Author Archives: Nevi’im

צְא֣וּ מִבָּבֶל֮ בִּרְח֣וּ מִכַּשְׂדִּים֒ בְּקֹ֣ול רִנָּ֗ה הַגִּ֤ידוּ הַשְׁמִ֨יעוּ֙ זֹ֔את הֹוצִיא֖וּהָ עַד־קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ אִמְר֕וּ גָּאַ֥ל יְהוָ֖ה עַבְדֹּ֥ו יַעֲקֹֽב׃ Go out from Bavel, flee from the Kasdim! With a voice of singing declare it, make this heard, bring it out to the … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י כַחֹול֙ זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְצֶאֱצָאֵ֥י מֵעֶ֖יךָ כִּמְעֹתָ֑יו לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֧ת וְֽלֹא־יִשָּׁמֵ֛ד שְׁמֹ֖ו מִלְּפָנָֽי׃ And your offspring would have been like the sand, and the children of your inward parts like its grains; his name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before … Continue reading →

ל֥וּא הִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּ לְמִצְוֹתָ֑י וַיְהִ֤י כַנָּהָר֙ שְׁלֹומֶ֔ךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ כְּגַלֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃ Oh, that you had listened to My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.   Morphology ל֥וּא (lu) – … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה גֹּאַלְךָ֖ קְדֹ֣ושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲנִ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ מְלַמֶּדְךָ֣ לְהֹועִ֔יל מַדְרִֽיכֲךָ֖ בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ תֵּלֵֽךְ׃ Thus says YHWH, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Yisraʾel, “I am YHWH your God, teaching you to profit, guiding you in the way you should walk. … Continue reading →

קִרְב֧וּ אֵלַ֣י שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֗את לֹ֤א מֵרֹאשׁ֙ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי מֵעֵ֥ת הֱיֹותָ֖הּ שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי וְעַתָּ֗ה אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה שְׁלָחַ֖נִי וְרוּחֹֽו׃ פ Draw near to Me, hear this: From the beginning I did not speak in secret; from the time it came to be, there … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֥י אֲנִ֛י דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אַף־קְרָאתִ֑יו הֲבִיאֹתִ֖יו וְהִצְלִ֥יחַ דַּרְכֹּֽו׃ I, I have spoken; indeed I have called him, I have brought him, and he will make his way succeed.   Morphology אֲנִי (ani) – Root: אני; Form: Independent pronoun; Translation: “I”; Notes: … Continue reading →

הִקָּבְצ֤וּ כֻלְּכֶם֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔עוּ מִ֥י בָהֶ֖ם הִגִּ֣יד אֶת־אֵ֑לֶּה יְהוָ֣ה אֲהֵבֹ֔ו יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה חֶפְצֹו֙ בְּבָבֶ֔ל וּזְרֹעֹ֖ו כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear: Who among them has declared these? YHWH, his beloved, shall perform His desire in Bavel, and His arm shall … Continue reading →

אַף־יָדִי֙ יָ֣סְדָה אֶ֔רֶץ וִֽימִינִ֖י טִפְּחָ֣ה שָׁמָ֑יִם קֹרֵ֥א אֲנִ֛י אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יַעַמְד֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃ Indeed, My hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; I call to them, they stand together.   Morphology אַף (af) – Root: אף; Form: … Continue reading →

שְׁמַ֤ע אֵלַי֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מְקֹרָאִ֑י אֲנִי־הוּא֙ אֲנִ֣י רִאשֹׁ֔ון אַ֖ף אֲנִ֥י אַחֲרֹֽון׃ Hear Me, Yaʿaqov, and Yisraʾel My called one: I am He, I am the first, indeed I am the last.   Morphology שְׁמַע (shemaʿ) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

לְמַעֲנִ֧י לְמַעֲנִ֛י אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה כִּ֣י אֵ֣יךְ יֵחָ֑ל וּכְבֹודִ֖י לְאַחֵ֥ר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּֽן׃ ס For My sake, for My sake I will act, for how should it be profaned? And My glory I will not give to another.    Morphology לְמַעֲנִי (le-maʿani) – Root: … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֥ה צְרַפְתִּ֖יךָ וְלֹ֣א בְכָ֑סֶף בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָ בְּכ֥וּר עֹֽנִי׃ Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: הנה; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces an emphatic … Continue reading →

