Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְכִ֤י תֹאמְרִי֙ בִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְ מַדּ֖וּעַ קְרָאֻ֣נִי אֵ֑לֶּה בְּרֹ֧ב עֲוֹנֵ֛ךְ נִגְל֥וּ שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ נֶחְמְס֥וּ עֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃ And if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these come upon me?’ Through the greatness of your iniquity your skirts have been uncovered, your heels have been … Continue reading →

מַה־תֹּֽאמְרִי֙ כִּֽי־יִפְקֹ֣ד עָלַ֔יִךְ וְ֠אַתְּ לִמַּ֨דְתְּ אֹתָ֥ם עָלַ֛יִךְ אַלֻּפִ֖ים לְרֹ֑אשׁ הֲלֹ֤וא חֲבָלִים֙ יֹאחֱז֔וּךְ כְּמֹ֖ו אֵ֥שֶׁת לֵדָֽה׃ What will you say when He appoints over you—and you, you have taught them—chiefs to be over you? Will not pangs seize you, like a … Continue reading →

שֶׂאי עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ וּרְאִי הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצָּפֹ֑ון אַיֵּ֗ה הָעֵ֨דֶר֙ נִתַּן־לָ֔ךְ צֹ֖אן תִּפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃ Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, the sheep of your glory?   Morphology שֶׂאי (seʾi) – … Continue reading →

עָרֵ֥י הַנֶּ֛גֶב סֻגְּר֖וּ וְאֵ֣ין פֹּתֵ֑חַ הָגְלָ֧ת יְהוּדָ֛ה כֻּלָּ֖הּ הָגְלָ֥ת שְׁלֹומִֽים׃ ס The cities of the Negev are shut, with no one opening; all of Yehuda has gone into exile—complete exile of peace.   Morphology עָרֵ֥י (ʿarei) – Root: עיר; Form: … Continue reading →

אֱמֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְלַגְּבִירָ֖ה הַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּ שֵׁ֑בוּ כִּ֤י יָרַד֙ מַרְאֲשֹׁ֣ותֵיכֶ֔ם עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃ Say to the king and to the mistress: “Lower yourselves, sit down, for your crown of glory has come down from your heads.”   Morphology אֱמֹ֥ר (ʾemor) – Root: אמר; … Continue reading →

וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמָע֔וּהָ בְּמִסְתָּרִ֥ים תִּבְכֶּֽה־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִפְּנֵ֣י גֵוָ֑ה וְדָמֹ֨עַ תִּדְמַ֜ע וְתֵרַ֤ד עֵינִי֙ דִּמְעָ֔ה כִּ֥י נִשְׁבָּ֖ה עֵ֥דֶר יְהוָֽה׃ ס But if you will not listen, my soul shall weep in secret places because of pride, and my eye shall weep bitterly and … Continue reading →

תְּנוּ֩ לַיהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם כָּבֹוד֙ בְּטֶ֣רֶם יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ וּבְטֶ֛רֶם יִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּ רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־הָ֣רֵי נָ֑שֶׁף וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם לְאֹור֙ וְשָׂמָ֣הּ לְצַלְמָ֔וֶת ישֶׂית לַעֲרָפֶֽל׃ Give to YHWH your God glory before it grows dark, and before your feet stumble on the mountains of twilight. And you hope … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֥וּ וְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּ אַל־תִּגְבָּ֑הוּ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ Hear and give ear, do not be haughty, for YHWH has spoken.   Morphology שִׁמְע֥וּ (shimʿu) – Root: שמע; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Hear”; Notes: General call to listen attentively to the … Continue reading →

וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֜יו וְהָאָבֹ֧ות וְהַבָּנִ֛ים יַחְדָּ֖ו נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה לֹֽא־אֶחְמֹ֧ול וְלֹֽא־אָח֛וּס וְלֹ֥א אֲרַחֵ֖ם מֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ ס And I will smash them, each man against his brother, and the fathers and the sons together—declares YHWH—I will not pity, nor will I spare, nor will … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִ֣י מְמַלֵּ֣א אֶת־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֪רֶץ הַזֹּ֟את וְאֶת־הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הַיֹּשְׁבִים֩ לְדָוִ֨ד עַל־כִּסְאֹ֜ו וְאֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְאֶת־הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֖ם שִׁכָּרֹֽון׃ And you shall say to them: Thus said YHWH, “Behold, I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land, … Continue reading →

