Author Archives: Nevi’im

יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ בַּלְּבָנֹ֔ון מִקַּנְתִּי֙ בָּֽאֲרָזִ֑ים מַה־נֵּחַנְתְּ֙ בְּבֹא־לָ֣ךְ חֲבָלִ֔ים חִ֖יל כַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃ I dwelled in the Levanon, I nested among the cedars. How you have been pitied when pangs come upon you, anguish like a woman giving birth!   Morphology יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ (yashavti) – … Continue reading →

כָּל־רֹעַ֨יִךְ֙ תִּרְעֶה־ר֔וּחַ וּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְ בַּשְּׁבִ֣י יֵלֵ֑כוּ כִּ֣י אָ֤ז תֵּבֹ֨שִׁי֙ וְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּ מִכֹּ֖ל רָעָתֵֽךְ׃ All your shepherds shall shepherd wind, and your lovers shall go into captivity. For then you shall be ashamed and humiliated because of all your evil.   Morphology כָּל־רֹעַ֨יִךְ֙ … Continue reading →

דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֵלַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְ אָמַ֖רְתְּ לֹ֣א אֶשְׁמָ֑ע זֶ֤ה דַרְכֵּךְ֙ מִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְ כִּ֥י לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֖עַתְּ בְּקֹולִֽי׃ I spoke to you in your tranquility, but you said, ‘I will not listen.’ This is your way from your youth, for you have not listened to My … Continue reading →

עֲלִ֤י הַלְּבָנֹון֙ וּֽצְעָ֔קִי וּבַבָּשָׁ֖ן תְּנִ֣י קֹולֵ֑ךְ וְצַֽעֲקִי֙ מֵֽעֲבָרִ֔ים כִּ֥י נִשְׁבְּר֖וּ כָּל־מְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃ Go up to the Levanon and cry out, and in the Bashan give your voice, and cry out from ʿAvarim, for all your lovers have been broken.   Morphology … Continue reading →

קְבוּרַ֥ת חֲמֹ֖ור יִקָּבֵ֑ר סָחֹ֣וב וְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְ מֵהָ֖לְאָה לְשַׁעֲרֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס With the burial of a donkey he shall be buried, drag away and throw beyond the gates of Yerushalayim.   Morphology קְבוּרַ֥ת (qevurat) – Root: קבר; Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־יְהֹויָקִ֤ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה לֹא־יִסְפְּד֣וּ לֹ֔ו הֹ֥וי אָחִ֖י וְהֹ֣וי אָחֹ֑ות לֹא־יִסְפְּד֣וּ לֹ֔ו הֹ֥וי אָדֹ֖ון וְהֹ֥וי הֹדֹֽה׃ Therefore thus said YHWH concerning Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyyahu, king of Yehuda: “They shall not lament for him, saying ‘Woe, my … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין עֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ וְלִבְּךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־עַל־בִּצְעֶ֑ךָ וְעַ֤ל דַּֽם־הַנָּקִי֙ לִשְׁפֹּ֔וךְ וְעַל־הָעֹ֥שֶׁק וְעַל־הַמְּרוּצָ֖ה לַעֲשֹֽׂות׃ ס For your eyes and your heart are not but for your gain, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence to do it.   … Continue reading →

דָּ֛ן דִּין־עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְיֹ֖ון אָ֣ז טֹ֑וב הֲלֹוא־הִ֛יא הַדַּ֥עַת אֹתִ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know Me?” declares YHWH.   Morphology דָּ֛ן (dan) – Root: דן; Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading →

הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה מְתַחֲרֶ֣ה בָאָ֑רֶז אָבִ֜יךָ הֲלֹ֧וא אָכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֗ה וְעָשָׂ֤ה מִשְׁפָּט֙ וּצְדָקָ֔ה אָ֖ז טֹ֥וב לֹֽו׃ “Shall you reign because you strive with cedar? Your father—did he not eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with … Continue reading →

הָאֹמֵ֗ר אֶבְנֶה־לִּי֙ בֵּ֣ית מִדֹּ֔ות וַעֲלִיֹּ֖ות מְרֻוָּחִ֑ים וְקָ֤רַֽע לֹו֙ חַלֹּונָ֔י וְסָפ֣וּן בָּאָ֔רֶז וּמָשֹׁ֖וחַ בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ The one who says, ‘I will build myself a spacious house and wide upper rooms,” and cuts out windows for it, and it is paneled with cedar … Continue reading →

הֹ֣וי בֹּנֶ֤ה בֵיתֹו֙ בְּֽלֹא־צֶ֔דֶק וַעֲלִיֹּותָ֖יו בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּ֑ט בְּרֵעֵ֨הוּ֙ יַעֲבֹ֣ד חִנָּ֔ם וּפֹעֲלֹ֖ו לֹ֥א יִתֶּן־לֹֽו׃ “Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his fellow serve for nothing and does not give him … Continue reading →

כִּ֗י בִּמְקֹ֛ום אֲשֶׁר־הִגְל֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו שָׁ֣ם יָמ֑וּת וְאֶת־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את לֹֽא־יִרְאֶ֥ה עֹֽוד׃ ס For in the place where they have exiled him, there he shall die, and this land he shall not see again.   Morphology כִּ֗י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָֽמַר־֠יְהוָה אֶל־שַׁלֻּ֨ם בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ תַּ֚חַת יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָ֖א מִן־הַמָּקֹ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב שָׁ֖ם עֹֽוד׃ For thus said YHWH concerning Shallum son of Yoshiyyahu, king of Yehuda, who reigns in place of Yoshiyyahu his father, who went … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּבְכּ֣וּ לְמֵ֔ת וְאַל־תָּנֻ֖דוּ לֹ֑ו בְּכ֤וּ בָכֹו֙ לַֽהֹלֵ֔ךְ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָשׁוּב֙ עֹ֔וד וְרָאָ֖ה אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ מֹולַדְתֹּֽו׃ ס Do not weep for the dead, and do not mourn for him; weep, weep for the one who goes away, for he shall not return … Continue reading →

וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽזְב֔וּ אֶת־בְּרִ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים וַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ ס And they shall say, ‘Because they forsook the covenant of YHWH their God, and bowed down to other gods and served them.’”   Morphology וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ (ve-ʾamru) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְעָֽבְרוּ֙ גֹּויִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים עַ֖ל הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֔הוּ עַל־מֶ֨ה עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ כָּ֔כָה לָעִ֥יר הַגְּדֹולָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃ And many nations shall pass by this city, and each man shall say to his fellow: ‘Why has YHWH done thus to this great … Continue reading →

וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥י עָלֶ֛יךָ מַשְׁחִתִ֖ים אִ֣ישׁ וְכֵלָ֑יו וְכָֽרְתוּ֙ מִבְחַ֣ר אֲרָזֶ֔יךָ וְהִפִּ֖ילוּ עַל־הָאֵֽשׁ׃ And I will consecrate against you destroyers, each man and his weapon, and they shall cut down the choicest of your cedars, and cast them into the fire.   Morphology … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עַל־בֵּית֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה גִּלְעָ֥ד אַתָּ֛ה לִ֖י רֹ֣אשׁ הַלְּבָנֹ֑ון אִם־לֹ֤א אֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙ מִדְבָּ֔ר עָרִ֖ים לֹ֥א נושֶׂבה For thus said YHWH concerning the house of the king of Yehuda: “Gileʿad you are to Me, the head of the Levanon. Surely, … Continue reading →

וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמְע֔וּ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה בִּ֤י נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּי־לְחָרְבָּ֥ה יִֽהְיֶ֖ה הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃ ס But if you will not listen to these words, by Myself I have sworn,” declares YHWH, “that this house shall become a ruin.”’”   Morphology וְאִם֙ (ve-ʾim) … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י אִם־עָשֹׂו֙ תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה וּבָ֣אוּ בְשַׁעֲרֵ֣י הַבַּ֣יִת הַזֶּ֡ה מְלָכִים֩ יֹשְׁבִ֨ים לְדָוִ֜ד עַל־כִּסְאֹ֗ו רֹֽכְבִים֙ בָּרֶ֣כֶב וּבַסּוּסִ֔ים ה֥וּא וְעַבְדּוֹ וְעַמֹּֽו׃ For if you will indeed do this word, then there shall enter through the gates of this house kings sitting for … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עֲשׂ֤וּ מִשְׁפָּט֙ וּצְדָקָ֔ה וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ גָז֖וּל מִיַּ֣ד עָשֹׁ֑וק וְגֵר֩ יָתֹ֨ום וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה אַל־תֹּנוּ֙ אַל־תַּחְמֹ֔סוּ וְדָ֣ם נָקִ֔י אַֽל־תִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ בַּמָּקֹ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ Thus said YHWH: “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who is robbed from the hand of the oppressor. … Continue reading →

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ שְׁמַ֣ע דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א דָוִ֑ד אַתָּ֤ה וַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ וְעַמְּךָ֔ הַבָּאִ֖ים בַּשְּׁעָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס and you shall say, ‘Hear the word of YHWH, O king of Yehuda, who sits on the throne of Dawid, you and your servants and … Continue reading →

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה רֵ֖ד בֵּֽית־מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ Thus said YHWH: “Go down to the house of the king of Yehuda, and speak there this word,   Morphology כֹּ֚ה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם כִּפְרִ֥י מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְהִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּיַעְרָ֔הּ וְאָכְלָ֖ה כָּל־סְבִיבֶֽיהָ׃ ס And I will visit upon you according to the fruit of your deeds,” declares YHWH, “and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall consume all … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֨י אֵלַ֜יִךְ יֹשֶׁ֧בֶת הָעֵ֛מֶק צ֥וּר הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ מִֽי־יֵחַ֣ת עָלֵ֔ינוּ וּמִ֥י יָבֹ֖וא בִּמְעֹונֹותֵֽינוּ׃ “Behold, I am against you, O dweller of the valley, rock of the plain,” declares YHWH, “those who say, ‘Who shall come down against us? and who … Continue reading →

בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֗ד כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה דִּ֤ינוּ לַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ גָז֖וּל מִיַּ֣ד עֹושֵׁ֑ק פֶּן־תֵּצֵ֨א כָאֵ֜שׁ חֲמָתִ֗י וּבָעֲרָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין מְכַבֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י רֹ֥עַ מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ House of Dawid, thus said YHWH: “Judge justice in the morning, and rescue the one who is robbed from … Continue reading →

וּלְבֵית֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃ “And to the house of the king of Yehuda: ‘Hear the word of YHWH.   Morphology וּלְבֵית֙ (u-le-veit) – Root: בית; Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “And to the house … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י שַׂ֣מְתִּי פָ֠נַי בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֧את לְרָעָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א לְטֹובָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה בְּיַד־מֶ֤לֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ תִּנָּתֵ֔ן וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ ס For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good,” declares YHWH, “it shall be given into the hand of … Continue reading →

הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את יָמ֕וּת בַּחֶ֖רֶב וּבָרָעָ֣ב וּבַדָּ֑בֶר וְהַיֹּוצֵא֩ וְנָפַ֨ל עַל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים הַצָּרִ֤ים עֲלֵיכֶם֙ יִֽחְיֶה וְהָֽיְתָה־לֹּ֥ו נַפְשֹׁ֖ו לְשָׁלָֽל׃ The one who dwells in this city shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence; but the one who goes out … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ תֹּאמַ֔ר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנְנִ֤י נֹתֵן֙ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַחַיִּ֖ים וְאֶת־דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמָּֽוֶת׃ “And to this people you shall say, ‘Thus says YHWH: “Behold, I am placing before you the way of life and the way of death.   Morphology … Continue reading →