Category Archives: Jeremiah

יַחְדָּ֖ו כַּכְּפִרִ֣ים יִשְׁאָ֑גוּ נָעֲר֖וּ כְּגֹורֵ֥י אֲרָיֹֽות׃ Together like young lions they shall roar, they growl like lion’s cubs.   Morphology יַחְדָּו (yaḥdav) – Root: יחד (yaḥad); Form: Adverb; Translation: “together”; Notes: Emphasizes unity of action. כַּכְּפִרִים (ka-kephirim) – Root: כפר … Continue reading →

וְהָיְתָה֩ בָבֶ֨ל לְגַלִּ֧ים מְעֹון־תַּנִּ֛ים שַׁמָּ֥ה וּשְׁרֵקָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹושֵֽׁב׃ And Bavel shall become heaps, a dwelling of jackals, a horror and a hissing, without inhabitant.   Morphology וְהָיְתָה (ve-hayetah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular with … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִי־רָב֙ אֶת־רִיבֵ֔ךְ וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖י אֶת־נִקְמָתֵ֑ךְ וְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙ אֶת־יַמָּ֔הּ וְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖י אֶת־מְקֹורָֽהּ׃ Therefore thus says YHWH: “Behold, I am contending your cause and I will take vengeance for your vengeance, and I will dry up her sea and I will … Continue reading →

חֲמָסִ֤י וּשְׁאֵרִי֙ עַל־בָּבֶ֔ל תֹּאמַ֖ר יֹשֶׁ֣בֶת צִיֹּ֑ון וְדָמִי֙ אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּ֔ים תֹּאמַ֖ר יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס My violence and my flesh be upon Bavel,” shall say the inhabitress of Tsiyyon; “and my blood be upon the inhabitants of the Kasdim,” shall say Yerushalayim.    … Continue reading →

אכלנו הממנו נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֮ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶל֒ הציגנו כְּלִ֣י רִ֔יק בלענו כַּתַּנִּ֔ין מִלָּ֥א כְרֵשֹׂ֖ו מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑י הדיחנו: *    כ אֲכָלַ֣נִו *    ק אֲכָלַ֣נִי *   כ הֲמָמַ֗נִו *   ק הֲמָמַ֗נִי *   כ הִצִּיגַ֨נִו֙ *   ק הִצִּיגַ֨נִי֙ *    כ בְּלָעַ֨נִו֙ *    … Continue reading →

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּת־בָּבֶ֕ל כְּגֹ֖רֶן עֵ֣ת הִדְרִיכָ֑הּ עֹ֣וד מְעַ֔ט וּבָ֥אָה עֵֽת־הַקָּצִ֖יר לָֽהּ׃ For thus says YHWH of Hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: “The daughter of Bavel is like a threshing floor at the time it is … Continue reading →

וְהַמַּעְבָּרֹ֣ות נִתְפָּ֔שׂוּ וְאֶת־הָאֲגַמִּ֖ים שָׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֑שׁ וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה נִבְהָֽלוּ׃ ס And the fords were seized, and the marshes they burned with fire, and the men of war were terrified.    Morphology וְהַמַּעְבָּרוֹת (ve-ha-maʿbarot) – Root: עבר (ʿavar); Form: Conjunction + definite … Continue reading →

רָ֤ץ לִקְרַאת־רָץ֙ יָר֔וּץ וּמַגִּ֖יד לִקְרַ֣את מַגִּ֑יד לְהַגִּיד֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל כִּֽי־נִלְכְּדָ֥ה עִירֹ֖ו מִקָּצֶֽה׃ Runner runs to meet runner, and messenger to meet messenger, to declare to the king of Bavel that his city is taken from one end to the other. … Continue reading →

חָדְלוּ֩ גִבֹּורֵ֨י בָבֶ֜ל לְהִלָּחֵ֗ם יָֽשְׁבוּ֙ בַּמְּצָדֹ֔ות נָשְׁתָ֥ה גְבוּרָתָ֖ם הָי֣וּ לְנָשִׁ֑ים הִצִּ֥יתוּ מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יהָ נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ בְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃ The mighty men of Bavel ceased to fight, they sat in the strongholds, their strength failed, they became like women, her dwelling places were set on … Continue reading →

וַתִּרְעַ֥שׁ הָאָ֖רֶץ וַתָּחֹ֑ל כִּ֣י קָ֤מָה עַל־בָּבֶל֙ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ות יְהוָ֔ה לָשׂ֞וּם אֶת־אֶ֧רֶץ בָּבֶ֛ל לְשַׁמָּ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹושֵֽׁב׃ And the earth shook and trembled, for the thoughts of YHWH rose up against Bavel, to make the land of Bavel a desolation without inhabitant.   … Continue reading →