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה ס כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כָּל־נֵ֖בֶל יִמָּ֣לֵא יָ֑יִן וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ הֲיָדֹ֨עַ֙ לֹ֣א נֵדַ֔ע כִּ֥י כָל־נֵ֖בֶל יִמָּ֥לֵא יָֽיִן׃ And you shall say to them this word: Thus said YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel: “Every jar shall be … Continue reading →

כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יִדְבַּ֨ק הָאֵזֹ֜ור אֶל־מָתְנֵי־אִ֗ישׁ כֵּ֣ן הִדְבַּ֣קְתִּי אֵ֠לַי אֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָ֙ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה לִֽהְיֹ֥ות לִי֙ לְעָ֔ם וּלְשֵׁ֥ם וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ For as the loincloth clings to the loins of a man, so I have caused the whole house of … Continue reading →

הָעָם֩ הַזֶּ֨ה הָרָ֜ע הַֽמֵּאֲנִ֣ים לִשְׁמֹ֣ועַ אֶת־דְּבָרַ֗י הַהֹֽלְכִים֙ בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת לִבָּ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְעָבְדָ֖ם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם וִיהִי֙ כָּאֵזֹ֣ור הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל׃ This evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart … Continue reading →

כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה כָּ֠כָה אַשְׁחִ֞ית אֶת־גְּאֹ֧ון יְהוּדָ֛ה וְאֶת־גְּאֹ֥ון יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם הָרָֽב׃ Thus said YHWH: “Thus I will ruin the pride of Yehuda and the great pride of Yerushalayim.”   Morphology כֹּ֖ה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

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

וָאֵלֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וָאֶחְפֹּ֗ר וָֽאֶקַּח֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵזֹ֔ור מִן־הַמָּקֹ֖ום אֲשֶׁר־טְמַנְתִּ֣יו שָׁ֑מָּה וְהִנֵּה֙ נִשְׁחַ֣ת הָאֵזֹ֔ור לֹ֥א יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל׃ פ And I went to Perat and I dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it there, and behold, the … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י ק֚וּם לֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וְקַ֤ח מִשָּׁם֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵזֹ֔ור אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתִ֖יךָ לְטָמְנֹו־שָֽׁם׃ And it came to pass after many days, that YHWH said to me, “Arise, go to Perat, and take from there the loincloth which … Continue reading →

וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ וָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּ בִּפְרָ֑ת כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֹותִֽי׃ And I went and I hid it in Perat, as YHWH had commanded me.   Morphology וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ (va-elekh) – Root: הלך; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 1st person common singular; Translation: “And I … Continue reading →

קַ֧ח אֶת־הָאֵזֹ֛ור אֲשֶׁ֥ר קָנִ֖יתָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־מָתְנֶ֑יךָ וְקוּם֙ לֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וְטָמְנֵ֥הוּ שָׁ֖ם בִּנְקִ֥יק הַסָּֽלַע׃ “Take the loincloth that you bought, that is upon your loins, and arise, go to Perat, and hide it there in the cleft of the rock.”   … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֧י דְבַר־יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י שֵׁנִ֥ית לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me a second time, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִ֧י (va-yehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וָאֶקְנֶ֥ה אֶת־הָאֵזֹ֖ור כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וָאָשִׂ֖ם עַל־מָתְנָֽי׃ ס And I bought the loincloth according to the word of YHWH, and I put it on my loins.   Morphology וָאֶקְנֶ֥ה (va-eqneh) – Root: קנה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 1st person common … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י הָלֹ֞וךְ וְקָנִ֤יתָ לְּךָ֙ אֵזֹ֣ור פִּשְׁתִּ֔ים וְשַׂמְתֹּ֖ו עַל־מָתְנֶ֑יךָ וּבַמַּ֖יִם לֹ֥א תְבִאֵֽהוּ׃ Thus said YHWH to me: “Go and buy for yourself a linen loincloth, and put it on your loins, but into the water you shall not bring … Continue reading →