לְמַ֤עַן שְׁמִי֙ אַאֲרִ֣יךְ אַפִּ֔י וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י אֶחֱטָם־לָ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃ For the sake of My name I delay My anger, and for My praise I restrain it for you, so that I not cut you off.   Morphology לְמַעַן (le-maʿan) – Root: … Continue reading →

גַּ֣ם לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ גַּ֚ם לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתָּ גַּ֕ם מֵאָ֖ז לֹא־פִתְּחָ֣ה אָזְנֶ֑ךָ כִּ֤י יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ בָּגֹ֣וד תִּבְגֹּ֔וד וּפֹשֵׁ֥עַ מִבֶּ֖טֶן קֹ֥רָא לָֽךְ׃ Also you did not hear, also you did not know, also from of old your ear was not opened. For I knew that … Continue reading →

עַתָּ֤ה נִבְרְאוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מֵאָ֔ז וְלִפְנֵי־יֹ֖ום וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתָּ֑ם פֶּן־תֹּאמַ֖ר הִנֵּ֥ה יְדַעְתִּֽין׃ Now they were created, and not from of old, and before today you did not hear them, lest you should say, “Behold, I knew them.”   Morphology עַתָּה (ʿattah) – … Continue reading →

שָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽ חֲזֵה֙ כֻּלָּ֔הּ וְאַתֶּ֖ם הֲלֹ֣וא תַגִּ֑ידוּ הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֤יךָ חֲדָשֹׁות֙ מֵעַ֔תָּה וּנְצֻרֹ֖ות וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽם׃ You have heard; look at it all; and will you not declare it? I have caused you to hear new things from now, and guarded things that you … Continue reading →

וָאַגִּ֤יד לְךָ֙ מֵאָ֔ז בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּבֹ֖וא הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ פֶּן־תֹּאמַר֙ עָצְבִּ֣י עָשָׂ֔ם וּפִסְלִ֥י וְנִסְכִּ֖י צִוָּֽם׃ And I declared it to you from of old, before it came I caused you to hear it, lest you should say, “My idol did them, and my … Continue reading →

מִדַּעְתִּ֕י כִּ֥י קָשֶׁ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וְגִ֤יד בַּרְזֶל֙ עָרְפֶּ֔ךָ וּמִצְחֲךָ֖ נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ From My knowing that you are hard, and an iron sinew is your neck, and your forehead bronze.   Morphology מִדַּעְתִּי (mi-daʿti) – Root: ידע; Form: Preposition מִן + noun feminine … Continue reading →

הָרִֽאשֹׁנֹות֙ מֵאָ֣ז הִגַּ֔דְתִּי וּמִפִּ֥י יָצְא֖וּ וְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑ם פִּתְאֹ֥ם עָשִׂ֖יתִי וַתָּבֹֽאנָה׃ The former things I declared from of old, and from My mouth they went out and I made them heard; suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.   Morphology … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־מֵעִ֤יר הַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ נִקְרָ֔אוּ וְעַל־אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִסְמָ֑כוּ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃ ס For from the holy city they are called, and upon the God of Yisraʾel they lean; YHWH of Hosts is His name.    Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; Form: … Continue reading →

שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֣את בֵּֽית־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַנִּקְרָאִים֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִמֵּ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה יָצָ֑אוּ הַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וּבֵאלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יַזְכִּ֔ירוּ לֹ֥א בֶאֱמֶ֖ת וְלֹ֥א בִצְדָקָֽה׃ Hear this, house of Yaʿaqov, who are called by the name of Yisraʾel and from the waters of Yehudah they came out, … Continue reading →

כֵּ֥ן הָיוּ־לָ֖ךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָגָ֑עַתְּ סֹחֲרַ֣יִךְ מִנְּעוּרַ֗יִךְ אִ֤ישׁ לְעֶבְרֹו֙ תָּע֔וּ אֵ֖ין מֹושִׁיעֵֽךְ׃ ס Thus they have become to you, those with whom you have labored, your merchants from your youth; each has wandered to his own side, there is none saving … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֨ה הָי֤וּ כְקַשׁ֙ אֵ֣שׁ שְׂרָפָ֔תַם לֹֽא־יַצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־נַפְשָׁ֖ם מִיַּ֣ד לֶֽהָבָ֑ה אֵין־גַּחֶ֣לֶת לַחְמָ֔ם א֖וּר לָשֶׁ֥בֶת נֶגְדֹּֽו׃ Behold, they have become like stubble; fire burns them; they shall not deliver their soul from the hand of the flame; there is no coal to … Continue reading →

