sing … Continue reading →

שְׁאֵרִ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לֹֽא־יַעֲשׂ֤וּ עַוְלָה֙ וְלֹא־יְדַבְּר֣וּ כָזָ֔ב וְלֹֽא־יִמָּצֵ֥א בְּפִיהֶ֖ם לְשֹׁ֣ון תַּרְמִ֑ית כִּֽי־הֵ֛מָּה יִרְע֥וּ וְרָבְצ֖וּ וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃ ס The remnant of Yisraʾel shall not do unrighteousness, and shall not speak falsehood, and no tongue of deceit shall be found in their mouth, … Continue reading →

וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֣י בְקִרְבֵּ֔ךְ עַ֥ם עָנִ֖י וָדָ֑ל וְחָס֖וּ בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ And I will leave in your midst a people afflicted and poor, and they shall take refuge in the name of YHWH.   Morphology וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּי (ve-hishʾarti) – Root: שׁאר (shaʾar); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא לֹ֤א תֵבֹ֨ושִׁי֙ מִכֹּ֣ל עֲלִילֹתַ֔יִךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּשַׁ֖עַתְּ בִּ֑י כִּי־אָ֣ז אָסִ֣יר מִקִּרְבֵּ֗ךְ עַלִּיזֵי֙ גַּאֲוָתֵ֔ךְ וְלֹֽא־תֹוסִ֧פִי לְגָבְהָ֛ה עֹ֖וד בְּהַ֥ר קָדְשִֽׁי׃ In that day you shall not be ashamed from all your deeds by which you transgressed against Me, for then I … Continue reading →

מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְנַֽהֲרֵי־כ֑וּשׁ עֲתָרַי֙ בַּת־פּוּצַ֔י יֹובִל֖וּן מִנְחָתִֽי׃ From beyond the rivers of Kush My suppliants, the daughter of Putsai, shall bring My offering.   Morphology מֵעֵבֶר (meʿeiver) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine singular; Translation: “from beyond”; … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־אָ֛ז אֶהְפֹּ֥ךְ אֶל־עַמִּ֖ים שָׂפָ֣ה בְרוּרָ֑ה לִקְרֹ֤א כֻלָּם֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה לְעָבְדֹ֖ו שְׁכֶ֥ם אֶחָֽד׃ For then I will turn to the peoples a pure language, for all of them to call in the name of YHWH, to serve Him with one shoulder. … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֤ן חַכּוּ־לִי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה לְיֹ֖ום קוּמִ֣י לְעַ֑ד כִּ֣י מִשְׁפָּטִי֩ לֶאֱסֹ֨ף גֹּויִ֜ם לְקָבְצִ֣י מַמְלָכֹ֗ות לִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם זַעְמִי֙ כֹּ֚ל חֲרֹ֣ון אַפִּ֔י כִּ֚י בְּאֵ֣שׁ קִנְאָתִ֔י תֵּאָכֵ֖ל כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Therefore wait for Me,” declares YHWH, “for the day of My rising for prey; for My judgment … Continue reading →

אָמַ֜רְתִּי אַךְ־תִּירְאִ֤י אֹותִי֙ תִּקְחִ֣י מוּסָ֔ר וְלֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֣ת מְעֹונָ֔הּ כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־פָּקַ֖דְתִּי עָלֶ֑יהָ אָכֵן֙ הִשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ הִשְׁחִ֔יתוּ כֹּ֖ל עֲלִילֹותָֽם׃ I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me, you will take discipline,’ and her dwelling will not be cut off, all that I have appointed upon … Continue reading →

הִכְרַ֣תִּי גֹויִ֗ם נָשַׁ֨מּוּ֙ פִּנֹּותָ֔ם הֶחֱרַ֥בְתִּי חֽוּצֹותָ֖ם מִבְּלִ֣י עֹובֵ֑ר נִצְדּ֧וּ עָרֵיהֶ֛ם מִבְּלִי־אִ֖ישׁ מֵאֵ֥ין יֹושֵֽׁב׃ “I have cut off nations; their corners have been desolated. I have laid waste their streets, without one passing through; their cities have been destroyed, without a … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֤ה צַדִּיק֙ בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ לֹ֥א יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה עַוְלָ֑ה בַּבֹּ֨קֶר בַּבֹּ֜קֶר מִשְׁפָּטֹ֨ו יִתֵּ֤ן לָאֹור֙ לֹ֣א נֶעְדָּ֔ר וְלֹֽא־יֹודֵ֥עַ עַוָּ֖ל בֹּֽשֶׁת׃ YHWH is righteous in her midst; He will not do wrong. Morning by morning His judgment He gives to the light; it is not … Continue reading →

נְבִיאֶ֨יהָ֙ פֹּֽחֲזִ֔ים אַנְשֵׁ֖י בֹּֽגְדֹ֑ות כֹּהֲנֶ֨יהָ֙ חִלְּלוּ־קֹ֔דֶשׁ חָמְס֖וּ תֹּורָֽה׃ Her prophets are reckless, men of treacheries; her priests have profaned holiness, they have done violence to the Torah.   Morphology נְבִיאֶיהָ (neviʾeha) – Root: נבא (navaʾ); Form: Noun masculine plural construct … Continue reading →

