Author Archives: Nevi’im

אָ֣ז יִבָּקַ֤ע כַּשַּׁ֨חַר֙ אֹורֶ֔ךָ וַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖ מְהֵרָ֣ה תִצְמָ֑ח וְהָלַ֤ךְ לְפָנֶ֨יךָ֙ צִדְקֶ֔ךָ כְּבֹ֥וד יְהוָ֖ה יַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃ Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; and your righteousness shall go before you, the glory of YHWH … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֨וא פָרֹ֤ס לָֽרָעֵב֙ לַחְמֶ֔ךָ וַעֲנִיִּ֥ים מְרוּדִ֖ים תָּ֣בִיא בָ֑יִת כִּֽי־תִרְאֶ֤ה עָרֹם֙ וְכִסִּיתֹ֔ו וּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תִתְעַלָּֽם׃ Is it not to break your bread for the hungry, and the afflicted poor you bring into the house? When you see the naked, you cover … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֣וא זֶה֮ צֹ֣ום אֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒ פַּתֵּ֨חַ֙ חַרְצֻבֹּ֣ות רֶ֔שַׁע הַתֵּ֖ר אֲגֻדֹּ֣ות מֹוטָ֑ה וְשַׁלַּ֤ח רְצוּצִים֙ חָפְשִׁ֔ים וְכָל־מֹוטָ֖ה תְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃ Is not this the fast that I will choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the … Continue reading →

הֲכָזֶ֗ה יִֽהְיֶה֙ צֹ֣ום אֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ יֹ֛ום עַנֹּ֥ות אָדָ֖ם נַפְשֹׁ֑ו הֲלָכֹ֨ף כְּאַגְמֹ֜ן רֹאשֹׁ֗ו וְשַׂ֤ק וָאֵ֨פֶר֙ יַצִּ֔יעַ הֲלָזֶה֙ תִּקְרָא־צֹ֔ום וְיֹ֥ום רָצֹ֖ון לַיהוָֽה׃ Is this the fast that I will choose, a day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow … Continue reading →

הֵ֣ן לְרִ֤יב וּמַצָּה֙ תָּצ֔וּמוּ וּלְהַכֹּ֖ות בְּאֶגְרֹ֣ף רֶ֑שַׁע לֹא־תָצ֣וּמוּ כַיֹּ֔ום לְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַ בַּמָּרֹ֖ום קֹולְכֶֽם׃ Behold, for strife and contention you fast, and to strike with a wicked fist. You do not fast today to make your voice heard on high.   Morphology … Continue reading →

לָ֤מָּה צַּ֨מְנוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א רָאִ֔יתָ עִנִּ֥ינוּ נַפְשֵׁ֖נוּ וְלֹ֣א תֵדָ֑ע הֵ֣ן בְּיֹ֤ום צֹֽמְכֶם֙ תִּמְצְאוּ־חֵ֔פֶץ וְכָל־עַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם תִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃ “Why have we fasted, and You do not see? We have afflicted our souls, and You do not know.” Behold, in the day of your fast … Continue reading →

וְאֹותִ֗י יֹ֥ום יֹום֙ יִדְרֹשׁ֔וּן וְדַ֥עַת דְּרָכַ֖י יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן כְּגֹ֞וי אֲשֶׁר־צְדָקָ֣ה עָשָׂ֗ה וּמִשְׁפַּ֤ט אֱלֹהָיו֙ לֹ֣א עָזָ֔ב יִשְׁאָל֨וּנִי֙ מִשְׁפְּטֵי־צֶ֔דֶק קִרְבַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃ And Me they seek day by day, and they desire to know My ways, like a nation that has done righteousness … Continue reading →

קְרָ֤א בְגָרֹון֙ אַל־תַּחְשֹׂ֔ךְ כַּשֹּׁופָ֖ר הָרֵ֣ם קֹולֶ֑ךָ וְהַגֵּ֤ד לְעַמִּי֙ פִּשְׁעָ֔ם וּלְבֵ֥ית יַעֲקֹ֖ב חַטֹּאתָֽם׃ “Cry out with the throat, do not hold back; raise your voice like a shofar, and declare to My people their transgression, and to the house of Yaʿaqov … Continue reading →

אֵ֣ין שָׁלֹ֔ום אָמַ֥ר אֱלֹהַ֖י לָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ ס There is no peace, said my God, for the wicked.   Morphology אֵין (ʾein) – Root: אין (ʾein); Form: Existential negative particle; Translation: “There is no”; Notes: Denotes absolute absence of something. שָׁלֹום (shalom) … Continue reading →

