Author Archives: Nevi’im

הֲלֹוא־עֹוד֙ מְעַ֣ט מִזְעָ֔ר וְשָׁ֥ב לְבָנֹ֖ון לַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וְהַכַּרְמֶ֖ל לַיַּ֥עַר יֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ Is it not yet a very little while, and Levanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest?   Morphology הֲלֹוא־ (halo) … Continue reading →

הַ֨פְכְּכֶ֔ם אִם־כְּחֹ֥מֶר הַיֹּצֵ֖ר יֵֽחָשֵׁ֑ב כִּֽי־יֹאמַ֨ר מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה לְעֹשֵׂ֨הוּ֙ לֹ֣א עָשָׂ֔נִי וְיֵ֛צֶר אָמַ֥ר לְיֹוצְרֹ֖ו לֹ֥א הֵבִֽין׃ Your turning of things upside down—shall it be regarded as the potter’s clay? For shall the work say to its maker, “He did not make me,” … Continue reading →

הֹ֛וי הַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥ים מֵֽיהוָ֖ה לַסְתִּ֣ר עֵצָ֑ה וְהָיָ֤ה בְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מִ֥י רֹאֵ֖נוּ וּמִ֥י יֹודְעֵֽנוּ׃ Woe to those who deeply hide counsel from YHWH, and their deeds are in the dark, and they say, “Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?”   … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן הִנְנִ֥י יֹוסִ֛ף לְהַפְלִ֥יא אֶת־הָֽעָם־הַזֶּ֖ה הַפְלֵ֣א וָפֶ֑לֶא וְאָֽבְדָה֙ חָכְמַ֣ת חֲכָמָ֔יו וּבִינַ֥ת נְבֹנָ֖יו תִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ ס Therefore, behold, I am continuing to do wonders with this people, wondrously and with wonder; and the wisdom of its wise men shall perish, and the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲדֹנָ֗י יַ֚עַן כִּ֤י נִגַּשׁ֙ הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה בְּפִ֤יו וּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙ כִּבְּד֔וּנִי וְלִבֹּ֖ו רִחַ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נִּי וַתְּהִ֤י יִרְאָתָם֙ אֹתִ֔י מִצְוַ֥ת אֲנָשִׁ֖ים מְלֻמָּדָֽה׃ And the Lord said, “Because this people draws near with its mouth and with its lips they honor Me, but its … Continue reading →

וְנִתַּ֣ן הַסֵּ֗פֶר עַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֥ע סֵ֛פֶר לֵאמֹ֖ר קְרָ֣א נָא־זֶ֑ה וְאָמַ֕ר לֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי סֵֽפֶר׃ ס And the scroll is given to one who does not know writing, saying, “Please read this,” and he says, “I do not know writing.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַתְּהִ֨י לָכֶ֜ם חָז֣וּת הַכֹּ֗ל כְּדִבְרֵי֮ הַסֵּ֣פֶר הֶֽחָתוּם֒ אֲשֶֽׁר־יִתְּנ֣וּ אֹתֹ֗ו אֶל־יֹודֵ֥עַ הַסֵּ֛פֶר לֵאמֹ֖ר קְרָ֣א נָא־זֶ֑ה וְאָמַר֙ לֹ֣א אוּכַ֔ל כִּ֥י חָת֖וּם הוּא׃ And the entire vision has become to you like the words of a sealed scroll which they give to one … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־נָסַ֨ךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֤ם יְהוָה֙ ר֣וּחַ תַּרְדֵּמָ֔ה וַיְעַצֵּ֖ם אֶת־עֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם אֶת־הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים וְאֶת־רָאשֵׁיכֶ֥ם הַחֹזִ֖ים כִּסָּֽה׃ For YHWH has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and He has shut your eyes—the prophets, and your heads, the seers, He has covered.   Morphology … Continue reading →

הִתְמַהְמְה֣וּ וּתְמָ֔הוּ הִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּ וָשֹׁ֑עוּ שָֽׁכְר֣וּ וְלֹא־יַ֔יִן נָע֖וּ וְלֹ֥א שֵׁכָֽר׃ They have staggered and reeled, they have tottered and wandered; they are drunk, but not with wine, they have swayed, but not with liquor.   Morphology הִתְמַהְמְה֣וּ (hitmahmahu) – Root: מהה; … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֡ה כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יַחֲלֹ֨ם הָרָעֵ֜ב וְהִנֵּ֣ה אֹוכֵ֗ל וְהֵקִיץ֮ וְרֵיקָ֣ה נַפְשֹׁו֒ וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר יַחֲלֹ֤ם הַצָּמֵא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה שֹׁתֶ֔ה וְהֵקִיץ֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה עָיֵ֔ף וְנַפְשֹׁ֖ו שֹׁוקֵקָ֑ה כֵּ֣ן יִֽהְיֶ֗ה הֲמֹון֙ כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם הַצֹּבְאִ֖ים עַל־הַ֥ר צִיֹּֽון׃ ס And it shall be like when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה כַּֽחֲלֹום֙ חֲזֹ֣ון לַ֔יְלָה הֲמֹון֙ כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם הַצֹּבְאִ֖ים עַל־אֲרִיאֵ֑ל וְכָל־צֹבֶ֨יהָ֙ וּמְצֹ֣דָתָ֔הּ וְהַמְּצִיקִ֖ים לָֽהּ׃ And it shall be like a dream, a vision of the night: the multitude of all the nations who wage war against Ariʾel, and all her battalions and … Continue reading →

מֵעִ֨ם יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ תִּפָּקֵ֔ד בְּרַ֥עַם וּבְרַ֖עַשׁ וְקֹ֣ול גָּדֹ֑ול סוּפָה֙ וּסְעָרָ֔ה וְלַ֖הַב אֵ֥שׁ אֹוכֵלָֽה׃ From with YHWH of hosts shall be visited with thunder and with earthquake and great sound, whirlwind and tempest, and flame of consuming fire.   Morphology מֵעִ֨ם … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֛ה כְּאָבָ֥ק דַּ֖ק הֲמֹ֣ון זָרָ֑יִךְ וּכְמֹ֤ץ עֹבֵר֙ הֲמֹ֣ון עָֽרִיצִ֔ים וְהָיָ֖ה לְפֶ֥תַע פִּתְאֹֽם׃ And it shall be like fine dust, the multitude of your strangers, and like chaff that passes away, the multitude of the ruthless; and it shall happen suddenly, … Continue reading →

וְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי וּמֵֽעָפָ֖ר תִּשַּׁ֣ח אִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ וְֽ֠הָיָה כְּאֹ֤וב מֵאֶ֨רֶץ֙ קֹולֵ֔ךְ וּמֵעָפָ֖ר אִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ תְּצַפְצֵֽף׃ And you shall be brought low, from the earth you shall speak, and from the dust your utterance shall be humbled. And your voice shall be like … Continue reading →

וְחָנִ֥יתִי כַדּ֖וּר עָלָ֑יִךְ וְצַרְתִּ֤י עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ מֻצָּ֔ב וַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥י עָלַ֖יִךְ מְצֻרֹֽת׃ And I will encamp against you roundabout, and I will lay siege against you with a post, and I will raise up against you siegeworks.   Morphology וְחָנִ֥יתִי (ve-ḥanitī) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַהֲצִיקֹ֖ותִי לַֽאֲרִיאֵ֑ל וְהָיְתָ֤ה תַֽאֲנִיָּה֙ וַֽאֲנִיָּ֔ה וְהָ֥יְתָה לִּ֖י כַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃ And I will distress Ariʾel, and she shall be mourning and lamentation, and she shall be to Me like Ariʾel.   Morphology וַהֲצִיקֹ֖ותִי (va-haṣiqoti) – Root: צוק; Form: Hifil waw-consecutive perfect 1st … Continue reading →

הֹ֚וי אֲרִיאֵ֣ל אֲרִיאֵ֔ל קִרְיַ֖ת חָנָ֣ה דָוִ֑ד סְפ֥וּ שָׁנָ֛ה עַל־שָׁנָ֖ה חַגִּ֥ים יִנְקֹֽפוּ׃ Woe, Ariʾel, Ariʾel, city where Dawid encamped! Add year upon year; let the festivals run their course.   Morphology הֹ֚וי (hoy) – Root: הוי; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Woe”; Notes: … Continue reading →

גַּם־זֹ֕את מֵעִ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות יָצָ֑אָה הִפְלִ֣יא עֵצָ֔ה הִגְדִּ֖יל תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ ס Also this came forth from YHWH of Hosts: He has made counsel wonderful, He has magnified wisdom.   Morphology גַּם־זֹ֕את (gam-zot) – Root: גם / זה; Form: Adverb + demonstrative … Continue reading →

לֶ֣חֶם יוּדָ֔ק כִּ֛י לֹ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח אָדֹ֣ושׁ יְדוּשֶׁ֑נּוּ וְ֠הָמַם גִּלְגַּ֧ל עֶגְלָתֹ֛ו וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו לֹֽא־יְדֻקֶּֽנּוּ׃ Bread is crushed, but he will not forever be threshing it; and though he drives his cart wheel and his horsemen, he will not crush it.   Morphology … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א בֶֽחָרוּץ֙ י֣וּדַשׁ קֶ֔צַח וְאֹופַ֣ן עֲגָלָ֔ה עַל־כַּמֹּ֖ן יוּסָּ֑ב כִּ֧י בַמַּטֶּ֛ה יֵחָ֥בֶט קֶ֖צַח וְכַמֹּ֥ן בַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃ For qetsaḥ is not threshed with a threshing sledge, and a cart wheel is not turned over cumin; but with a staff qetsaḥ is beaten, … Continue reading →

וְיִסְּרֹ֥ו לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט אֱלֹהָ֥יו יֹורֶֽנּוּ׃ And He will discipline him with judgment; his God will teach him.   Morphology וְיִסְּרֹ֥ו (ve-yissero) – Root: יסר; Form: Conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and … Continue reading →

הֲלֹוא֙ אִם־שִׁוָּ֣ה פָנֶ֔יהָ וְהֵפִ֥יץ קֶ֖צַח וְכַמֹּ֣ן יִזְרֹ֑ק וְשָׂ֨ם חִטָּ֤ה שֹׂורָה֙ וּשְׂעֹרָ֣ה נִסְמָ֔ן וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶת גְּבֻלָתֹֽו׃ Does he not, when he has leveled its surface, scatter black cumin and sow cumin, and place wheat in rows, and barley in a marked place, … Continue reading →

הֲכֹ֣ל הַיֹּ֔ום יַחֲרֹ֥שׁ הַחֹרֵ֖שׁ לִזְרֹ֑עַ יְפַתַּ֥ח וִֽישַׂדֵּ֖ד אַדְמָתֹֽו׃ Does the plowman plow all day to sow, open and break up his ground?   Morphology הֲכֹ֣ל (ha-kol) – Root: כלל; Form: Interrogative particle + noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Does all”; … Continue reading →

הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ וְשִׁמְע֖וּ קֹולִ֑י הַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ וְשִׁמְע֖וּ אִמְרָתִֽי׃ Give ear and hear my voice; pay attention and hear my word.   Morphology הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ (haʾazinu) – Root: אזן; Form: Hifil imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Give ear”; Notes: An exhortation to listen attentively; Hifil … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ אַל־תִּתְלֹוצָ֔צוּ פֶּֽן־יֶחְזְק֖וּ מֹֽוסְרֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־כָלָ֨ה וְנֶחֱרָצָ֜ה שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי מֵאֵ֨ת אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָאֹ֖ות עַל־כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And now, do not mock, lest your bonds be strengthened, for a complete and determined destruction I have heard from my Lord, YHWH of Hosts, upon all the … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י כְהַר־פְּרָצִים֙ יָק֣וּם יְהוָ֔ה כְּעֵ֖מֶק בְּגִבְעֹ֣ון יִרְגָּ֑ז לַעֲשֹׂ֤ות מַעֲשֵׂ֨הוּ֙ זָ֣ר מַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ עֲבֹ֣דָתֹ֔ו נָכְרִיָּ֖ה עֲבֹדָתֹֽו׃ For as on Mount Peratsim YHWH will rise up, as in the Valley in Giveʿon He will quake, to perform His deed, strange is His … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־קָצַ֥ר הַמַּצָּ֖ע מֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַ וְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥ה צָ֖רָה כְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on it, and the covering is too narrow when gathering oneself in.   Morphology כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

מִדֵּ֤י עָבְרֹו֙ יִקַּ֣ח אֶתְכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־בַבֹּ֧קֶר בַּבֹּ֛קֶר יַעֲבֹ֖ר בַּיֹּ֣ום וּבַלָּ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥ה רַק־זְוָעָ֖ה הָבִ֥ין שְׁמוּעָֽה׃ As often as it passes through, it shall take you; for morning by morning it shall pass through, by day and by night, and it shall be … Continue reading →

וְכֻפַּ֤ר בְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙ אֶת־מָ֔וֶת וְחָזוּתְכֶ֥ם אֶת־שְׁאֹ֖ול לֹ֣א תָק֑וּם שֹׁ֤וט שֹׁוטֵף֙ כִּ֣י יַֽעֲבֹ֔ר וִהְיִ֥יתֶם לֹ֖ו לְמִרְמָֽס׃ And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheʾol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge passes through, then you shall be … Continue reading →

וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י מִשְׁפָּט֙ לְקָ֔ו וּצְדָקָ֖ה לְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶת וְיָעָ֤ה בָרָד֙ מַחְסֵ֣ה כָזָ֔ב וְסֵ֥תֶר מַ֖יִם יִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃ And I will set justice for a measuring line and righteousness for a plumb line, and hail shall sweep away the refuge of falsehood, and waters shall overflow … Continue reading →