Author Archives: Nevi’im

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 be”; Notes: Common prophetic introduction … Continue reading →

בַּלָּהֹ֥ות אֶתְּנֵ֖ךְ וְאֵינֵ֑ךְ וּֽתְבֻקְשִׁ֗י וְלֹֽא־תִמָּצְאִ֥י עֹוד֙ לְעֹולָ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה׃ ס Terrors I will make you, and you are no more; though you are sought for, you shall never be found again,’ declares the Lord YHWH.”   Morphology בַּלָּהֹות (ballahot) … Continue reading →

וְהֹורַדְתִּיךְ֩ אֶת־יֹ֨ורְדֵי בֹ֜ור אֶל־עַ֣ם עֹולָ֗ם וְ֠הֹושַׁבְתִּיךְ בְּאֶ֨רֶץ תַּחְתִּיֹּ֜ות כָּחֳרָבֹ֤ות מֵֽעֹולָם֙ אֶת־יֹ֣ורְדֵי בֹ֔ור לְמַ֖עַן לֹ֣א תֵשֵׁ֑בִי וְנָתַתִּ֥י צְבִ֖י בְּאֶ֥רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃ And I will bring you down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה בְּתִתִּ֤י אֹתָךְ֙ עִ֣יר נֶחֱרֶ֔בֶת כֶּעָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־נֹושָׁ֑בוּ בְּהַעֲלֹ֤ות עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ אֶת־תְּהֹ֔ום וְכִסּ֖וּךְ הַמַּ֥יִם הָרַבִּֽים׃ “For thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘When I make you a desolate city, like the cities which are not inhabited, when I … Continue reading →

עַתָּה֙ יֶחְרְד֣וּ הָֽאִיִּ֔ן יֹ֖ום מַפַּלְתֵּ֑ךְ וְנִבְהֲל֛וּ הָאִיִּ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־בַּיָּ֖ם מִצֵּאתֵֽךְ׃ ס Now the coastlands shall tremble on the day of your fall, and the islands that are in the sea shall be terrified at your departure.   Morphology עַתָּה (ʿattah) – … Continue reading →

וְנָשְׂא֨וּ עָלַ֤יִךְ קִינָה֙ וְאָ֣מְרוּ לָ֔ךְ אֵ֣יךְ אָבַ֔דְתְּ נֹושֶׁ֖בֶת מִיַּמִּ֑ים הָעִ֣יר הַהֻלָּ֗לָה אֲשֶׁר֩ הָיְתָ֨ה חֲזָקָ֤ה בַיָּם֙ הִ֣יא וְיֹשְׁבֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁר־נָתְנ֥וּ חִתִּיתָ֖ם לְכָל־יֹושְׁבֶֽיהָ׃ And they shall lift up a lamentation over you and shall say to you, “How you have perished, you who … Continue reading →

וְֽיָרְד֞וּ מֵעַ֣ל כִּסְאֹותָ֗ם כֹּ֚ל נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הַיָּ֔ם וְהֵסִ֨ירוּ֙ אֶת־מְעִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם וְאֶת־בִּגְדֵ֥י רִקְמָתָ֖ם יִפְשֹׁ֑טוּ חֲרָדֹ֤ות יִלְבָּ֨שׁוּ֙ עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ יֵשֵׁ֔בוּ וְחָֽרְדוּ֙ לִרְגָעִ֔ים וְשָׁמְמ֖וּ עָלָֽיִךְ׃ And all the princes of the sea shall come down from upon their thrones, and they shall remove their cloaks, and … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה לְצֹ֑ור הֲלֹ֣א מִקֹּ֣ול מַפַּלְתֵּ֗ךְ בֶּאֱנֹ֨ק חָלָ֜ל בֵּהָ֤רֵֽג הֶ֨רֶג֙ בְּתֹוכֵ֔ךְ יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ הָאִיִּֽים׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH to Tsor: ‘Shall not the sound of your fall, when the slain groan, when slaughter is made in your midst, … Continue reading →

וּנְתַתִּ֞יךְ לִצְחִ֣יחַ סֶ֗לַע מִשְׁטַ֤ח חֲרָמִים֙ תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה לֹ֥א תִבָּנֶ֖ה עֹ֑וד כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס And I will make you a bare rock, you shall be a place for spreading of nets, you shall not be built again, … Continue reading →

וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֖י הֲמֹ֣ון שִׁירָ֑יִךְ וְקֹ֣ול כִּנֹּורַ֔יִךְ לֹ֥א יִשָּׁמַ֖ע עֹֽוד׃ And I will cause the noise of your songs to cease, and the sound of your harps shall no longer be heard.   Morphology וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי (ve-hishbati) – Root: שׁבת (shavat); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

וְשָׁלְל֣וּ חֵילֵ֗ךְ וּבָֽזְזוּ֙ רְכֻלָּתֵ֔ךְ וְהָֽרְסוּ֙ חֹומֹותַ֔יִךְ וּבָתֵּ֥י חֶמְדָּתֵ֖ךְ יִתֹּ֑צוּ וַאֲבָנַ֤יִךְ וְעֵצַ֨יִךְ֙ וַֽעֲפָרֵ֔ךְ בְּתֹ֥וךְ מַ֖יִם יָשִֽׂימוּ׃ And they shall plunder your wealth, and they shall seize your merchandise, and they shall destroy your walls, and your desirable houses they shall demolish, … Continue reading →

בְּפַרְסֹ֣ות סוּסָ֔יו יִרְמֹ֖ס אֶת־כָּל־חֽוּצֹותָ֑יִךְ עַמֵּךְ֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יַהֲרֹ֔ג וּמַצְּבֹ֥ות עֻזֵּ֖ךְ לָאָ֥רֶץ תֵּרֵֽד׃ With the hoofs of his horses he shall trample all your streets, your people by the sword he shall slay, and the pillars of your strength to the ground … Continue reading →

מִשִּׁפְעַ֥ת סוּסָ֖יו יְכַסֵּ֣ךְ אֲבָקָ֑ם מִקֹּול֩ פָּרַ֨שׁ וְגַלְגַּ֜ל וָרֶ֗כֶב תִּרְעַ֨שְׁנָה֙ חֹֽומֹותַ֔יִךְ בְּבֹאֹו֙ בִּשְׁעָרַ֔יִךְ כִּמְבֹואֵ֖י עִ֥יר מְבֻקָּעָֽה׃ From the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover you, from the noise of horseman and wheel and chariot your walls shall shake, when … Continue reading →

וּמְחִ֣י קָֽבָלֹּ֔ו יִתֵּ֖ן בְּחֹֽמֹותָ֑יִךְ וּמִ֨גְדְּלֹתַ֔יִךְ יִתֹּ֖ץ בְּחַרְבֹותָֽיו׃ And the blow of his battering ram he shall set against your walls, and your towers he shall break down with his swords.   Morphology וּמְחִי (u-meḥi) – Root: מחה (maḥah); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

בְּנֹותַ֥יִךְ בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה בַּחֶ֣רֶב יַהֲרֹ֑ג וְנָתַ֨ן עָלַ֜יִךְ דָּיֵ֗ק וְשָׁפַ֤ךְ עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ סֹֽלְלָ֔ה וְהֵקִ֥ים עָלַ֖יִךְ צִנָּֽה׃ Your daughters in the field, by the sword he shall slay, and he shall set against you a siege wall, and he shall pour out against you … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֧י מֵבִ֣יא אֶל־צֹ֗ר נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל מִצָּפֹ֖ון מֶ֣לֶךְ מְלָכִ֑ים בְּס֛וּס וּבְרֶ֥כֶב וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים וְקָהָ֥ל וְעַם־רָֽב׃ “For thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I am bringing against Tsor Nevukhadretstsar king of Bavel from the north, king of kings, … Continue reading →

וּבְנֹותֶ֨יהָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה בַּחֶ֖רֶב תֵּהָרַ֑גְנָה וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ And her daughters who are in the field, by the sword they shall be slain, and they shall know that I am YHWH.’”   Morphology וּבְנֹותֶיהָ (u-ve-noteyha) – Root: בת (bat); … Continue reading →

מִשְׁטַ֨ח חֲרָמִ֤ים תִּֽהְיֶה֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַיָּ֔ם כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י דִבַּ֔רְתִּי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וְהָיְתָ֥ה לְבַ֖ז לַגֹּויִֽם׃ A spreading-place for nets she shall be in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,’ declares the Lord YHWH, ‘and she shall become a … Continue reading →

