Author Archives: Nevi’im

שִׁמְע֕וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַבְּרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֑את וְדִבַּרְתָּם֙ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְעַל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ “Hear the words of this covenant, and you shall speak them to a man of Yehuda and to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim.   Morphology שִׁמְעוּ (shimʿu) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ The word that came to Yirmeyahu from YHWH, saying,   Morphology הַדָּבָר (ha-davar) – Root: דבר; Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the word”; Notes: Refers to a divine message or revelation, often … Continue reading →

שְׁפֹ֣ךְ חֲמָתְךָ֗ עַל־הַגֹּויִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־יְדָע֔וּךָ וְעַל֙ מִשְׁפָּחֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּשִׁמְךָ֖ לֹ֣א קָרָ֑אוּ כִּֽי־אָכְל֣וּ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֗ב וַאֲכָלֻ֨הוּ֙ וַיְכַלֻּ֔הוּ וְאֶת־נָוֵ֖הוּ הֵשַֽׁמּוּ׃ פ Pour out Your wrath upon the nations who have not known You, and upon the families who have not called on Your … Continue reading →

יַסְּרֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה אַךְ־בְּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט אַל־בְּאַפְּךָ֖ פֶּן־תַּמְעִטֵֽנִי׃ Discipline me, O YHWH, but with justice; not in Your anger, lest You diminish me.   Morphology יַסְּרֵ֥נִי (yassereni) – Root: יסר; Form: Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “Discipline … Continue reading →

יָדַ֣עְתִּי יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א לָאָדָ֖ם דַּרְכֹּ֑ו לֹֽא־לְאִ֣ישׁ הֹלֵ֔ךְ וְהָכִ֖ין אֶֽת־צַעֲדֹֽו׃ I know, O YHWH, that a man’s way is not his own; it is not for a man who walks to direct his steps.   Morphology יָדַ֣עְתִּי (yadaʿti) – Root: … Continue reading →

קֹ֤ול שְׁמוּעָה֙ הִנֵּ֣ה בָאָ֔ה וְרַ֥עַשׁ גָּדֹ֖ול מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צָפֹ֑ון לָשׂ֞וּם אֶת־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה שְׁמָמָ֖ה מְעֹ֥ון תַּנִּֽים׃ ס A voice of a report—behold, it comes! And a great commotion from the land of the north, to make the cities of Yehuda a desolation, … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י נִבְעֲרוּ֙ הָֽרֹעִ֔ים וְאֶת־יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א דָרָ֑שׁוּ עַל־כֵּן֙ לֹ֣א הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ וְכָל־מַרְעִיתָ֖ם נָפֹֽוצָה׃ ס For the shepherds have become brutish, and YHWH they have not sought; therefore they did not act wisely, and all their flock is scattered.   Morphology כִּ֤י (ki) … Continue reading →

אָהֳלִ֣י שֻׁדָּ֔ד וְכָל־מֵיתָרַ֖י נִתָּ֑קוּ בָּנַ֤י יְצָאֻ֨נִי֙ וְאֵינָ֔ם אֵין־נֹטֶ֥ה עֹוד֙ אָהֳלִ֔י וּמֵקִ֖ים יְרִיעֹותָֽי׃ My tent is plundered, and all my cords are torn apart; my sons have gone out from me and they are no more. There is no one to … Continue reading →

אֹ֥וי לִי֙ עַל־שִׁבְרִ֔י נַחְלָ֖ה מַכָּתִ֑י וַאֲנִ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי אַ֛ךְ זֶ֥ה חֳלִ֖י וְאֶשָּׂאֶֽנּוּ׃ Woe is me for my breaking! My wound is grievous. But I said, “Surely this is my sickness, and I will bear it.”   Morphology אֹ֥וי (ʾoy) – Root: … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֥י קֹולֵ֛עַ אֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ בַּפַּ֣עַם הַזֹּ֑את וַהֲצֵרֹ֥ותִי לָהֶ֖ם לְמַ֥עַן יִמְצָֽאוּ׃ ס For thus said YHWH: “Behold, I am slinging the inhabitants of the land at this time, and I will distress them so that they may be … Continue reading →