וְהָרְשָׁעִ֖ים כַּיָּ֣ם נִגְרָ֑שׁ כִּ֤י הַשְׁקֵט֙ לֹ֣א יוּכָ֔ל וַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּ מֵימָ֖יו רֶ֥פֶשׁ וָטִֽיט׃ But the wicked are like the sea that is driven, for it cannot be quiet, and its waters cast up mire and mud.   Morphology וְהָרְשָׁעִים (ve-hareshaʿim) – Root: … Continue reading →

בֹּורֵ֖א נוב שְׂפָתָ֑יִם שָׁלֹ֨ום שָׁלֹ֜ום לָרָחֹ֧וק וְלַקָּרֹ֛וב אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה וּרְפָאתִֽיו׃ Creator of the fruit of the lips: “Peace, peace to the far and to the near,” says YHWH, “and I will heal him.”   Morphology בֹּורֵא (boreʾ) – Root: ברא … Continue reading →

דְּרָכָ֥יו רָאִ֖יתִי וְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּ וְאַנְחֵ֕הוּ וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧ם נִֽחֻמִ֛ים לֹ֖ו וְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ His ways I have seen, and I will heal him; and I will lead him, and I will restore comforts to him and to his mourners.   Morphology דְּרָכָיו (derakhav) – Root: … Continue reading →

בַּעֲוֹ֥ן בִּצְעֹ֛ו קָצַ֥פְתִּי וְאַכֵּ֖הוּ הַסְתֵּ֣ר וְאֶקְצֹ֑ף וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ שֹׁובָ֖ב בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ לִבֹּֽו׃ In the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry and struck him; I hid and was angry, but he went on turning back in the way of his heart. … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א לְעֹולָם֙ אָרִ֔יב וְלֹ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח אֶקְּצֹ֑וף כִּי־ר֨וּחַ֙ מִלְּפָנַ֣י יַֽעֲטֹ֔וף וּנְשָׁמֹ֖ות אֲנִ֥י עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for spirit would grow faint before Me, and the souls that I have made.   … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר רָ֣ם וְנִשָּׂ֗א שֹׁכֵ֥ן עַד֙ וְקָדֹ֣ושׁ שְׁמֹ֔ו מָרֹ֥ום וְקָדֹ֖ושׁ אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ון וְאֶת־דַּכָּא֙ וּשְׁפַל־ר֔וּחַ לְהַחֲיֹות֙ ר֣וּחַ שְׁפָלִ֔ים וּֽלְהַחֲיֹ֖ות לֵ֥ב נִדְכָּאִֽים׃ For thus says the high and exalted One, who dwells forever, and holy is His Name: “In the high and … Continue reading →

וְאָמַ֥ר סֹֽלּוּ־סֹ֖לּוּ פַּנּוּ־דָ֑רֶךְ הָרִ֥ימוּ מִכְשֹׁ֖ול מִדֶּ֥רֶךְ עַמִּֽי׃ ס And he shall say, “Build up, build up, clear the way! Remove the obstacle from the way of My people.”    Morphology וְאָמַ֥ר (veʾamar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd … Continue reading →

בְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙ יַצִּילֻ֣ךְ קִבּוּצַ֔יִךְ וְאֶת־כֻּלָּ֥ם יִשָּׂא־ר֖וּחַ יִקַּח־הָ֑בֶל וְהַחֹוסֶ֥ה בִי֙ יִנְחַל־אֶ֔רֶץ וְיִירַ֖שׁ הַר־קָדְשִֽׁי׃ When you cry out, let your gatherings deliver you; but the wind shall carry them all away, a breath shall take them. But the one who takes refuge in … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֥י אַגִּ֖יד צִדְקָתֵ֑ךְ וְאֶֽת־מַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְ וְלֹ֥א יֹועִילֽוּךְ׃ I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, but they will not profit you.   Morphology אֲנִ֥י (ʾani) – Root: אני (ʾani); Form: Independent pronoun 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphatic subject—YHWH is … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־מִ֞י דָּאַ֤גְתְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ כִּ֣י תְכַזֵּ֔בִי וְאֹותִי֙ לֹ֣א זָכַ֔רְתְּ לֹא־שַׂ֖מְתְּ עַל־לִבֵּ֑ךְ הֲלֹ֨א אֲנִ֤י מַחְשֶׁה֙ וּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔ם וְאֹותִ֖י לֹ֥א תִירָֽאִי׃ And whom have you dreaded and feared, that you have lied? But Me you did not remember, you did not set Me upon … Continue reading →

בְּרֹ֤ב דַּרְכֵּךְ֙ יָגַ֔עַתְּ לֹ֥א אָמַ֖רְתְּ נֹואָ֑שׁ חַיַּ֤ת יָדֵךְ֙ מָצָ֔את עַל־כֵּ֖ן לֹ֥א חָלִֽית׃ In the multitude of your ways you have wearied yourself; you did not say, “It is hopeless.” The life of your hand you found, therefore you were not … Continue reading →

וַתָּשֻׁ֤רִי לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וַתַּרְבִּ֖י רִקֻּחָ֑יִךְ וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤י צִרַ֨יִךְ֙ עַד־מֵ֣רָחֹ֔ק וַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִי עַד־שְׁאֹֽול׃ And you went to the king with oil, and you multiplied your ointments, and you sent your envoys far away, and you made yourself low to Sheʾol.   Morphology וַתָּשֻׁ֤רִי … Continue reading →

וְאַחַ֤ר הַדֶּ֨לֶת֙ וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔ה שַׂ֖מְתְּ זִכְרֹונֵ֑ךְ כִּ֣י מֵאִתִּ֞י גִּלִּ֣ית וַֽתַּעֲלִ֗י הִרְחַ֤בְתְּ מִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙ וַתִּכְרָת־לָ֣ךְ מֵהֶ֔ם אָהַ֥בְתְּ מִשְׁכָּבָ֖ם יָ֥ד חָזִֽית׃ And behind the door and the doorpost you have set your memorial, for apart from Me you uncovered and went up; you widened … Continue reading →

עַ֤ל הַר־גָּבֹ֨הַּ֙ וְנִשָּׂ֔א שַׂ֖מְתְּ מִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְ גַּם־שָׁ֥ם עָלִ֖ית לִזְבֹּ֥חַ זָֽבַח׃ On a high and exalted mountain you have set your bed—even there you went up to offer sacrifice.   Morphology עַ֤ל (ʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition; Translation: “on”; Notes: … Continue reading →

בְּחַלְּקֵי־נַ֣חַל חֶלְקֵ֔ךְ הֵ֥ם הֵ֖ם גֹּורָלֵ֑ךְ גַּם־לָהֶ֞ם שָׁפַ֥כְתְּ נֶ֨סֶךְ֙ הֶעֱלִ֣ית מִנְחָ֔ה הַ֥עַל אֵ֖לֶּה אֶנָּחֵֽם׃ In the smooth portions of the brook is your portion; they, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured a libation, you have offered a … Continue reading →

הַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ בָּֽאֵלִ֔ים תַּ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֣ץ רַעֲנָ֑ן שֹׁחֲטֵ֤י הַיְלָדִים֙ בַּנְּחָלִ֔ים תַּ֖חַת סְעִפֵ֥י הַסְּלָעִֽים׃ Those who comfort themselves with the terebinths under every green tree, slaughterers of the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks.   Morphology הַנֵּֽחָמִים (ha-neḥamim) – … Continue reading →

עַל־מִי֙ תִּתְעַנָּ֔גוּ עַל־מִ֛י תַּרְחִ֥יבוּ פֶ֖ה תַּאֲרִ֣יכוּ לָשֹׁ֑ון הֲלֹֽוא־אַתֶּ֥ם יִלְדֵי־פֶ֖שַׁע זֶ֥רַע שָֽׁקֶר׃ Over whom do you delight yourselves? Over whom do you make wide your mouth, prolong your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of falsehood?   Morphology עַל־מִי … Continue reading →

וְאַתֶּ֥ם קִרְבוּ־הֵ֖נָּה בְּנֵ֣י עֹנְנָ֑ה זֶ֥רַע מְנָאֵ֖ף וַתִּזְנֶֽה׃ But you, draw near here, sons of an enchantress, offspring of an adulterer and she who has whored.   Morphology וְאַתֶּ֥ם (ve-atem) – Root: אתם (atem); Form: Conjunction וְ + independent pronoun 2nd … Continue reading →

יָבֹ֣וא שָׁלֹ֔ום יָנ֖וּחוּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבֹותָ֑ם הֹלֵ֖ךְ נְכֹחֹֽו׃ Peace shall come, they shall rest upon their beds—walking in his uprightness.   Morphology יָבֹ֣וא (yavo) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall come”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

הַצַּדִּ֣יק אָבָ֔ד וְאֵ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ שָׂ֣ם עַל־לֵ֑ב וְאַנְשֵׁי־חֶ֤סֶד נֶֽאֱסָפִים֙ בְּאֵ֣ין מֵבִ֔ין כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י הָרָעָ֖ה נֶאֱסַ֥ף הַצַּדִּֽיק׃ The righteous one perishes, and no man lays it to heart; and men of kindness are gathered, with none understanding that because of the evil the … Continue reading →

אֵתָ֥יוּ אֶקְחָה־יַ֖יִן וְנִסְבְּאָ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְהָיָ֤ה כָזֶה֙ יֹ֣ום מָחָ֔ר גָּדֹ֖ול יֶ֥תֶר מְאֹֽד׃ “Come, I will take wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink, and tomorrow shall be like this day, great, exceedingly abundant.”   Morphology אֵתָ֥יוּ (etayu) – Root: … Continue reading →