נִלְאֵ֖ית בְּרֹ֣ב עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ יַעַמְדוּ־נָ֨א וְיֹושִׁיעֻ֜ךְ הַבֹּרִים שָׁמַ֗יִם הַֽחֹזִים֙ בַּכֹּ֣וכָבִ֔ים מֹֽודִיעִם֙ לֶחֳדָשִׁ֔ים מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָבֹ֖אוּ עָלָֽיִךְ׃ You are wearied with the multitude of your counsels; let them stand now and save you, those who divide the heavens, who gaze at the stars, … Continue reading →

עִמְדִי־נָ֤א בַחֲבָרַ֨יִךְ֙ וּבְרֹ֣ב כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָגַ֖עַתְּ מִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְ אוּלַ֛י תּוּכְלִ֥י הֹועִ֖יל אוּלַ֥י תַּעֲרֹֽוצִי׃ Stand now with your spellbinders and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth; perhaps you will be able to profit, perhaps … Continue reading →

וּבָ֧א עָלַ֣יִךְ רָעָ֗ה לֹ֤א תֵדְעִי֙ שַׁחְרָ֔הּ וְתִפֹּ֤ל עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ הֹוָ֔ה לֹ֥א תוּכְלִ֖י כַּפְּרָ֑הּ וְתָבֹ֨א עָלַ֧יִךְ פִּתְאֹ֛ם שֹׁואָ֖ה לֹ֥א תֵדָֽעִי׃ And evil shall come upon you, you will not know its dawn; and disaster shall fall upon you, you will not be … Continue reading →

וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י בְרָעָתֵ֗ךְ אָמַרְתְּ֙ אֵ֣ין רֹאָ֔נִי חָכְמָתֵ֥ךְ וְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְ הִ֣יא שֹׁובְבָ֑תֶךְ וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י בְלִבֵּ֔ךְ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֥י עֹֽוד׃ And you trusted in your evil; you said, ‘None sees me.’ Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has turned you aside. And you said in your … Continue reading →

וְתָבֹאנָה֩ לָּ֨ךְ שְׁתֵּי־אֵ֥לֶּה רֶ֛גַע בְּיֹ֥ום אֶחָ֖ד שְׁכֹ֣ול וְאַלְמֹ֑ן כְּתֻמָּם֙ בָּ֣אוּ עָלַ֔יִךְ בְּרֹ֣ב כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ בְּעָצְמַ֥ת חֲבָרַ֖יִךְ מְאֹֽד׃ And there shall come to you these two in a moment in one day; loss of children and widowhood, in their completeness they shall … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֞ה שִׁמְעִי־זֹ֤את עֲדִינָה֙ הַיֹּושֶׁ֣בֶת לָבֶ֔טַח הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ בִּלְבָ֔בָהּ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֣י עֹ֑וד לֹ֤א אֵשֵׁב֙ אַלְמָנָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א אֵדַ֖ע שְׁכֹֽול׃ And now hear this, O delicate one, who sits securely, who says in her heart, ‘I am, and there is none besides me; I … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֣אמְרִ֔י לְעֹולָ֖ם אֶהְיֶ֣ה גְבָ֑רֶת עַ֣ד לֹא־שַׂ֥מְתְּ אֵ֨לֶּה֙ עַל־לִבֵּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א זָכַ֖רְתְּ אַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃ ס And you said, “I shall be Mistress forever,” until you did not set these things upon your heart, you did not remember her end.   Morphology וַתֹּאמְרִי (va-toʾmri) … Continue reading →

קָצַ֣פְתִּי עַל־עַמִּ֗י חִלַּ֨לְתִּי֙ נַחֲלָתִ֔י וָאֶתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיָדֵ֑ךְ לֹא־שַׂ֤מְתְּ לָהֶם֙ רַחֲמִ֔ים עַל־זָקֵ֕ן הִכְבַּ֥דְתְּ עֻלֵּ֖ךְ מְאֹֽד׃ I was angry with my people, I profaned my inheritance, and I gave them into your hand; you did not show them mercy; upon the old you … Continue reading →