וְאִ֖ם לֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י אֶת־הַגֹּ֥וי הַה֛וּא נָתֹ֥ושׁ וְאַבֵּ֖ד נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס But if they will not listen, then I will uproot that nation, uprooting and destroying,” declares YHWH.   Morphology וְאִם (ve-im) – Root: אם; Form: Conjunction + conditional particle; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֡ה אִם־לָמֹ֣ד יִלְמְדוּ֩ אֶת־דַּֽרְכֵ֨י עַמִּ֜י לְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַ בִּשְׁמִי֙ חַי־יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר לִמְּדוּ֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י לְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַ בַּבָּ֑עַל וְנִבְנ֖וּ בְּתֹ֥וךְ עַמִּֽי׃ And it shall be, if they will indeed learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, “As YHWH lives,” just as … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה אַֽחֲרֵי֙ נָתְשִׁ֣י אֹותָ֔ם אָשׁ֖וּב וְרִֽחַמְתִּ֑ים וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֛ים אִ֥ישׁ לְנַחֲלָתֹ֖ו וְאִ֥ישׁ לְאַרְצֹֽו׃ And it shall be after I have uprooted them, I will return and have compassion on them, and I will restore each man to his inheritance and each man … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עַל־כָּל־שְׁכֵנַי֙ הָֽרָעִ֔ים הַנֹּֽגְעִים֙ בַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־הִנְחַ֥לְתִּי אֶת־עַמִּ֖י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִנְנִ֤י נֹֽתְשָׁם֙ מֵעַ֣ל אַדְמָתָ֔ם וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה אֶתֹּ֥ושׁ מִתֹּוכָֽם׃ Thus said YHWH concerning all My evil neighbors who touch the inheritance that I caused My people Yisraʾel to inherit: Behold, I … Continue reading →

זָרְע֤וּ חִטִּים֙ וְקֹצִ֣ים קָצָ֔רוּ נֶחְל֖וּ לֹ֣א יֹועִ֑לוּ וּבֹ֨שׁוּ֙ מִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם מֵחֲרֹ֖ון אַף־יְהוָֽה׃ ס They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns; they have worn themselves out, it does not profit. Be ashamed of your produce because of the burning anger of … Continue reading →

עַֽל־כָּל־שְׁפָיִ֣ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר בָּ֚אוּ שֹֽׁדְדִ֔ים כִּ֣י חֶ֤רֶב לַֽיהוָה֙ אֹֽכְלָ֔ה מִקְצֵה־אֶ֖רֶץ וְעַד־קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ אֵ֥ין שָׁלֹ֖ום לְכָל־בָּשָֽׂר׃ ס Upon all the heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of YHWH devours from one end of the land to the … Continue reading →

שָׂמָהּ֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה אָבְלָ֥ה עָלַ֖י שְׁמֵמָ֑ה נָשַׁ֨מָּה֙ כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ שָׂ֥ם עַל־לֵֽב׃ He has made her a desolation, she mourns over Me—desolate; the whole land is laid waste, because there is no man who sets it upon the heart.   … Continue reading →

רֹעִ֤ים רַבִּים֙ שִֽׁחֲת֣וּ כַרְמִ֔י בֹּסְס֖וּ אֶת־חֶלְקָתִ֑י נָֽתְנ֛וּ אֶת־חֶלְקַ֥ת חֶמְדָּתִ֖י לְמִדְבַּ֥ר שְׁמָמָֽה׃ Many shepherds have ruined My vineyard, they have trampled My portion, they have made the portion of My delight a desolate wilderness.   Morphology רֹעִים (roʿim) – Root: רעה; … Continue reading →