שָׂרֶ֣יהָ בְקִרְבָּ֔הּ אֲרָיֹ֖ות שֹׁאֲגִ֑ים שֹׁפְטֶ֨יהָ֙ זְאֵ֣בֵי עֶ֔רֶב לֹ֥א גָרְמ֖וּ לַבֹּֽקֶר׃ Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the evening; they have not left until the morning.   Morphology שָׂרֶיהָ (sarehah) – Root: שׂרר (sar); … Continue reading →

לֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעָה֙ בְּקֹ֔ול לֹ֥א לָקְחָ֖ה מוּסָ֑ר בַּֽיהוָה֙ לֹ֣א בָטָ֔חָה אֶל־אֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ לֹ֥א קָרֵֽבָה׃ She did not listen to the voice, she did not take discipline; in YHWH she did not trust, to her God she did not draw near.   Morphology … Continue reading →

הֹ֥וי מֹרְאָ֖ה וְנִגְאָלָ֑ה הָעִ֖יר הַיֹּונָֽה׃ Woe to the rebellious and defiled one, the oppressing city.   Morphology הֹוי (hoi) – Root: הוי (hoi); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Woe”; Notes: A prophetic cry of impending judgment. מֹרְאָה (morʾah) – Root: מרה (marah); … Continue reading →

זֹ֞֠את הָעִ֤יר הָעַלִּיזָה֙ הַיֹּושֶׁ֣בֶת לָבֶ֔טַח הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ בִּלְבָבָ֔הּ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֣י עֹ֑וד אֵ֣יךְ הָיְתָ֣ה לְשַׁמָּ֗ה מַרְבֵּץ֙ לַֽחַיָּ֔ה כֹּ֚ל עֹובֵ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ יִשְׁרֹ֖ק יָנִ֥יעַ יָדֹֽו׃ ס This is the exultant city, sitting securely, the one saying in her heart, “I am, and there is … Continue reading →

וְרָבְצ֨וּ בְתֹוכָ֤הּ עֲדָרִים֙ כָּל־חַיְתֹו־גֹ֔וי גַּם־קָאַת֙ גַּם־קִפֹּ֔ד בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ יָלִ֑ינוּ קֹ֠ול יְשֹׁורֵ֤ר בַּֽחַלֹּון֙ חֹ֣רֶב בַּסַּ֔ף כִּ֥י אַרְזָ֖ה עֵרָֽה׃ And herds shall lie down in her midst, every beast of a nation; both qāʾat and qippod in her capitals shall lodge; a voice … Continue reading →

וְיֵ֤ט יָדֹו֙ עַל־צָפֹ֔ון וִֽיאַבֵּ֖ד אֶת־אַשּׁ֑וּר וְיָשֵׂ֤ם אֶת־נִֽינְוֵה֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה צִיָּ֖ה כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ And He shall stretch out His hand over the north and shall destroy Ashshur, and He shall make Nineweh into a desolation, a dry waste like the wilderness.   Morphology … Continue reading →

גַּם־אַתֶּ֣ם כּוּשִׁ֔ים חַֽלְלֵ֥י חַרְבִּ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃ Also you, Kusim, are slain of My sword—they are.   Morphology גַּם (gam) – Root: גם (gam); Form: Adverb; Translation: “also”; Notes: Adds Kush to the list of nations under judgment in this prophecy. אַתֶּם … Continue reading →

נֹורָ֤א יְהוָה֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֣י רָזָ֔ה אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לֹו֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקֹומֹ֔ו כֹּ֖ל אִיֵּ֥י הַגֹּויִֽם׃ Awesome is YHWH over them, for He has made lean all the gods of the earth, and they shall bow to Him—each man from his place—all … Continue reading →

זֹ֥את לָהֶ֖ם תַּ֣חַת גְּאֹונָ֑ם כִּ֤י חֵֽרְפוּ֙ וַיַּגְדִּ֔לוּ עַל־עַ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ This is for them instead of their pride, for they reproached and magnified themselves against the people of YHWH of Hosts.   Morphology זֹאת (zoʾt) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֣ן חַי־אָ֡נִי נְאֻם֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כִּֽי־מֹואָ֞ב כִּסְדֹ֤ם תִּֽהְיֶה֙ וּבְנֵ֤י עַמֹּון֙ כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה מִמְשַׁ֥ק חָר֛וּל וּמִכְרֵה־מֶ֥לַח וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה עַד־עֹולָ֑ם שְׁאֵרִ֤ית עַמִּי֙ יְבָזּ֔וּם וְיֶ֥תֶר גּוֹי יִנְחָלֽוּם׃ Therefore, as I live—utterance of YHWH of hosts, the God of Yisraʾel—surely Moʾav shall be like … Continue reading →