Author Archives: Nevi’im

הֵ֣ן אֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים זֶ֤ה הָעָם֙ לֹ֣א הָיָ֔ה אַשּׁ֖וּר יְסָדָ֣הּ לְצִיִּ֑ים הֵקִ֣ימוּ בְחִנָּ֔יו עֹרְרוּ֙ אַרְמְנֹותֶ֔יהָ שָׂמָ֖הּ לְמַפֵּלָֽה׃ Behold the land of the Kasdim—this people was not! Ashshur founded it for wild creatures. They raised its towers, they stripped its palaces, He … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־תֹוסִ֥יפִי עֹ֖וד לַעְלֹ֑וז הַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞ה בְּתוּלַ֣ת בַּת־צִידֹ֗ון כְּתִיִּם ק֣וּמִי עֲבֹ֔רִי גַּם־שָׁ֖ם לֹא־יָנ֥וּחַ לָֽךְ׃ And He said, “You shall no longer continue to exult, oppressed one, virgin daughter of Tsidon; arise, pass over to Kittim, even there there shall be no … Continue reading →

יָדֹו֙ נָטָ֣ה עַל־הַיָּ֔ם הִרְגִּ֖יז מַמְלָכֹ֑ות יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה אֶל־כְּנַ֔עַן לַשְׁמִ֖ד מָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ׃ His hand He stretched out over the sea, He shook kingdoms; YHWH commanded against Kenaʿan to destroy its strongholds.   Morphology יָדֹו֙ (yado) – Root: יד; Form: Noun, feminine singular … Continue reading →

עִבְרִ֥י אַרְצֵ֖ךְ כַּיְאֹ֑ר בַּת־תַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁ אֵ֖ין מֵ֥זַח עֹֽוד׃ Cross over your land like the River, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no more a belt.   Morphology עִבְרִ֥י (ʿivri) – Root: עבר; Form: Qal imperative feminine singular; Translation: “Cross over!”; Notes: … Continue reading →

יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות יְעָצָ֑הּ לְחַלֵּל֙ גְּאֹ֣ון כָּל־צְבִ֔י לְהָקֵ֖ל כָּל־נִכְבַּדֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃ YHWH of Hosts has counseled it, to defile the pride of all glory, to bring low all the honored of the earth.   Morphology יְהוָ֥ה (YHWH) – Root: היה; Form: Proper noun, … Continue reading →

מִ֚י יָעַ֣ץ זֹ֔את עַל־צֹ֖ר הַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר סֹחֲרֶ֨יה֙ שָׂרִ֔ים כִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָ נִכְבַּדֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃ Who has counseled this against Tsor, the crowning city, whose merchants were princes, her traders the honored of the earth?   Morphology מִ֚י (mi) – Root: מי; Form: Interrogative pronoun; … Continue reading →

הֲזֹ֥את לָכֶ֖ם עַלִּיזָ֑ה מִֽימֵי־קֶ֤דֶם קַדְמָתָהּ֙ יֹבִל֣וּהָ רַגְלֶ֔יהָ מֵֽרָחֹ֖וק לָגֽוּר׃ Is this your exultant city, from days of old her antiquity? Her feet will carry her far away to sojourn.   Morphology הֲזֹ֥את (hazot) – Root: זהה; Form: Interrogative particle with … Continue reading →

עִבְר֖וּ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה הֵילִ֖ילוּ יֹ֥שְׁבֵי אִֽי׃ Pass over to Tarshish; howl, inhabitants of the coastland.   Morphology עִבְר֖וּ (ʿivru) – Root: עבר; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Pass over”; Notes: A command to travel or cross over, often used in … Continue reading →

כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־שֵׁ֖מַע לְמִצְרָ֑יִם יָחִ֖ילוּ כְּשֵׁ֥מַע צֹֽר׃ As at the report concerning Mitsrayim, they shall writhe at the report of Tsor.   Morphology כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ (kaʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Compound particle (comparative/temporal); Translation: “As” or “just as”; Notes: Introduces a comparison. שֵׁ֖מַע … Continue reading →

בֹּ֣ושִׁי צִידֹ֔ון כִּֽי־אָמַ֣ר יָ֔ם מָעֹ֥וז הַיָּ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹֽא־חַ֣לְתִּי וְלֹֽא־יָלַ֗דְתִּי וְלֹ֥א גִדַּ֛לְתִּי בַּחוּרִ֖ים רֹומַ֥מְתִּי בְתוּלֹֽות׃ Be ashamed, Tsidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not labored, nor have I given birth; I have not … Continue reading →

וּבְמַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְאֹ֖ור תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ וַתְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גֹּויִֽם׃ And in many waters, the seed of Shiḥor, the harvest of the River, was her revenue, and it became commerce for the nations.   Morphology וּבְמַ֤יִם (u-ve-mayim) – Root: מים; … Continue reading →

דֹּ֖מּוּ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי אִ֑י סֹחֵ֥ר צִידֹ֛ון עֹבֵ֥ר יָ֖ם מִלְאֽוּךְ׃ Be still, O inhabitants of the coastland, merchant of Tsidon, that passed over the sea, they filled you.   Morphology דֹּ֖מּוּ (dommu) – Root: דםם; Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Be … Continue reading →

מַשָּׂ֖א צֹ֑ר הֵילִ֣ילוּ אֳנִיֹּ֣ות תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־שֻׁדַּ֤ד מִבַּ֨יִת֙ מִבֹּ֔וא מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כִּתִּ֖ים נִגְלָה־לָֽמֹו׃ Burden of Tsor: Howl, ships of Tarshish, for it is laid waste—without house, without entrance; from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.   Morphology מַשָּׂ֖א (massa) … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות תָּמוּשׁ֙ הַיָּתֵ֔ד הַתְּקוּעָ֖ה בְּמָקֹ֣ום נֶאֱמָ֑ן וְנִגְדְּעָ֣ה וְנָפְלָ֗ה וְנִכְרַת֙ הַמַּשָּׂ֣א אֲשֶׁר־עָלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס “On that day,” declares YHWH of Hosts, “the peg that was fastened in a firm place shall be removed, and it … Continue reading →

וְתָל֨וּ עָלָ֜יו כֹּ֣ל כְּבֹ֣וד בֵּית־אָבִ֗יו הַצֶּֽאֱצָאִים֙ וְהַצְּפִעֹ֔ות כֹּ֖ל כְּלֵ֣י הַקָּטָ֑ן מִכְּלֵי֙ הָֽאַגָּנֹ֔ות וְעַ֖ד כָּל־כְּלֵ֥י הַנְּבָלִֽים׃ And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the offshoots, all small vessels, from vessels of bowls … Continue reading →

וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יו יָתֵ֖ד בְּמָקֹ֣ום נֶאֱמָ֑ן וְהָיָ֛ה לְכִסֵּ֥א כָבֹ֖וד לְבֵ֥ית אָבִֽיו׃ And I will fasten him as a peg in a firm place, and he shall become a throne of glory for the house of his father.   Morphology וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יו (u-teqaʿtiv) – … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֛י מַפְתֵּ֥חַ בֵּית־דָּוִ֖ד עַל־שִׁכְמֹ֑ו וּפָתַח֙ וְאֵ֣ין סֹגֵ֔ר וְסָגַ֖ר וְאֵ֥ין פֹּתֵֽחַ׃ And I will place the key of the house of Dawid upon his shoulder, and he shall open and none shall shut, and he shall shut and none shall open. … Continue reading →

וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יו כֻּתָּנְתֶּ֗ךָ וְאַבְנֵֽטְךָ֙ אֲחַזְּקֶ֔נּוּ וּמֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֖ אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּיָדֹ֑ו וְהָיָ֥ה לְאָ֛ב לְיֹושֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וּלְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃ And I will clothe him with your tunic and strengthen him with your sash, and I will place your authority into his hand. And he shall be … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וְקָרָ֣אתִי לְעַבְדִּ֔י לְאֶלְיָקִ֖ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ And it shall be on that day, that I will call to My servant Elyaqim son of Ḥilqiyahu.   Morphology וְהָיָ֖ה (ve-hāyāh) – Root: היה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖ יֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ׃ And I will thrust you from your post, and from your station He will tear you down.   Morphology וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָ (va-hădaftikha) – Root: הדף; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine … Continue reading →

צָנֹ֤וף יִצְנָפְךָ֙ צְנֵפָ֔ה כַּדּ֕וּר אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ רַחֲבַ֣ת יָדָ֑יִם שָׁ֣מָּה תָמ֗וּת וְשָׁ֨מָּה֙ מַרְכְּבֹ֣ות כְּבֹודֶ֔ךָ קְלֹ֖ון בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃ He will surely wind you up, winding like a ball, to a land broad of hands. There you will die, and there your glorious chariots … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ מְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔ טַלְטֵלָ֖ה גָּ֑בֶר וְעֹטְךָ֖ עָטֹֽה׃ Behold, YHWH is about to shake you—a shaking, O man! And He will wrap you up, wrapping you tightly.   Morphology הִנֵּ֤ה (hinneh) – Root: נה; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Used to … Continue reading →

מַה־לְּךָ֥ פֹה֙ וּמִ֣י לְךָ֣ פֹ֔ה כִּֽי־חָצַ֧בְתָּ לְּךָ֛ פֹּ֖ה קָ֑בֶר חֹצְבִ֤י מָרֹום֙ קִבְרֹ֔ו חֹקְקִ֥י בַסֶּ֖לַע מִשְׁכָּ֥ן לֹֽו׃ ‘What do you have here, and whom do you have here, that you have hewn for yourself a tomb here, he who hews his … Continue reading →

כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה צְבָאֹ֑ות לֶךְ־בֹּא֙ אֶל־הַסֹּכֵ֣ן הַזֶּ֔ה עַל־שֶׁבְנָ֖א אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הַבָּֽיִת׃ Thus said the Lord YHWH of Hosts, “Go, come to this steward, to Shevna who is over the house,   Morphology כֹּ֥ה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Demonstrative adverb; … Continue reading →

וְנִגְלָ֥ה בְאָזְנָ֖י יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות אִם־֠יְכֻפַּר הֶעָוֹ֨ן הַזֶּ֤ה לָכֶם֙ עַד־תְּמֻת֔וּן אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ פ And it was revealed in my ears by YHWH of hosts: “Surely this iniquity shall not be atoned for you until you die,” said the Lord … Continue reading →

וְהִנֵּ֣ה שָׂשֹׂ֣ון וְשִׂמְחָ֗ה הָרֹ֤ג בָּקָר֙ וְשָׁחֹ֣ט צֹ֔אן אָכֹ֥ל בָּשָׂ֖ר וְשָׁתֹ֣ות יָ֑יִן אָכֹ֣ול וְשָׁתֹ֔ו כִּ֥י מָחָ֖ר נָמֽוּת׃ And behold, joy and gladness, slaughtering cattle and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: “Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָאֹ֖ות בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא לִבְכִי֙ וּלְמִסְפֵּ֔ד וּלְקָרְחָ֖ה וְלַחֲגֹ֥ר שָֽׂק׃ And the Lord YHWH of Hosts called on that day for weeping and for mourning and for baldness and for girding with sackcloth.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָ֗א (vayyiqra) – Root: … Continue reading →

וּמִקְוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם בֵּ֚ין הַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִם לְמֵ֖י הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הַיְשָׁנָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א הִבַּטְתֶּם֙ אֶל־עֹשֶׂ֔יהָ וְיֹצְרָ֥הּ מֵֽרָחֹ֖וק לֹ֥א רְאִיתֶֽם׃ And you made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the old pool, but you did not look to its Maker, and the One … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בָּתֵּ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סְפַרְתֶּ֑ם וַתִּתְצוּ֙ הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים לְבַצֵּ֖ר הַחֹומָֽה׃ And the houses of Yerushalayim you counted, and the houses you broke down to fortify the wall.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (veʾet) – Form: Conjunction + direct object marker; Translation: “and [the]”; Notes: Links … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨ת בְּקִיעֵ֧י עִיר־דָּוִ֛ד רְאִיתֶ֖ם כִּי־רָ֑בּוּ וַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּ אֶת־מֵ֥י הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה הַתַּחְתֹּונָֽה׃ And you saw the breaches of the city of Dawid that they were many, and you gathered the waters of the lower pool.   Morphology וְאֵ֨ת (veʾet) – Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →