Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְשָׁתִ֨ית אֹותָ֜הּ וּמָצִ֗ית וְאֶת־חֲרָשֶׂ֛יהָ תְּגָרֵ֖מִי וְשָׁדַ֣יִךְ תְּנַתֵּ֑קִי כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י דִבַּ֔רְתִּי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס And you shall drink it and drain it, and its shards you shall gnaw, and your breasts you shall tear off; for I have spoken,’ declares … Continue reading →

שִׁכָּרֹ֥ון וְיָגֹ֖ון תִּמָּלֵ֑אִי כֹּ֚וס שַׁמָּ֣ה וּשְׁמָמָ֔ה כֹּ֖וס אֲחֹותֵ֥ךְ שֹׁמְרֹֽון׃ Drunkenness and sorrow you shall be filled with, the goblet of horror and desolation, the goblet of your sister Shomeron.   Morphology שִׁכָּרֹון (shikkārōn) – Root: שׁכר (shakar); Form: Noun masculine … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֔ה כֹּ֤וס אֲחֹותֵךְ֙ תִּשְׁתִּ֔י הָעֲמֻקָּ֖ה וְהָרְחָבָ֑ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לִצְחֹ֛ק וּלְלַ֖עַג מִרְבָּ֥ה לְהָכִֽיל׃ Thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘The goblet of your sister you shall drink, deep and wide; it shall be for laughter and for derision, abundant to … Continue reading →

בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ אֲחֹותֵ֖ךְ הָלָ֑כְתְּ וְנָתַתִּ֥י כֹוסָ֖הּ בְּיָדֵֽךְ׃ ס In the way of your sister you have walked, and I will put her goblet in your hand.   Morphology בְּדֶרֶךְ (be-derekh) – Root: דרך (dérekh); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

עָשֹׂ֥ה אֵ֖לֶּה לָ֑ךְ בִּזְנֹותֵךְ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י גֹויִ֔ם עַ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־נִטְמֵ֖את בְּגִלּוּלֵיהֶֽם׃ These things are done to you because of your whorings after the nations, because you were defiled with their idols.   Morphology עָשֹׂה (ʿāsōh) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal infinitive … Continue reading →

וְעָשׂ֨וּ אֹותָ֜ךְ בְּשִׂנְאָ֗ה וְלָקְחוּ֙ כָּל־יְגִיעֵ֔ךְ וַעֲזָב֖וּךְ עֵירֹ֣ם וְעֶרְיָ֑ה וְנִגְלָה֙ עֶרְוַ֣ת זְנוּנַ֔יִךְ וְזִמָּתֵ֖ךְ וְתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ And they shall deal with you in hatred, and they shall take all your labor, and they shall leave you naked and bare; and the nakedness of … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִי֙ נֹֽתְנָ֔ךְ בְּיַ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׂנֵ֑את בְּיַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־נָקְעָ֥ה נַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ מֵהֶֽם׃ For thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I am giving you into the hand of those whom you hated, into the hand of those from whom … Continue reading →

וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤י זִמָּתֵךְ֙ מִמֵּ֔ךְ וְאֶת־זְנוּתֵ֖ךְ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְלֹֽא־תִשְׂאִ֤י עֵינַ֨יִךְ֙ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וּמִצְרַ֖יִם לֹ֥א תִזְכְּרִי־עֹֽוד׃ ס And I will cause your lewdness to cease from you, and your whorings from the land of Mitsrayim; and you shall not lift up your eyes to … Continue reading →

וְהִפְשִׁיט֖וּךְ אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יִךְ וְלָקְח֖וּ כְּלֵ֥י תִפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃ And they shall strip you of your garments, and they shall take the vessels of your adornment.   Morphology וְהִפְשִׁיטוּךְ (ve-hifshitukh) – Root: פשט (pāshat); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֨י קִנְאָתִ֜י בָּ֗ךְ וְעָשׂ֤וּ אֹותָךְ֙ בְּחֵמָ֔ה אַפֵּ֤ךְ וְאָזְנַ֨יִךְ֙ יָסִ֔ירוּ וְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ בַּחֶ֣רֶב תִּפֹּ֑ול הֵ֗מָּה בָּנַ֤יִךְ וּבְנֹותַ֨יִךְ֙ יִקָּ֔חוּ וְאַחֲרִיתֵ֖ךְ תֵּאָכֵ֥ל בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ And I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal with you in fury; your nose and your ears … Continue reading →

וּבָ֣אוּ עָלַ֡יִךְ הֹ֠צֶן רֶ֤כֶב וְגַלְגַּל֙ וּבִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֔ים צִנָּ֤ה וּמָגֵן֙ וְקֹובַ֔ע יָשִׂ֥ימוּ עָלַ֖יִךְ סָבִ֑יב וְנָתַתִּ֤י לִפְנֵיהֶם֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּשְׁפָט֖וּךְ בְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶֽם׃ And they shall come against you with armament, chariot and wheel, and with an assembly of peoples; shield and buckler and helmet … Continue reading →

בְּנֵ֧י בָבֶ֣ל וְכָל־כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים פְּקֹ֤וד וְשֹׁ֨ועַ֙ וְקֹ֔ועַ כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י אַשּׁ֖וּר אֹותָ֑ם בַּח֨וּרֵי חֶ֜מֶד פַּחֹ֤ות וּסְגָנִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם שָֽׁלִשִׁים֙ וּקְרוּאִ֔ים רֹכְבֵ֥י סוּסִ֖ים כֻּלָּֽם׃ Children of Bavel and all the Kasdim, Peqod and Shoa and Qoa, all the children of Ashshur with them, choice young … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֣ן אָהֳלִיבָ֗ה כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ הִנְנִ֨י מֵעִ֤יר אֶת־מְאַהֲבַ֨יִךְ֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־נָקְעָ֥ה נַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ מֵהֶ֑ם וַהֲבֵאתִ֥ים עָלַ֖יִךְ מִסָּבִֽיב׃ “Therefore, Oholiva, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I am stirring up your lovers against you, those whom your soul was loathing from them, … Continue reading →

וַֽתִּפְקְדִ֔י אֵ֖ת זִמַּ֣ת נְעוּרָ֑יִךְ בַּעְשֹׂ֤ות מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ דַּדַּ֔יִךְ לְמַ֖עַן שְׁדֵ֥י נְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ ס And you visited the lewdness of your youth, when the Mitsrayim pressed your breasts for the sake of the bosom of your youth.   Morphology וַתִּפְקְדִי (va-tifqedi) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה עַ֖ל פִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּשַׂר־חֲמֹורִים֙ בְּשָׂרָ֔ם וְזִרְמַ֥ת סוּסִ֖ים זִרְמָתָֽם׃ And she lusted after their concubines, whose flesh is the flesh of donkeys, and whose emission is the emission of horses.   Morphology וַתַּעְגְּבָה (va-taʿgevah) – Root: עגב (ʿagav); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַתַּרְבֶּ֖ה אֶת־תַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָ לִזְכֹּר֙ אֶת־יְמֵ֣י נְעוּרֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר זָנְתָ֖ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And she increased her whoredoms, to remember the days of her youth, when she whored in the land of Mitsrayim.   Morphology וַתַּרְבֶּה (va-tarbeh) – Root: רבה (ravah); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַתְּגַל֙ תַּזְנוּתֶ֔יהָ וַתְּגַ֖ל אֶת־עֶרְוָתָ֑הּ וַתֵּ֤קַע נַפְשִׁי֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר נָקְעָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י מֵעַ֥ל אֲחֹותָֽהּ׃ And she uncovered her whoredoms and uncovered her nakedness, and my soul was loathed from upon her, just as my soul was loathed from upon her sister.   … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ אֵלֶ֤יהָ בְנֵֽי־בָבֶל֙ לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב דֹּדִ֔ים וַיְטַמְּא֥וּ אֹותָ֖הּ בְּתַזְנוּתָ֑ם וַתִּ֨טְמָא־בָ֔ם וַתֵּ֥קַע נַפְשָׁ֖הּ מֵהֶֽם׃ And the sons of Bavel came to her for the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was defiled by them, and her … Continue reading →

וַתַּעְגַּב עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לְמַרְאֵ֣ה עֵינֶ֑יהָ וַתִּשְׁלַ֧ח מַלְאָכִ֛ים אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם כַּשְׂדִּימָה׃ And she lusted after them at the sight of her eyes, and she sent messengers to them, to the Kasdim.   Morphology וַתַּעְגַּב (va-taʿgav) – Root: עגב (ʿagav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

חֲגֹורֵ֨י אֵזֹ֜ור בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗ם סְרוּחֵ֤י טְבוּלִים֙ בְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔ם מַרְאֵ֥ה שָׁלִשִׁ֖ים כֻּלָּ֑ם דְּמ֤וּת בְּנֵֽי־בָבֶל֙ כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֶ֖רֶץ מֹולַדְתָּֽם׃ Girded with belts upon their loins, with flowing turbans upon their heads, the appearance of captains all of them, likeness of the sons of Bavel, Kasdim, … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֖וסֶף אֶל־תַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָ וַתֵּ֗רֶא אַנְשֵׁי֙ מְחֻקֶּ֣ה עַל־הַקִּ֔יר צַלְמֵ֣י כשֶׂדיים חֲקֻקִ֖ים בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ And she added to her harlotries, and she saw men engraved upon the wall, images of the Kasdim engraved in vermilion.   Morphology וַתֹּוסֶף (va-tosef) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Form: … Continue reading →

וָאֵ֖רֶא כִּ֣י נִטְמָ֑אָה דֶּ֥רֶךְ אֶחָ֖ד לִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃ And I saw that she was defiled; one way was to both of them.   Morphology וָאֵרֶא (va-ʾereʾ) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 1st person singular; Translation: “and I saw”; Notes: Speaker … Continue reading →

אֶל־בְּנֵי֩ אַשּׁ֨וּר עָגָ֜בָה פַּחֹ֨ות וּסְגָנִ֤ים קְרֹבִים֙ לְבֻשֵׁ֣י מִכְלֹ֔ול פָּרָשִׁ֖ים רֹכְבֵ֣י סוּסִ֑ים בַּח֥וּרֵי חֶ֖מֶד כֻּלָּֽם׃ She lusted after the sons of Ashshur, governors and rulers, near ones, clothed in splendor, horsemen riding horses, desirable young men all of them.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֨רֶא֙ אֲחֹותָ֣הּ אָהֳלִיבָ֔ה וַתַּשְׁחֵ֥ת עַגְבָתָ֖הּ מִמֶּ֑נָּה וְאֶת־תַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָ מִזְּנוּנֵ֖י אֲחֹותָֽהּ׃ And her sister Oholiva saw, and she corrupted her lust more than she, and her harlotries than the harlotries of her sister.   Morphology וַתֵּרֶא (va-tereʾ) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: … Continue reading →

הֵמָּה֮ גִּלּ֣וּ עֶרְוָתָהּ֒ בָּנֶ֤יהָ וּבְנֹותֶ֨יהָ֙ לָקָ֔חוּ וְאֹותָ֖הּ בַּחֶ֣רֶב הָרָ֑גוּ וַתְּהִי־שֵׁם֙ לַנָּשִׁ֔ים וּשְׁפוּטִ֖ים עָ֥שׂוּ בָֽהּ׃ ס They uncovered her nakedness, her sons and her daughters they took, and her they slew with the sword; and she became a name among women, … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֥ן נְתַתִּ֖יהָ בְּיַד־מְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָ בְּיַד֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּר אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָגְבָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the sons of Ashshur after whom she lusted.   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: — ; Form: … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־תַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָ מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ לֹ֣א עָזָ֔בָה כִּ֤י אֹותָהּ֙ שָׁכְב֣וּ בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ וְהֵ֥מָּה עִשּׂ֖וּ דַּדֵּ֣י בְתוּלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּ תַזְנוּתָ֖ם עָלֶֽיהָ׃ And her harlotries from Mitsrayim she did not leave, for they lay with her in her youth, and they handled her virgin bosoms, and they … Continue reading →

וַתִּתֵּ֤ן תַּזְנוּתֶ֨יהָ֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מִבְחַ֥ר בְּנֵֽי־אַשּׁ֖וּר כֻּלָּ֑ם וּבְכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־עָֽגְבָ֛ה בְּכָל־גִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם נִטְמָֽאָה׃ And she bestowed her harlotries upon them, the choice ones of the sons of Ashshur, all of them, and with all whom she lusted after, with all their idols she … Continue reading →

לְבֻשֵׁ֤י תְכֵ֨לֶת֙ פַּחֹ֣ות וּסְגָנִ֔ים בַּח֥וּרֵי חֶ֖מֶד כֻּלָּ֑ם פָּרָשִׁ֕ים רֹכְבֵ֖י סוּסִֽים׃ Clothed in blue, governors and rulers, desirable young men all of them, horsemen riding horses.   Morphology לְבֻשֵׁי (levushei) – Root: לבשׁ (lavash); Form: Passive participle masculine plural construct; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַתִּ֥זֶן אָהֳלָ֖ה תַּחְתָּ֑י וַתַּעְגַּב֙ עַֽל־מְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָ אֶל־אַשּׁ֖וּר קְרֹובִֽים׃ And Ohola played the harlot under me, and she lusted after her lovers, to Ashshur, near ones.   Morphology וַתִּזֶן (va-tizen) – Root: זנה (zanah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →