Category Archives: Isaiah

וְגַלְתִּ֥י בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וְשַׂשְׂתִּ֣י בְעַמִּ֑י וְלֹֽא־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע בָּהּ֙ עֹ֔וד קֹ֥ול בְּכִ֖י וְקֹ֥ול זְעָקָֽה׃ And I will exult in Yerushalayim and rejoice in My people, and the sound of weeping and the sound of crying shall no longer be heard in her.   … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־אִם־שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְגִ֨ילוּ֙ עֲדֵי־עַ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֣י בֹורֵ֑א כִּי֩ הִנְנִ֨י בֹורֵ֧א אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם גִּילָ֖ה וְעַמָּ֥הּ מָשֹֽׂושׂ׃ But rather rejoice and exult forever in what I am creating, for behold, I am creating Yerushalayim as exultation and her people as joy.   Morphology כִּֽי־ … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־הִנְנִ֥י בֹורֵ֛א שָׁמַ֥יִם חֲדָשִׁ֖ים וָאָ֣רֶץ חֲדָשָׁ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תִזָּכַ֨רְנָה֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנֹ֔ות וְלֹ֥א תַעֲלֶ֖ינָה עַל־לֵֽב׃ For behold, I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered, nor shall they come up upon the heart.   … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁ֨ר הַמִּתְבָּרֵ֜ךְ בָּאָ֗רֶץ יִתְבָּרֵךְ֙ בֵּאלֹהֵ֣י אָמֵ֔ן וְהַנִּשְׁבָּ֣ע בָּאָ֔רֶץ יִשָּׁבַ֖ע בֵּאלֹהֵ֣י אָמֵ֑ן כִּ֣י נִשְׁכְּח֗וּ הַצָּרֹות֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנֹ֔ות וְכִ֥י נִסְתְּר֖וּ מֵעֵינָֽי׃ He who blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of Amen, and he who swears in the land … Continue reading →

וְהִנַּחְתֶּ֨ם שִׁמְכֶ֤ם לִשְׁבוּעָה֙ לִבְחִירַ֔י וֶהֱמִיתְךָ֖ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וְלַעֲבָדָ֥יו יִקְרָ֖א שֵׁ֥ם אַחֵֽר׃ And you shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen ones, and my Lord YHWH shall put you to death, but to his servants he will call … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֧ה עֲבָדַ֛י יָרֹ֖נּוּ מִטּ֣וּב לֵ֑ב וְאַתֶּ֤ם תִּצְעֲקוּ֙ מִכְּאֵ֣ב לֵ֔ב וּמִשֵּׁ֥בֶר ר֖וּחַ תְּיֵלִֽילוּ׃ Behold, my servants shall shout for joy of heart, but you shall cry out from pain of heart, and from a broken spirit you shall wail.   Morphology … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה עֲבָדַ֤י יֹאכֵ֨לוּ֙ וְאַתֶּ֣ם תִּרְעָ֔בוּ הִנֵּ֧ה עֲבָדַ֛י יִשְׁתּ֖וּ וְאַתֶּ֣ם תִּצְמָ֑אוּ הִנֵּ֧ה עֲבָדַ֛י יִשְׂמָ֖חוּ וְאַתֶּ֥ם תֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃ Therefore thus says my Lord YHWH: “Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall hunger; behold, my servants shall drink, but … Continue reading →

וּמָנִ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֜ם לַחֶ֗רֶב וְכֻלְּכֶם֙ לַטֶּ֣בַח תִּכְרָ֔עוּ יַ֤עַן קָרָ֨אתִי֙ וְלֹ֣א עֲנִיתֶ֔ם דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם וַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּ הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינַ֔י וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־חָפַ֖צְתִּי בְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פ And I will destine you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because I … Continue reading →

וְאַתֶּם֙ עֹזְבֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה הַשְּׁכֵחִ֖ים אֶת־הַ֣ר קָדְשִׁ֑י הַֽעֹרְכִ֤ים לַגַּד֙ שֻׁלְחָ֔ן וְהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים לַמְנִ֥י מִמְסָֽךְ׃ But you who forsake YHWH, who forget my holy mountain, who set a table for Gad, and who fill a drink offering for Meni,   Morphology וְאַתֶּם (ve-atem) … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֤ה הַשָּׁרֹון֙ לִנְוֵה־צֹ֔אן וְעֵ֥מֶק עָכֹ֖ור לְרֵ֣בֶץ בָּקָ֑ר לְעַמִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר דְּרָשֽׁוּנִי׃ And the Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of ʿAkor a resting place for herds, for my people who have sought me.   Morphology וְהָיָ֤ה (ve-hayah) … Continue reading →

