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וַיְהִ֡י בְּאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ עָלָ֞ה סַנְחֵרִ֤יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עַ֣ל כָּל־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻרֹ֖ות וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃ And it was in the fourteenth year of King Ḥizqiyyahu, Sanḥeriv king of Ashshur came up against all the fortified cities of Yehuda and seized them. … Continue reading →

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

לֹא־יִהְיֶ֨ה שָׁ֜ם אַרְיֵ֗ה וּפְרִ֤יץ חַיֹּות֙ בַּֽל־יַעֲלֶ֔נָּה לֹ֥א תִמָּצֵ֖א שָׁ֑ם וְהָלְכ֖וּ גְּאוּלִֽים׃ No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; it shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there.   Morphology לֹא־יִהְיֶ֨ה … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה־שָׁ֞ם מַסְל֣וּל וָדֶ֗רֶךְ וְדֶ֤רֶךְ הַקֹּ֨דֶשׁ֙ יִקָּ֣רֵא לָ֔הּ לֹֽא־יַעַבְרֶ֥נּוּ טָמֵ֖א וְהוּא־לָ֑מֹו הֹלֵ֥ךְ דֶּ֛רֶךְ וֶאֱוִילִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִתְעֽוּ׃ And there shall be a highway and a road there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass through … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֤ה הַשָּׁרָב֙ לַאֲגַ֔ם וְצִמָּאֹ֖ון לְמַבּ֣וּעֵי מָ֑יִם בִּנְוֵ֤ה תַנִּים֙ רִבְצָ֔הּ חָצִ֖יר לְקָנֶ֥ה וָגֹֽמֶא׃ And the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground into springs of water; in the habitation of jackals, her resting-place, grass shall become reeds and … Continue reading →

אָ֣ז יְדַלֵּ֤ג כָּֽאַיָּל֙ פִּסֵּ֔חַ וְתָרֹ֖ן לְשֹׁ֣ון אִלֵּ֑ם כִּֽי־נִבְקְע֤וּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ מַ֔יִם וּנְחָלִ֖ים בָּעֲרָבָֽה׃ Then the lame shall leap like the deer, and the tongue of the mute shall sing for joy, for waters have broken out in the wilderness and streams … Continue reading →

אָ֥ז תִּפָּקַ֖חְנָה עֵינֵ֣י עִוְרִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י חֵרְשִׁ֖ים תִּפָּתַֽחְנָה׃ Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.   Morphology אָ֥ז (ʾaz) – Root: אז; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Then”; Notes: Temporal marker introducing … Continue reading →

אִמְרוּ֙ לְנִמְהֲרֵי־לֵ֔ב חִזְק֖וּ אַל־תִּירָ֑אוּ הִנֵּ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ נָקָ֣ם יָבֹ֔וא גְּמ֣וּל אֱלֹהִ֔ים ה֥וּא יָבֹ֖וא וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶֽם׃ Say to the hasty of heart, “Be strong, do not fear; behold, your God—vengeance shall come, the recompense of God. He shall come and save you.”   … Continue reading →

חַזְּק֖וּ יָדַ֣יִם רָפֹ֑ות וּבִרְכַּ֥יִם כֹּשְׁלֹ֖ות אַמֵּֽצוּ׃ Strengthen weak hands, and make firm the tottering knees.   Morphology חַזְּק֖וּ (ḥazzeku) – Root: חזק; Form: Piel imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Strengthen”; Notes: Command directed to the community or leaders; emphatic strengthening. יָדַ֣יִם … Continue reading →

פָּרֹ֨חַ תִּפְרַ֜ח וְתָגֵ֗ל אַ֚ף גִּילַ֣ת וְרַנֵּ֔ן כְּבֹ֤וד הַלְּבָנֹון֙ נִתַּן־לָ֔הּ הֲדַ֥ר הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל וְהַשָּׁרֹ֑ון הֵ֛מָּה יִרְא֥וּ כְבֹוד־יְהוָ֖ה הֲדַ֥ר אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס Blossoming, it shall blossom and exult—indeed, rejoicing and singing! The glory of the Levanon has been given to her, the majesty of … Continue reading →

יְשֻׂשׂ֥וּם מִדְבָּ֖ר וְצִיָּ֑ה וְתָגֵ֧ל עֲרָבָ֛ה וְתִפְרַ֖ח כַּחֲבַצָּֽלֶת׃ The wilderness and dry land shall rejoice, and the ʿArava shall exult and blossom like the crocus.   Morphology יְשֻׂשׂ֥וּם (yesusum) – Root: שׂושׂ; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they … Continue reading →

וְהֽוּא־הִפִּ֤יל לָהֶן֙ גֹּורָ֔ל וְיָדֹ֛ו חִלְּקַ֥תָּה לָהֶ֖ם בַּקָּ֑ו עַד־עֹולָם֙ יִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָ לְדֹ֥ור וָדֹ֖ור יִשְׁכְּנוּ־בָֽהּ׃ ס And He cast the lot for them, and His hand apportioned it to them by the line. Forever they shall possess it; from generation to generation they … Continue reading →

דִּרְשׁ֨וּ מֵֽעַל־סֵ֤פֶר יְהוָה֙ וּֽקְרָ֔אוּ אַחַ֤ת מֵהֵ֨נָּה֙ לֹ֣א נֶעְדָּ֔רָה אִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָ֖הּ לֹ֣א פָקָ֑דוּ כִּֽי־פִי֙ ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔ה וְרוּחֹ֖ו ה֥וּא קִבְּצָֽן׃ Seek from upon the book of YHWH and read: not one of them is missing; each one with her mate—they have not … Continue reading →

שָׁ֣מָּה קִנְּנָ֤ה קִפֹּוז֙ וַתְּמַלֵּ֔ט וּבָקְעָ֖ה וְדָגְרָ֣ה בְצִלָּ֑הּ אַךְ־שָׁ֛ם נִקְבְּצ֥וּ דַיֹּ֖ות אִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָֽהּ׃ There the owl shall nest and lay, and hatch and brood in her shadow; surely there the kites shall gather, each one with her mate.   Morphology שָׁ֣מָּה … Continue reading →

וּפָגְשׁ֤וּ צִיִּים֙ אֶת־אִיִּ֔ים וְשָׂעִ֖יר עַל־רֵעֵ֣הוּ יִקְרָ֑א אַךְ־שָׁם֙ הִרְגִּ֣יעָה לִּילִ֔ית וּמָצְאָ֥ה לָ֖הּ מָנֹֽוחַ׃ And wild beasts shall meet with howling creatures, and the goat-demon shall call to its companion; surely Lilith shall settle there and find herself a place of rest. … Continue reading →

וְעָלְתָ֤ה אַרְמְנֹתֶ֨יהָ֙ סִירִ֔ים קִמֹּ֥ושׂ וָחֹ֖וחַ בְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָ וְהָיְתָה֙ נְוֵ֣ה תַנִּ֔ים חָצִ֖יר לִבְנֹ֥ות יַעֲנָֽה׃ And thorns shall go up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in her fortresses; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a courtyard for ostriches.   Morphology … Continue reading →

חֹרֶ֥יהָ וְאֵֽין־שָׁ֖ם מְלוּכָ֣ה יִקְרָ֑אוּ וְכָל־שָׂרֶ֖יהָ יִ֥הְיוּ אָֽפֶס׃ Her nobles—they shall call them, but there is no kingdom there, and all her princes shall be nothing.   Morphology חֹרֶ֥יהָ (ḥoreha) – Root: חור; Form: Noun masculine plural in construct with 3rd … Continue reading →

וִירֵשׁ֨וּהָ֙ קָאַ֣ת וְקִפֹּ֔וד וְיַנְשֹׁ֥וף וְעֹרֵ֖ב יִשְׁכְּנוּ־בָ֑הּ וְנָטָ֥ה עָלֶ֛יהָ קַֽו־תֹ֖הוּ וְאַבְנֵי־בֹֽהוּ׃ And the pelican and the hedgehog shall possess it, and the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And He shall stretch over it the line of desolation and … Continue reading →

לַ֤יְלָה וְיֹומָם֙ לֹ֣א תִכְבֶּ֔ה לְעֹולָ֖ם יַעֲלֶ֣ה עֲשָׁנָ֑הּ מִדֹּ֤ור לָדֹור֙ תֶּחֱרָ֔ב לְנֵ֣צַח נְצָחִ֔ים אֵ֥ין עֹבֵ֖ר בָּֽהּ׃ Night and day it shall not be quenched; forever its smoke shall ascend. From generation to generation it shall lie desolate; forever and ever none … Continue reading →

וְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּ נְחָלֶ֨יהָ֙ לְזֶ֔פֶת וַעֲפָרָ֖הּ לְגָפְרִ֑ית וְהָיְתָ֣ה אַרְצָ֔הּ לְזֶ֖פֶת בֹּעֵרָֽה׃ And her streams shall be turned into pitch, and her soil into sulfur; and her land shall become burning pitch.   Morphology וְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּ (ve-nehefkhu) – Root: הפך; Form: Nifal perfect 3rd … Continue reading →