אִסְפִּ֥י מֵאֶ֖רֶץ כִּנְעָתֵ֑ךְ יָשַׁ֖בְתִּי בַּמָּצֹֽור׃ ס Gather your bundle from the land, O you who dwell under siege.   Morphology אִסְפִּ֥י (ispi) – Root: אסף (ʾasaf); Form: Qal imperative feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix (paragogic); Translation: “Gather your … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־כְאֵ֜לֶּה חֵ֣לֶק יַעֲקֹ֗ב כִּֽי־יֹוצֵ֤ר הַכֹּל֙ ה֔וּא וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל שֵׁ֖בֶט נַֽחֲלָתֹ֑ו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃ ס Not like these is the portion of Yaʿaqov, for he is the former of all things, and Yisraʾel is the tribe of his inheritance; YHWH of armies … Continue reading →

הֶ֣בֶל הֵ֔מָּה מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה תַּעְתֻּעִ֑ים בְּעֵ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם יֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ They are vanity, a work of delusions; at the time of their punishment they shall perish.   Morphology הֶ֣בֶל (hevel) – Root: הבל (hevel); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “vanity”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

נִבְעַ֤ר כָּל־אָדָם֙ מִדַּ֔עַת הֹבִ֥ישׁ כָּל־צֹורֵ֖ף מִפָּ֑סֶל כִּ֛י שֶׁ֥קֶר נִסְכֹּ֖ו וְלֹא־ר֥וּחַ בָּֽם׃ Every man is brutish in knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by the idol, for his molten image is a lie, and there is no spirit in them. … Continue reading →

לְקֹ֨ול תִּתֹּ֜ו הֲמֹ֥ון מַ֨יִם֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה נְשִׂאִ֖ים מִקְצֵ֣ה אֶ֑רֶץ בְּרָקִ֤ים לַמָּטָר֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וַיֹּ֥וצֵא ר֖וּחַ מֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃ At the sound of his giving there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the vapors rise from the end of … Continue reading →

עֹשֵׂ֥ה אֶ֨רֶץ֙ בְּכֹחֹ֔ו מֵכִ֥ין תֵּבֵ֖ל בְּחָכְמָתֹ֑ו וּבִתְבוּנָתֹ֖ו נָטָ֥ה שָׁמָֽיִם׃ He who made the earth by his power, established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.   Morphology עֹשֵׂ֥ה (ʿoseh) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: … Continue reading →

כִּדְנָה֙ תֵּאמְר֣וּן לְהֹ֔ום אֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־שְׁמַיָּ֥א וְאַרְקָ֖א לָ֣א עֲבַ֑דוּ יֵאבַ֧דוּ מֵֽאַרְעָ֛א וּמִן־תְּחֹ֥ות שְׁמַיָּ֖א אֵֽלֶּה׃ ס Thus you shall say to them: The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the … Continue reading →

וַֽיהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ אֱמֶ֔ת הֽוּא־אֱלֹהִ֥ים חַיִּ֖ים וּמֶ֣לֶךְ עֹולָ֑ם מִקִּצְפֹּו֙ תִּרְעַ֣שׁ הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹֽא־יָכִ֥לוּ גֹויִ֖ם זַעְמֹֽו׃ ס But YHWH is the true God; he is the living God and King of eternity. From his wrath the earth will quake, and the nations will … Continue reading →

כֶּ֣סֶף מְרֻקָּ֞ע מִתַּרְשִׁ֣ישׁ יוּבָ֗א וְזָהָב֙ מֵֽאוּפָ֔ז מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חָרָ֖שׁ וִידֵ֣י צֹורֵ֑ף תְּכֵ֤לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן֙ לְבוּשָׁ֔ם מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֲכָמִ֖ים כֻּלָּֽם׃ Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith. Blue and purple … Continue reading →

וּבְאַחַ֖ת יִבְעֲר֣וּ וְיִכְסָ֑לוּ מוּסַ֥ר הֲבָלִ֖ים עֵ֥ץ הֽוּא׃ And together they shall be brutish and become foolish; the discipline of vanities, it is wood.   Morphology וּבְאַחַ֖ת (u-veʾaḥat) – Root: אחד (ʾeḥad); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition בְּ + noun feminine … Continue reading →