וְשִׁחֲת֞וּ חֹמֹ֣ות צֹ֗ר וְהָֽרְסוּ֙ מִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָ וְסִֽחֵיתִ֥י עֲפָרָ֖הּ מִמֶּ֑נָּה וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֹותָ֖הּ לִצְחִ֥יחַ סָֽלַע׃ And they shall destroy the walls of Tsor, and they shall break down her towers; and I will scrape her dust from her, and I will make her … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֥י עָלַ֖יִךְ צֹ֑ר וְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤י עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ גֹּויִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים כְּהַעֲלֹ֥ות הַיָּ֖ם לְגַלָּֽיו׃ Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I am against you, Tsor, and I will bring up against you many nations, as the sea brings … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם יַ֠עַן אֲשֶׁר־אָ֨מְרָה צֹּ֤ר עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ הֶאָ֔ח נִשְׁבְּרָ֛ה דַּלְתֹ֥ות הָעַמִּ֖ים נָסֵ֣בָּה אֵלָ֑י אִמָּלְאָ֖ה הָחֳרָֽבָה׃ “Son of man, because Tsor has said concerning Yerushalayim, ‘Aha, she is broken, the gateway of the peoples! She is turned to me; I shall be filled, … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֛י בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the first of the month, the word of YHWH was to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); … Continue reading →

וְעָשִׂ֤יתִי בָם֙ נְקָמֹ֣ות גְּדֹלֹ֔ות בְּתֹוכְחֹ֖ות חֵמָ֑ה וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בְּתִתִּ֥י אֶת־נִקְמָתִ֖י בָּֽם׃ ס And I will execute great acts of vengeance upon them with furious rebukes, and they shall know that I am YHWH when I put my vengeance in … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י נֹוטֶ֤ה יָדִי֙ עַל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י אֶת־כְּרֵתִ֑ים וְהַ֣אֲבַדְתִּ֔י אֶת־שְׁאֵרִ֖ית חֹ֥וף הַיָּֽם׃ Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH: “Behold, I stretch out my hand against the Pelishtim, and I will cut off the Keretim, and I will … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֛עַן עֲשֹׂ֥ות פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בִּנְקָמָ֑ה וַיִּנָּקְמ֤וּ נָקָם֙ בִּשְׁאָ֣ט בְּנֶ֔פֶשׁ לְמַשְׁחִ֖ית אֵיבַ֥ת עֹולָֽם׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Because the Pelishtim acted by vengeance, and they took vengeance with contempt in soul, to destroy with everlasting enmity.”   … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֨י אֶת־נִקְמָתִ֜י בֶּאֱדֹ֗ום בְּיַד֙ עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְעָשׂ֣וּ בֶאֱדֹ֔ום כְּאַפִּ֖י וְכַחֲמָתִ֑י וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ אֶת־נִקְמָתִ֔י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ And I will put my vengeance in Edom in the hand of my people Yisraʾel, and they shall do in Edom according to my … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְנָטִ֤תִי יָדִי֙ עַל־אֱדֹ֔ום וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֣ם וּבְהֵמָ֑ה וּנְתַתִּ֤יהָ חָרְבָּה֙ מִתֵּימָ֔ן וּדְדָ֖נֶה בַּחֶ֥רֶב יִפֹּֽלוּ׃ Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH: “I will stretch out my hand against Edom and I will cut off from it man … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֣עַן עֲשֹׂ֥ות אֱדֹ֛ום בִּנְקֹ֥ם נָקָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיֶּאְשְׁמ֥וּ אָשֹׁ֖ום וְנִקְּמ֥וּ בָהֶֽם׃ ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Because Edom acted in taking vengeance against the house of Yehuda, and they became guilty of guilt and took vengeance … Continue reading →

וּבְמֹואָ֖ב אֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה שְׁפָטִ֑ים וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס And in Moʾav I will execute judgments, and they shall know that I am YHWH.”   Morphology וּבְמֹואָב (u-vi-Moʾav) – Root: מואב (Moʾav); Form: Conjunction וְ + Preposition בְּ + proper noun masculine … Continue reading →

לִבְנֵי־קֶ֨דֶם֙ עַל־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֔ון וּנְתַתִּ֖יהָ לְמֹֽורָשָׁ֑ה לְמַ֛עַן לֹֽא־תִזָּכֵ֥ר בְּנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֖ון בַּגֹּויִֽם׃ To the sons of the east, upon the sons of ʿAmmon, and I will give it for a possession, so that the sons of ʿAmmon may not be remembered among the … Continue reading →