Category Archives: Isaiah

וְשַׂמְתִּ֨יהָ֙ בְּיַד־מֹוגַ֔יִךְ אֲשֶׁר־אָמְר֥וּ לְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְ שְׁחִ֣י וְנַעֲבֹ֑רָה וַתָּשִׂ֤ימִי כָאָ֨רֶץ֙ גֵּוֵ֔ךְ וְכַח֖וּץ לַעֹבְרִֽים׃ ס And I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, who said to your soul, ‘Bow down, that we may pass over,’ and you laid your back … Continue reading →

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנַ֣יִךְ יְהוָ֗ה וֵאלֹהַ֨יִךְ֙ יָרִ֣יב עַמֹּ֔ו הִנֵּ֥ה לָקַ֛חְתִּי מִיָּדֵ֖ךְ אֶת־כֹּ֣וס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֑ה אֶת־קֻבַּ֨עַת֙ כֹּ֣וס חֲמָתִ֔י לֹא־תֹוסִ֥יפִי לִשְׁתֹּותָ֖הּ עֹֽוד׃ Thus says your Lord, YHWH, and your God who pleads the cause of His people: “Behold, I have taken from your hand the … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֛ן שִׁמְעִי־נָ֥א זֹ֖את עֲנִיָּ֑ה וּשְׁכֻרַ֖ת וְלֹ֥א מִיָּֽיִן׃ ס Therefore, please hear this, O afflicted one, and drunk, but not with wine.   Morphology לָכֵ֛ן (laken) – Root: כן (ken); Form: Adverb/conjunction; Translation: “Therefore”; Notes: Introduces a conclusion or result based … Continue reading →

בָּנַ֜יִךְ עֻלְּפ֥וּ שָׁכְב֛וּ בְּרֹ֥אשׁ כָּל־חוּצֹ֖ות כְּתֹ֣וא מִכְמָ֑ר הַֽמְלֵאִ֥ים חֲמַת־יְהוָ֖ה גַּעֲרַ֥ת אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ Your sons have fainted, they lie at the head of every street like an antelope in a net, full of the wrath of YHWH, the rebuke of your God. … Continue reading →

שְׁתַּ֤יִם הֵ֨נָּה֙ קֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְ מִ֖י יָנ֣וּד לָ֑ךְ הַשֹּׁ֧ד וְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶר וְהָרָעָ֥ב וְהַחֶ֖רֶב מִ֥י אֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃ Two things have befallen you; who will grieve for you? Devastation and destruction, and famine and the sword; who will comfort you?   Morphology שְׁתַּ֤יִם (shetayim) – Root: … Continue reading →

אֵין־מְנַהֵ֣ל לָ֔הּ מִכָּל־בָּנִ֖ים יָלָ֑דָה וְאֵ֤ין מַחֲזִיק֙ בְּיָדָ֔הּ מִכָּל־בָּנִ֖ים גִּדֵּֽלָה׃ There is no one to guide her from all the sons she has borne, and there is no one to take her by the hand from all the sons she has … Continue reading →

הִתְעֹורְרִ֣י הִֽתְעֹורְרִ֗י ק֚וּמִי יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁתִ֛ית מִיַּ֥ד יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־כֹּ֣וס חֲמָתֹ֑ו אֶת־קֻבַּ֜עַת כֹּ֧וס הַתַּרְעֵלָ֛ה שָׁתִ֖ית מָצִֽית׃ Awake, awake, rise up, Yerushalayim, you who have drunk from the hand of YHWH the goblet of His wrath, the bowl of the goblet of … Continue reading →

וָאָשִׂ֤ים דְּבָרַי֙ בְּפִ֔יךָ וּבְצֵ֥ל יָדִ֖י כִּסִּיתִ֑יךָ לִנְטֹ֤עַ שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְלִיסֹ֣ד אָ֔רֶץ וְלֵאמֹ֥ר לְצִיֹּ֖ון עַמִּי־אָֽתָּה׃ ס And I have put my words in your mouth, and in the shadow of my hand I have covered you, to plant the heavens and to … Continue reading →

וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ רֹגַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ גַּלָּ֑יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃ And I am YHWH your God, who calms the sea, and its waves roar—YHWH of Hosts is His name.   Morphology וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ (ve-ʾanokhī) – Root: אנכ (ʾanokh); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