מִ֣י לֹ֤א יִֽרָאֲךָ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַגֹּויִ֔ם כִּ֥י לְךָ֖ יָאָ֑תָה כִּ֣י בְכָל־חַכְמֵ֧י הַגֹּויִ֛ם וּבְכָל־מַלְכוּתָ֖ם מֵאֵ֥ין כָּמֹֽוךָ׃ Who would not fear you, O King of the nations? For it is fitting to you. For among all the wise ones of the nations and … Continue reading →

מֵאֵ֥ין כָּמֹ֖וךָ יְהוָ֑ה גָּדֹ֥ול אַתָּ֛ה וְגָדֹ֥ול שִׁמְךָ֖ בִּגְבוּרָֽה׃ There is none like you, YHWH; great are you, and great is your name in might.   Morphology מֵאֵ֥ין (meʾein) – Root: אין (ʾayin); Form: Preposition מִן + negative existential particle; Translation: … Continue reading →

כְּתֹ֨מֶר מִקְשָׁ֥ה הֵ֨מָּה֙ וְלֹ֣א יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ נָשֹׂ֥וא יִנָּשׂ֖וּא כִּ֣י לֹ֣א יִצְעָ֑דוּ אַל־תִּֽירְא֤וּ מֵהֶם֙ כִּי־לֹ֣א יָרֵ֔עוּ וְגַם־הֵיטֵ֖יב אֵ֥ין אֹותָֽם׃ ס Like a palm tree they are stiffened, and they do not speak; they must be carried, for they do not walk. Do … Continue reading →

בְּכֶ֥סֶף וּבְזָהָ֖ב יְיַפֵּ֑הוּ בְּמַסְמְרֹ֧ות וּבְמַקָּבֹ֛ות יְחַזְּק֖וּם וְלֹ֥וא יָפִֽיק׃ With silver and with gold he beautifies it; with nails and with hammers they fasten them, so that it does not totter.   Morphology בְּכֶ֥סֶף (be-kesef) – Root: כסף (kesef); Form: Preposition … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־חֻקֹּ֥ות הָֽעַמִּ֖ים הֶ֣בֶל ה֑וּא כִּֽי־עֵץ֙ מִיַּ֣עַר כְּרָתֹ֔ו מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵ֥י־חָרָ֖שׁ בַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃ For the statutes of the peoples are vanity, for it is wood cut from the forest, the work of the hands of a craftsman with the axe.   Morphology כִּֽי־חֻקֹּ֥ות … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־דֶּ֤רֶךְ הַגֹּויִם֙ אַל־תִּלְמָ֔דוּ וּמֵאֹתֹ֥ות הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם אַל־תֵּחָ֑תּוּ כִּֽי־יֵחַ֥תּוּ הַגֹּויִ֖ם מֵהֵֽמָּה׃ Thus said YHWH: “To the way of the nations do not learn, and from the signs of the heavens do not be terrified, for the nations are terrified … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֣וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Hear the word that YHWH has spoken concerning you, O house of Yisraʾel.   Morphology שִׁמְע֣וּ (shimʿu) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Hear”; Notes: A direct command … Continue reading →

עַל־מִצְרַ֣יִם וְעַל־יְהוּדָ֗ה וְעַל־אֱדֹ֞ום וְעַל־בְּנֵ֤י עַמֹּון֙ וְעַל־מֹואָ֔ב וְעַל֙ כָּל־קְצוּצֵ֣י פֵאָ֔ה הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּ֤י כָל־הַגֹּויִם֙ עֲרֵלִ֔ים וְכָל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַרְלֵי־לֵֽב׃ ס Upon Mitsrayim, and upon Yehuda, and upon Edom, and upon the children of ʿAmmon, and upon Moʾav, and upon all who are … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔י עַל־כָּל־מ֖וּל בְּעָרְלָֽה׃ Behold, days are coming,” declares YHWH, “and I will punish all who are circumcised in the foreskin,   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: נה (hn); Form: Demonstrative particle; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Used to … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י אִם־בְּזֹ֞את יִתְהַלֵּ֣ל הַמִּתְהַלֵּ֗ל הַשְׂכֵּל֮ וְיָדֹ֣עַ אֹותִי֒ כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עֹ֥שֶׂה חֶ֛סֶד מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בָּאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־בְאֵ֥לֶּה חָפַ֖צְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס But in this let the one who boasts boast: that he understands and knows Me, that I am YHWH, doing kindness, … Continue reading →