וְהֹוצֵאתִ֤י מִֽיַּעֲקֹב֙ זֶ֔רַע וּמִיהוּדָ֖ה יֹורֵ֣שׁ הָרָ֑י וִירֵשׁ֣וּהָ בְחִירַ֔י וַעֲבָדַ֖י יִשְׁכְּנוּ־שָֽׁמָּה׃ And I will bring forth offspring from Yaʿaqov, and from Yehuda an heir of my mountains. And my chosen ones shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.   … Continue reading →

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִמָּצֵ֤א הַתִּירֹושׁ֙ בָּֽאֶשְׁכֹּ֔ול וְאָמַר֙ אַל־תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּ כִּ֥י בְרָכָ֖ה בֹּ֑ו כֵּ֤ן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ לְמַ֣עַן עֲבָדַ֔י לְבִלְתִּ֖י הַֽשְׁחִ֥ית הַכֹּֽל׃ Thus says YHWH: “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for a … Continue reading →

עֲ֠וֹנֹתֵיכֶם וַעֲוֹנֹ֨ת אֲבֹותֵיכֶ֤ם יַחְדָּו֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר קִטְּרוּ֙ עַל־הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים וְעַל־הַגְּבָעֹ֖ות חֵרְפ֑וּנִי וּמַדֹּתִ֧י פְעֻלָּתָ֛ם רִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה עַל־חֵיקָֽם׃ ס Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together,” says YHWH, “who burned incense upon the mountains and reproached me upon the hills, I … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֥ה כְתוּבָ֖ה לְפָנָ֑י לֹ֤א אֶחֱשֶׂה֙ כִּ֣י אִם־שִׁלַּ֔מְתִּי וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֖י עַל־חֵיקָֽם׃ “Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; yes, I will repay into their bosom,   Morphology הִנֵּ֥ה (hinneh) – Root: הן (hen); Form: … Continue reading →

הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ קְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יךָ אַל־תִּגַּשׁ־בִּ֖י כִּ֣י קְדַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ אֵ֚לֶּה עָשָׁ֣ן בְּאַפִּ֔י אֵ֥שׁ יֹקֶ֖דֶת כָּל־הַיֹּֽום׃ Those who say, “Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am holier than you!” These are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all … Continue reading →

הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בַּקְּבָרִ֔ים וּבַנְּצוּרִ֖ים יָלִ֑ינוּ הָאֹֽכְלִים֙ בְּשַׂ֣ר הַחֲזִ֔יר וּפֶרֶק פִּגֻּלִ֖ים כְּלֵיהֶֽם׃ those who sit in the graves and lodge in the secret places, who eat the flesh of the pig, and the broth of abominable things is in their vessels.   … Continue reading →

הָעָ֗ם הַמַּכְעִיסִ֥ים אֹותִ֛י עַל־פָּנַ֖י תָּמִ֑יד זֹֽבְחִים֙ בַּגַּנֹּ֔ות וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים עַל־הַלְּבֵנִֽים׃ The people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense upon the bricks;   Morphology הָעָ֗ם (ha-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Definite noun masculine … Continue reading →

פֵּרַ֧שְׂתִּי יָדַ֛י כָּל־הַיֹּ֖ום אֶל־עַ֣ם סֹורֵ֑ר הַהֹלְכִים֙ הַדֶּ֣רֶךְ לֹא־טֹ֔וב אַחַ֖ר מַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way not good, after their own thoughts.   Morphology פֵּרַ֧שְׂתִּי (perashti) – Root: פרשׂ … Continue reading →

נִדְרַ֨שְׁתִּי֙ לְלֹ֣וא שָׁאָ֔לוּ נִמְצֵ֖אתִי לְלֹ֣א בִקְשֻׁ֑נִי אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ הִנֵּ֣נִי הִנֵּ֔נִי אֶל־גֹּ֖וי לֹֽא־קֹרָ֥א בִשְׁמִֽי׃ I was sought by those who did not ask, I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to … Continue reading →

הַעַל־אֵ֥לֶּה תִתְאַפַּ֖ק יְהוָ֑ה תֶּחֱשֶׁ֥ה וּתְעַנֵּ֖נוּ עַד־מְאֹֽד׃ ס Over these things will You restrain Yourself, YHWH? Will You remain silent and afflict us very greatly?   Morphology הַעַל־ (ha-ʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Interrogative prefix + preposition; Translation: “Over” or … Continue reading →