מִהַ֥ר צֹעֶ֖ה לְהִפָּתֵ֑חַ וְלֹא־יָמ֣וּת לַשַּׁ֔חַת וְלֹ֥א יֶחְסַ֖ר לַחְמֹֽו׃ He who walks quickly shall be loosed; and he shall not die in the pit, and his bread shall not be lacking.   Morphology מִהַ֥ר (mihar) – Root: מהר (mahar); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַתִּשְׁכַּ֞ח יְהוָ֣ה עֹשֶׂ֗ךָ נֹוטֶ֣ה שָׁמַיִם֮ וְיֹסֵ֣ד אָרֶץ֒ וַתְּפַחֵ֨ד תָּמִ֜יד כָּל־הַיֹּ֗ום מִפְּנֵי֙ חֲמַ֣ת הַמֵּצִ֔יק כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר כֹּונֵ֖ן לְהַשְׁחִ֑ית וְאַיֵּ֖ה חֲמַ֥ת הַמֵּצִֽיק׃ Yet you have forgotten YHWH your Maker, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, and you … Continue reading →

אָנֹכִ֧י אָנֹכִ֛י ה֖וּא מְנַחֶמְכֶ֑ם מִֽי־אַ֤תְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ מֵאֱנֹ֣ושׁ יָמ֔וּת וּמִבֶּן־אָדָ֖ם חָצִ֥יר יִנָּתֵֽן׃ I, I am He who comforts you. Who are you, that you fear mortal man who dies, and the son of man who is given like grass?   Morphology … Continue reading →

וּפְדוּיֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה יְשׁוּב֗וּן וּבָ֤אוּ צִיֹּון֙ בְּרִנָּ֔ה וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת עֹולָ֖ם עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם שָׂשֹׂ֤ון וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יַשִּׂיג֔וּן נָ֖סוּ יָגֹ֥ון וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ ס And the redeemed of YHWH shall return and come to Tsiyyon with singing, and everlasting joy shall be upon their head; gladness and joy … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֤וא אַתְּ־הִיא֙ הַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶת יָ֔ם מֵ֖י תְּהֹ֣ום רַבָּ֑ה הַשָּׂ֨מָה֙ מַֽעֲמַקֵּי־יָ֔ם דֶּ֖רֶךְ לַעֲבֹ֥ר גְּאוּלִֽים׃ Are you not the one who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed … Continue reading →

עוּרִ֨י עוּרִ֤י לִבְשִׁי־עֹז֙ זְרֹ֣ועַ יְהוָ֔ה ע֚וּרִי כִּ֣ימֵי קֶ֔דֶם דֹּרֹ֖ות עֹולָמִ֑ים הֲלֹ֥וא אַתְּ־הִ֛יא הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת רַ֖הַב מְחֹולֶ֥לֶת תַּנִּֽין׃ Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O arm of YHWH! Awake as in days of old, generations of ages past. Are you not the … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י כַבֶּ֨גֶד֙ יֹאכְלֵ֣ם עָ֔שׁ וְכַצֶּ֖מֶר יֹאכְלֵ֣ם סָ֑ס וְצִדְקָתִי֙ לְעֹולָ֣ם תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וִישׁוּעָתִ֖י לְדֹ֥ור דֹּורִֽים׃ ס For like a garment the moth shall eat them, and like wool the grub shall eat them, but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֤וּ אֵלַי֙ יֹ֣דְעֵי צֶ֔דֶק עַ֖ם תֹּורָתִ֣י בְלִבָּ֑ם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙ חֶרְפַּ֣ת אֱנֹ֔ושׁ וּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖ם אַל־תֵּחָֽתּוּ׃ “Listen to me, you who know righteousness, a people in whose heart is my Torah; do not fear the reproach of man, and from their revilings do not … Continue reading →

שְׂאוּ֩ לַשָּׁמַ֨יִם עֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם וְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּ אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ מִתַּ֗חַת כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֜יִם כֶּעָשָׁ֤ן נִמְלָ֨חוּ֙ וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ כַּבֶּ֣גֶד תִּבְלֶ֔ה וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כְּמֹו־כֵ֣ן יְמוּת֑וּן וִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙ לְעֹולָ֣ם תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וְצִדְקָתִ֖י לֹ֥א תֵחָֽת׃ ס Lift up your eyes to the heavens and look to the earth beneath, for the heavens shall vanish … Continue reading →

קָרֹ֤וב צִדְקִי֙ יָצָ֣א יִשְׁעִ֔י וּזְרֹעַ֖י עַמִּ֣ים יִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּ אֵלַי֙ אִיִּ֣ים יְקַוּ֔וּ וְאֶל־זְרֹעִ֖י יְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ My righteousness is near, my salvation has gone out, and my arm shall judge peoples; the coastlands shall hope for me, and for my arm they shall wait … Continue reading →