קַדְּשׁ֨וּ עָלֶ֤יהָ גֹויִם֙ אֶת־מַלְכֵ֣י מָדַ֔י אֶת־פַּחֹותֶ֖יהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־סְגָנֶ֑יהָ וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתֹּֽו׃ Consecrate against her nations, the kings of Maday, her governors, and all her deputies, and all the land of his dominion.   Morphology קַדְּשׁוּ (qaddeshu) – Root: קדשׁ (qadash); Form: … Continue reading →

שְׂאוּ־נֵ֣ס בָּאָ֗רֶץ תִּקְע֨וּ שֹׁופָ֤ר בַּגֹּויִם֙ קַדְּשׁ֤וּ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ גֹּויִ֔ם הַשְׁמִ֧יעוּ עָלֶ֛יהָ מַמְלְכֹ֥ות אֲרָרַ֖ט מִנִּ֣י וְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑ז פִּקְד֤וּ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ טִפְסָ֔ר הַֽעֲלוּ־ס֖וּס כְּיֶ֥לֶק סָמָֽר׃ Lift up a banner in the land, blow a shofar among the nations, consecrate nations against her, proclaim against her … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־יִקְח֤וּ מִמְּךָ֙ אֶ֣בֶן לְפִנָּ֔ה וְאֶ֖בֶן לְמֹֽוסָדֹ֑ות כִּֽי־שִׁמְמֹ֥ות עֹולָ֛ם תִּֽהְיֶ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ And they shall not take from you a stone for a corner nor a stone for foundations, for desolations everlasting you shall be,” declares YHWH.   Morphology וְלֹא (ve-lo) – … Continue reading →

הִנְנִ֨י אֵלֶ֜יךָ הַ֤ר הַמַּשְׁחִית֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה הַמַּשְׁחִ֖ית אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְנָטִ֨יתִי אֶת־יָדִ֜י עָלֶ֗יךָ וְגִלְגַּלְתִּ֨יךָ֙ מִן־הַסְּלָעִ֔ים וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְהַ֥ר שְׂרֵפָֽה׃ “Behold, I am against you, mountain of destruction,” declares YHWH, “the one destroying all the earth, and I will stretch out My hand against you, … Continue reading →

וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֨י לְבָבֶ֜ל וּלְכֹ֣ל יֹושְׁבֵ֣י כַשְׂדִּ֗ים אֵ֧ת כָּל־רָעָתָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֥וּ בְצִיֹּ֖ון לְעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ ס And I will repay Bavel and all the inhabitants of Kasdim for all their evil that they have done in Tsiyyon before your eyes,” declares YHWH.   … Continue reading →

וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ רֹעֶ֣ה וְעֶדְרֹ֔ו וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ אִכָּ֣ר וְצִמְדֹּ֑ו וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ פַּחֹ֖ות וּסְגָנִֽים׃ And with you I will shatter shepherd and his flock, and with you I will shatter farmer and his team, and with you I will shatter governors and … Continue reading →

וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֔ה וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ זָקֵ֣ן וָנָ֑עַר וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ בָּח֖וּר וּבְתוּלָֽה׃ And with you I will shatter man and woman, and with you I will shatter old and young, and with you I will shatter young man and virgin. … Continue reading →

וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ ס֖וּס וְרֹֽכְבֹ֑ו וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ רֶ֖כֶב וְרֹכְבֹֽו׃ And with you I will shatter horse and its rider, and with you I will shatter chariot and its rider.   Morphology וְנִפַּצְתִּי (ve-nippatsti) – Root: נפץ; Form: Piel perfect 1st person … Continue reading →

מַפֵּץ־אַתָּ֣ה לִ֔י כְּלֵ֖י מִלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ גֹּויִ֔ם וְהִשְׁחַתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ מַמְלָכֹֽות׃ You are My war-club, My weapons of battle; and with you I will shatter nations, and with you I will destroy kingdoms.   Morphology מַפֵּץ (mapetz) – Root: פוץ / … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־כְאֵ֜לֶּה חֵ֣לֶק יַעֲקֹ֗וב כִּֽי־יֹוצֵ֤ר הַכֹּל֙ ה֔וּא וְשֵׁ֖בֶט נַחֲלָתֹ֑ו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃ ס The portion of Yaʿaqov is not like these, for He is the Former of all things, and the tribe of His inheritance; YHWH of Hosts is His name. … Continue reading →

הֶ֣בֶל הֵ֔מָּה מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה תַּעְתֻּעִ֑ים בְּעֵ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם יֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ They are vanity, a work of delusions; in the time of their visitation they shall perish.   Morphology הֶבֶל (hevel) – Root: הבל; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “vanity, emptiness”; Notes: Often … Continue reading →

נִבְעַ֤ר כָּל־אָדָם֙ מִדַּ֔עַת הֹבִ֥ישׁ כָּל־צֹרֵ֖ף מִפָּ֑סֶל כִּ֛י שֶׁ֥קֶר נִסְכֹּ֖ו וְלֹא־ר֥וּחַ בָּֽם׃ Every man is senseless without knowledge; every smith is put to shame by the idol, for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.   … Continue reading →

לְקֹ֨ול תִּתֹּ֜ו הֲמֹ֥ון מַ֨יִם֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיַּ֥עַל נְשִׂאִ֖ים מִקְצֵה־אָ֑רֶץ בְּרָקִ֤ים לַמָּטָר֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וַיֹּ֥צֵא ר֖וּחַ מֵאֹצְרֹתָֽיו׃ At the voice of His giving there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and He causes vapors to ascend from the end of the … Continue reading →

עֹשֵׂ֥ה אֶ֨רֶץ֙ בְּכֹחֹ֔ו מֵכִ֥ין תֵּבֵ֖ל בְּחָכְמָתֹ֑ו וּבִתְבוּנָתֹ֖ו נָטָ֥ה שָׁמָֽיִם׃ He who made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and by His understanding stretched out the heavens.   Morphology עֹשֵׂה (ʿoseh) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal … Continue reading →

נִשְׁבַּ֛ע יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות בְּנַפְשֹׁ֑ו כִּ֣י אִם־מִלֵּאתִ֤יךְ אָדָם֙ כַּיֶּ֔לֶק וְעָנ֥וּ עָלַ֖יִךְ הֵידָֽד׃ ס YHWH of Hosts has sworn by Himself: Surely I will fill you with men like the locust, and they shall raise a shout against you.   Morphology נִשְׁבַּע … Continue reading →

שֶׂכְנַ֛תִּי עַל־מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים רַבַּ֖ת אֹֽוצָרֹ֑ת בָּ֥א קִצֵּ֖ךְ אַמַּ֥ת בִּצְעֵֽךְ׃ You who dwell upon many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your gain.   Morphology שֶׂכְנַתִּי (shekhnati) – Root: שׁכן; Form: Qal participle feminine singular construct … Continue reading →

אֶל־חֹומֹ֨ת בָּבֶ֜ל שְׂאוּ־נֵ֗ס הַחֲזִ֨יקוּ֙ הַמִּשְׁמָ֔ר הָקִ֨ימוּ֙ שֹֽׁמְרִ֔ים הָכִ֖ינוּ הָאֹֽרְבִ֑ים כִּ֚י גַּם־זָמַ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה גַּם־עָשָׂ֕ה אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֖ר אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י בָבֶֽל׃ Against the walls of Bavel lift up a banner, strengthen the watch, set up the guards, prepare the ambushes; for YHWH has both … Continue reading →

הָבֵ֣רוּ הַחִצִּים֮ מִלְא֣וּ הַשְּׁלָטִים֒ הֵעִ֣יר יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־ר֨וּחַ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י מָדַ֔י כִּֽי־עַל־בָּבֶ֥ל מְזִמָּתֹ֖ו לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּ כִּֽי־נִקְמַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ הִ֔יא נִקְמַ֖ת הֵיכָלֹֽו׃ Sharpen the arrows, fill the shields. YHWH has aroused the spirit of the kings of Maday, for against Bavel is His plan to … Continue reading →

הֹוצִ֥יא יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּ בֹּ֚אוּ וּנְסַפְּרָ֣ה בְצִיֹּ֔ון אֶֽת־מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ YHWH has brought forth our righteousnesses. Come and let us recount in Tsiyyon the work of YHWH our God.   Morphology הֹוצִיא (hotzi) – Root: יצא; Form: Hifil perfect 3rd masculine … Continue reading →

רְפָאנוּ אֶת־בָּבֶל֙ וְלֹ֣א נִרְפָּ֔תָה עִזְב֕וּהָ וְנֵלֵ֖ךְ אִ֣ישׁ לְאַרְצֹ֑ו כִּֽי־נָגַ֤ע אֶל־הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ מִשְׁפָּטָ֔הּ וְנִשָּׂ֖א עַד־שְׁחָקִֽים׃ We would have healed Bavel, but she is not healed. Forsake her, and let us go each man to his land, for her judgment has reached to … Continue reading →