בֵּ֧ית קָדְשֵׁ֣נוּ וְתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗נוּ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִֽלְל֨וּךָ֙ אֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ הָיָ֖ה לִשְׂרֵ֣פַת אֵ֑שׁ וְכָל־מַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּ הָיָ֥ה לְחָרְבָּֽה׃ Our holy and glorious house, where our fathers praised You, has become a burning with fire, and all our pleasant things have become a ruin.   Morphology בֵּ֧ית … Continue reading →

עָרֵ֥י קָדְשְׁךָ֖ הָי֣וּ מִדְבָּ֑ר צִיּוֹן֙ מִדְבָּ֣ר הָיָ֔תָה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם שְׁמָמָֽה׃ Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Tsiyyon has become a wilderness, Yerushalayim a desolation.   Morphology עָרֵ֥י (ʿarei) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Construct plural feminine; Translation: “cities of”; Notes: … Continue reading →

אַל־תִּקְצֹ֤ף יְהוָה֙ עַד־מְאֹ֔ד וְאַל־לָעַ֖ד תִּזְכֹּ֣ר עָוֺ֑ן הֵ֥ן הַבֶּט־נָ֖א עַמְּךָ֥ כֻלָּֽנוּ׃ Do not be exceedingly angry, YHWH, and do not remember iniquity forever. Behold, please look, we are all Your people.   Morphology אַל־ (ʾal) – Root: לא (as a prohibitive); … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אָבִ֣ינוּ אָ֑תָּה אֲנַ֤חְנוּ הַחֹ֨מֶר֙ וְאַתָּ֣ה יֹצְרֵ֔נוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדְךָ֖ כֻּלָּֽנוּ׃ And now, YHWH, You are our Father—we are the clay, and You are our potter, and all of us are the work of Your hand.   Morphology וְעַתָּ֥ה (ve-ʿattah) … Continue reading →

וְאֵין־קוֹרֵ֣א בְשִׁמְךָ֔ מִתְעוֹרֵ֖ר לְהַחֲזִ֣יק בָּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־הִסְתַּ֤רְתָּ פָנֶ֨יךָ֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וַתְּמוּגֵ֖נוּ בְּיַד־עֲוֺנֵֽנוּ׃ And there is no one who calls on Your name, who stirs himself to take hold of You, for You have hidden Your face from us, and You have made … Continue reading →

וַנְּהִ֤י כַטָּמֵא֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וּכְבֶ֥גֶד עִדִּ֖ים כָּל־צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּ וַנָּ֤בֶל כֶּֽעָלֶה֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וַעֲוֹנֵ֖נוּ כָּר֥וּחַ יִשָּׂאֻֽנוּ׃ And we became like one who is unclean, all of us; and all our righteous deeds like a garment of filth. And we all withered like a leaf, … Continue reading →

פָּגַ֤עְתָּ אֶת־שָׂשׂ֙ וְעֹ֣שֵׂה צֶ֔דֶק בִּדְרָכֶ֖יךָ יִזְכְּר֑וּךָ הֵן־אַתָּ֤ה קָצַ֨פְתָּ֙ וַֽנֶּחֱטָ֔א בָּהֶ֥ם עֹולָ֖ם וְנִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ You met the one who rejoices and does righteousness, in Your ways they remember You. Behold, You were angry, and we sinned; through them continually, and we shall … Continue reading →

וּמֵעֹולָ֥ם לֹא־שָׁמְע֖וּ לֹ֣א הֶאֱזִ֑ינוּ עַ֣יִן לֹֽא־רָאָ֗תָה אֱלֹהִים֙ זוּלָ֣תְךָ֔ יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה לִמְחַכֵּה־לֹֽו׃ And from of old they have not heard, they have not listened; eye has not seen a god besides You who acts for the one who waits for Him.   … Continue reading →

בַּעֲשֹׂותְךָ֥ נֹורָאֹ֖ות לֹ֣א נְקַוֶּ֑ה יָרַ֕דְתָּ מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ הָרִ֥ים נָזֹֽלּוּ׃ When You did awesome things we did not expect, You came down, the mountains flowed at Your presence.   Morphology בַּעֲשֹׂותְךָ֥ (baʿasotekha) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Preposition בְּ + Qal infinitive … Continue reading →

כִּקְדֹ֧חַ אֵ֣שׁ הֲמָסִ֗ים מַ֚יִם תִּבְעֶה־אֵ֔שׁ לְהֹודִ֥יעַ שִׁמְךָ֖ לְצָרֶ֑יךָ מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ גֹּויִ֥ם יִרְגָּֽזוּ׃ As when fire kindles brushwood and fire makes water boil—so make known Your name to Your adversaries, that nations may tremble at Your presence.   Morphology כִּקְדֹ֧חַ (kiqdoaḥ) – … Continue reading →