הַקְשִׁ֤יבוּ אֵלַי֙ עַמִּ֔י וּלְאוּמִּ֖י אֵלַ֣י הַאֲזִ֑ינוּ כִּ֤י תוֹרָה֙ מֵאִתִּ֣י תֵצֵ֔א וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔י לְא֥וֹר עַמִּ֖ים אַרְגִּֽיעַ׃ Give heed to me, my people, and my nation, listen to me; for a Torah will go out from me, and my judgment for a light … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־נִחַ֨ם יְהוָ֜ה צִיֹּ֗ון נִחַם֙ כָּל־חָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם מִדְבָּרָהּ֙ כְּעֵ֔דֶן וְעַרְבָתָ֖הּ כְּגַן־יְהוָ֑ה שָׂשֹׂ֤ון וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יִמָּ֣צֵא בָ֔הּ תֹּודָ֖ה וְקֹ֥ול זִמְרָֽה׃ ס For YHWH has comforted Tsiyyon, He has comforted all her ruins, and He has made her wilderness like ʿEden, and her desert … Continue reading →

הַבִּ֨יטוּ֙ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֣ם אֲבִיכֶ֔ם וְאֶל־שָׂרָ֖ה תְּחֹולֶלְכֶ֑ם כִּי־אֶחָ֣ד קְרָאתִ֔יו וַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּ וְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ ס Look to Avraham your father and to Sara who bore you, for he was one when I called him, and I blessed him and made him many.   Morphology הַבִּ֨יטוּ … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֥וּ אֵלַ֛י רֹ֥דְפֵי צֶ֖דֶק מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַבִּ֨יטוּ֙ אֶל־צ֣וּר חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם וְאֶל־מַקֶּ֥בֶת בֹּ֖ור נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃ “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, seekers of YHWH; look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the excavation of the pit from which … Continue reading →

הֵ֧ן כֻּלְּכֶ֛ם קֹ֥דְחֵי אֵ֖שׁ מְאַזְּרֵ֣י זִיקֹ֑ות לְכ֣וּ בְּא֣וּר אֶשְׁכֶ֗ם וּבְזִיקֹות֙ בִּֽעַרְתֶּ֔ם מִיָּדִי֙ הָיְתָה־זֹּ֣את לָכֶ֔ם לְמַעֲצֵבָ֖ה תִּשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃ פ Behold, all of you who kindle fire, who gird yourselves with firebrands, walk in the flame of your fire and among the brands … Continue reading →

מִ֤י בָכֶם֙ יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֔ה שֹׁמֵ֖עַ בְּקֹ֣ול עַבְדֹּ֑ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֣ךְ חֲשֵׁכִ֗ים וְאֵ֥ין נֹ֨גַהּ֙ לֹ֔ו יִבְטַח֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה וְיִשָּׁעֵ֖ן בֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃ Who among you fears YHWH, hears the voice of His servant? He who walks in darkness and has no light, let him … Continue reading →

הֵ֣ן אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ יַֽעֲזָר־לִ֔י מִי־ה֖וּא יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי הֵ֤ן כֻּלָּם֙ כַּבֶּ֣גֶד יִבְל֔וּ עָ֖שׁ יֹאכְלֵֽם׃ Behold, my Lord YHWH helps me; who is he who will declare me guilty? Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will eat … Continue reading →

קָרֹוב֙ מַצְדִּיקִ֔י מִֽי־יָרִ֥יב אִתִּ֖י נַ֣עַמְדָה יָּ֑חַד מִֽי־בַ֥עַל מִשְׁפָּטִ֖י יִגַּ֥שׁ אֵלָֽי׃ Near is the one who justifies me; who will contend with me? Let us stand together. Who is my adversary in judgment? Let him draw near to me.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַאדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ יַֽעֲזָר־לִ֔י עַל־כֵּ֖ן לֹ֣א נִכְלָ֑מְתִּי עַל־כֵּ֞ן שַׂ֤מְתִּי פָנַי֙ כַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁ וָאֵדַ֖ע כִּי־לֹ֥א אֵבֹֽושׁ׃ And my Lord YHWH helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced. Therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not … Continue reading →

גֵּוִי֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לְמַכִּ֔ים וּלְחָיַ֖י לְמֹֽרְטִ֑ים פָּנַי֙ לֹ֣א הִסְתַּ֔רְתִּי מִכְּלִמֹּ֖ות וָרֹֽק׃ My back I gave to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pluck; my face I did not hide from insult and spittle.   Morphology גֵּוִי (gevi) – … Continue reading →

אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ פָּתַֽח־לִ֣י אֹ֔זֶן וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹ֣א מָרִ֑יתִי אָחֹ֖ור לֹ֥א נְסוּגֹֽתִי׃ My Lord YHWH opened my ear, and I did not rebel; backward I did not turn.   Morphology אֲדֹנָ֤י (ʾAdonai) – Root: אדן (ʾadon); Form: Noun masculine plural with 1st … Continue reading →