כִּ֛י יֹ֥ום נָקָ֖ם לַֽיהוָ֑ה שְׁנַ֥ת שִׁלּוּמִ֖ים לְרִ֥יב צִיֹּֽון׃ For it is a day of vengeance for YHWH, a year of recompense for the contention of Tsiyyon.   Morphology כִּ֛י (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces an … Continue reading →

וְיָרְד֤וּ רְאֵמִים֙ עִמָּ֔ם וּפָרִ֖ים עִם־אַבִּירִ֑ים וְרִוְּתָ֤ה אַרְצָם֙ מִדָּ֔ם וַעֲפָרָ֖ם מֵחֵ֥לֶב יְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ And wild oxen shall go down with them, and steers with the mighty ones; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fat. … Continue reading →

חֶ֣רֶב לַיהוָ֞ה מָלְאָ֥ה דָם֙ הֻדַּ֣שְׁנָה מֵחֵ֔לֶב מִדַּ֤ם כָּרִים֙ וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים מֵחֵ֖לֶב כִּלְיֹ֣ות אֵילִ֑ים כִּ֣י זֶ֤בַח לַֽיהוָה֙ בְּבָצְרָ֔ה וְטֶ֥בַח גָּדֹ֖ול בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֹֽום׃ A sword of YHWH is filled with blood, it is gorged with fat, with the blood of rams and goats, … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־רִוְּתָ֥ה בַשָּׁמַ֖יִם חַרְבִּ֑י הִנֵּה֙ עַל־אֱדֹ֣ום תֵּרֵ֔ד וְעַל־עַ֥ם חֶרְמִ֖י לְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ For my sword has drunk its fill in the heavens; behold, it shall descend upon Edom, and upon the people of my ban, for judgment.   Morphology כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְנָמַ֨קּוּ֙ כָּל־צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנָגֹ֥לּוּ כַסֵּ֖פֶר הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְכָל־צְבָאָ֣ם יִבֹּ֔ול כִּנְבֹ֤ל עָלֶה֙ מִגֶּ֔פֶן וּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶת מִתְּאֵנָֽה׃ And all the host of heaven shall waste away, and the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll; and all their host shall wither, like the … Continue reading →

וְחַלְלֵיהֶ֣ם יֻשְׁלָ֔כוּ וּפִגְרֵיהֶ֖ם יַעֲלֶ֣ה בָאְשָׁ֑ם וְנָמַ֥סּוּ הָרִ֖ים מִדָּמָֽם׃ And their slain shall be cast out, and their corpses—their stench shall ascend; and the mountains shall melt with their blood.   Morphology וְחַלְלֵיהֶ֣ם (ve-ḥalleihem) – Root: חלל; Form: Conjunction + noun … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י קֶ֤צֶף לַֽיהוָה֙ עַל־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם וְחֵמָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־צְבָאָ֑ם הֶחֱרִימָ֖ם נְתָנָ֥ם לַטָּֽבַח׃ For wrath is to YHWH against all the nations, and fury against all their host; He has devoted them to destruction, He has given them over to slaughter.   Morphology כִּ֣י … Continue reading →

קִרְב֤וּ גֹויִם֙ לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים הַקְשִׁ֑יבוּ תִּשְׁמַ֤ע הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ תֵּבֵ֖ל וְכָל־צֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃ Draw near, O nations, to hear; and O peoples, listen! Let the earth hear, and its fullness, the world and all its offspring.   Morphology קִרְב֤וּ (qirvu) – Root: קרב; … Continue reading →

וּבַל־יֹאמַ֥ר שָׁכֵ֖ן חָלִ֑יתִי הָעָ֛ם הַיֹּשֵׁ֥ב בָּ֖הּ נְשֻׂ֥א עָוֹֽן׃ And no inhabitant shall say, “I am sick”; the people who dwell there are forgiven of iniquity.   Morphology וּבַל־יֹאמַ֥ר (u-val-yomar) – Root: אמר; Form: Conjunction + Negative particle + Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

נִטְּשׁ֖וּ חֲבָלָ֑יִךְ בַּל־יְחַזְּק֤וּ כֵן־תָּרְנָם֙ בַּל־פָּ֣רְשׂוּ נֵ֔ס אָ֣ז חֻלַּ֤ק עַֽד־שָׁלָל֙ מַרְבֶּ֔ה פִּסְחִ֖ים בָּ֥זְזוּ בַֽז׃ Your ropes are loosed; they do not hold the base of their mast firm, they do not spread the sail. Then the spoil of abundant plunder is … Continue reading →