Category Archives: Jeremiah

הֵילִ֨ילִי חֶשְׁבֹּ֜ון כִּ֣י שֻׁדְּדָה־עַ֗י צְעַקְנָה֮ בְּנֹ֣ות רַבָּה֒ חֲגֹ֣רְנָה שַׂקִּ֔ים סְפֹ֕דְנָה וְהִתְשֹׁוטַ֖טְנָה בַּגְּדֵרֹ֑ות כִּ֤י מַלְכָּם֙ בַּגֹּולָ֣ה יֵלֵ֔ךְ כֹּהֲנָ֥יו וְשָׂרָ֖יו יַחְדָּֽיו׃ “Wail, Ḥeshbon, for ʿAi is devastated! Cry out, daughters of Rabba; gird yourselves with sackcloth, lament, and run to and fro … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֡ן הִנֵּה֩ יָמִ֨ים בָּאִ֜ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה וְ֠הִשְׁמַעְתִּי אֶל־רַבַּ֨ת בְּנֵי־עַמֹּ֜ון תְּרוּעַ֣ת מִלְחָמָ֗ה וְהָֽיְתָה֙ לְתֵ֣ל שְׁמָמָ֔ה וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ בָּאֵ֣שׁ תִּצַּ֑תְנָה וְיָרַ֧שׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־יֹרְשָׁ֖יו אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ Therefore, behold, days are coming,” declares YHWH, “when I will cause a battle cry to be heard against Rabba … Continue reading →

לִבְנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֗ון כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲבָנִ֥ים אֵין֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־יֹורֵ֖שׁ אֵ֣ין לֹ֑ו מַדּ֗וּעַ יָרַ֤שׁ מַלְכָּם֙ אֶת־גָּ֔ד וְעַמֹּ֖ו בְּעָרָ֥יו יָשָֽׁב׃ Concerning the sons of ʿAmmon, thus says YHWH: “Has Yisraʾel no sons? Has he no heir? Why has Malkam dispossessed Gad, and … Continue reading →

וְשַׁבְתִּ֧י שְׁבוּת־מֹואָ֛ב בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית הַיָּמִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה עַד־הֵ֖נָּה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט מֹואָֽב׃ ס And I will restore the fortunes of Moʾav in the latter days,” declares YHWH. Until here is the judgment of Moʾav.    Morphology וְשַׁבְתִּי (ve-shavti) – Root: שׁוב; Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading →

אֹוי־לְךָ֣ מֹואָ֔ב אָבַ֖ד עַם־כְּמֹ֑ושׁ כִּֽי־לֻקְּח֤וּ בָנֶ֨יךָ֙ בַּשֶּׁ֔בִי וּבְנֹתֶ֖יךָ בַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃ Woe to you, Moʾav! The people of Kemosh have perished, for your sons have been taken into captivity, and your daughters into captivity.   Morphology אֹוי (ʾoy) – Root: —; Form: … Continue reading →

בְּצֵ֥ל חֶשְׁבֹּ֛ון עָמְד֖וּ מִכֹּ֣חַ נָסִ֑ים כִּֽי־אֵ֞שׁ יָצָ֣א מֵחֶשְׁבֹּ֗ון וְלֶֽהָבָה֙ מִבֵּ֣ין סִיחֹ֔ון וַתֹּ֨אכַל֙ פְּאַ֣ת מֹואָ֔ב וְקָדְקֹ֖ד בְּנֵ֥י שָׁאֹֽון׃ “In the shadow of Ḥeshbon they stood, powerless, fleeing; for fire went out from Ḥeshbon, and a flame from between Siḥon, and it … Continue reading →

הניס מִפְּנֵ֤י הַפַּ֨חַד֙ יִפֹּ֣ל אֶל־הַפַּ֔חַת וְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ מִן־הַפַּ֔חַת יִלָּכֵ֖ד בַּפָּ֑ח כִּֽי־אָבִ֨יא אֵלֶ֧יהָ אֶל־מֹואָ֛ב שְׁנַ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ *   כ הַנָּי֞ס *   ק הַנָּ֞ס הַנָּ֞ס מִפְּנֵ֤י הַפַּ֨חַד֙ יִפֹּ֣ל אֶל־הַפַּ֔חַת וְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ מִן־הַפַּ֔חַת יִלָּכֵ֖ד בַּפָּ֑ח כִּֽי־אָבִ֨יא אֵלֶ֧יהָ אֶל־מֹואָ֛ב שְׁנַ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “The one who flees … Continue reading →

פַּ֥חַד וָפַ֖חַת וָפָ֑ח עָלֶ֛יךָ יֹושֵׁ֥ב מֹואָ֖ב נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Terror, and pit, and snare are upon you, O inhabitant of Moʾav,” declares YHWH.   Morphology פַּחַד (paḥad) – Root: פחד; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “terror”; Notes: Represents dread of coming … Continue reading →

וְנִשְׁמַ֥ד מֹואָ֖ב מֵעָ֑ם כִּ֥י עַל־יְהוָ֖ה הִגְדִּֽיל׃ And Moʾav shall be destroyed from being a people, for he has magnified himself against YHWH.   Morphology וְנִשְׁמַד (ve-nishmad) – Root: שׁמד; Form: Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

נִלְכְּדָה֙ הַקְּרִיֹּ֔ות וְהַמְּצָדֹ֖ות נִתְפָּ֑שָׂה וְֽ֠הָיָה לֵ֞ב גִּבֹּורֵ֤י מֹואָב֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא כְּלֵ֖ב אִשָּׁ֥ה מְצֵרָֽה׃ The cities are captured/Qeriyyot is captured, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moʾav shall be on that day like the … Continue reading →

כִּי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה כַנֶּ֖שֶׁר יִדְאֶ֑ה וּפָרַ֥שׂ כְּנָפָ֖יו אֶל־מֹואָֽב׃ For thus says YHWH: “Behold, like an eagle he shall swoop down, and he shall spread his wings over Moʾav.   Morphology כִּי־ (ki-) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction with maqaf; … Continue reading →

אֵ֥יךְ חַ֨תָּה֙ הֵילִ֔ילוּ אֵ֛יךְ הִפְנָה־עֹ֥רֶף מֹואָ֖ב בֹּ֑ושׁ וְהָיָ֥ה מֹואָ֛ב לִשְׂחֹ֥ק וְלִמְחִתָּ֖ה לְכָל־סְבִיבָֽיו׃ ס How it is broken! Howl! How Moʾav has turned the back! He is put to shame, and Moʾav has become a laughingstock and a horror to all … Continue reading →

עַ֣ל כָּל־גַּגֹּ֥ות מֹואָ֛ב וּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֖יהָ כֻּלֹּ֣ה מִסְפֵּ֑ד כִּֽי־שָׁבַ֣רְתִּי אֶת־מֹואָ֗ב כִּכְלִ֛י אֵֽין־חֵ֥פֶץ בֹּ֖ו נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Upon all the roofs of Moʾav and in her streets, altogether lamentation; for I have broken Moʾav like a vessel in which there is no delight,” declares YHWH. … Continue reading →

כִּ֤י כָל־רֹאשׁ֙ קָרְחָ֔ה וְכָל־זָקָ֖ן גְּרֻעָ֑ה עַ֤ל כָּל־יָדַ֨יִם֙ גְּדֻדֹ֔ת וְעַל־מָתְנַ֖יִם שָֽׂק׃ For every head is baldness, and every beard is shorn; upon all hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּ֞ן לִבִּ֤י לְמֹואָב֙ כַּחֲלִלִ֣ים יֶהֱמֶ֔ה וְלִבִּי֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י קִֽיר־חֶ֔רֶשׂ כַּחֲלִילִ֖ים יֶהֱמֶ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֛ן יִתְרַ֥ת עָשָׂ֖ה אָבָֽדוּ׃ Therefore my heart moans for Moʾav like flutes, and my heart for the men of Qir-Ḥeres moans like flutes; therefore the remnant of what he made … Continue reading →

וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י לְמֹואָ֖ב נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה מַעֲלֶ֣ה בָמָ֔ה וּמַקְטִ֖יר לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ And I will cause to cease for Moʾav,” declares YHWH, “the one who ascends to the high place and burns incense to his god.   Morphology וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי (ve-hishbati) – Root: שׁבת; Form: Hifil … Continue reading →

מִזַּעֲקַ֨ת חֶשְׁבֹּ֜ון עַד־אֶלְעָלֵ֗ה עַד־יַ֨הַץ֙ נָתְנ֣וּ קֹולָ֔ם מִצֹּ֨עַר֙ עַד־חֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִם עֶגְלַ֖ת שְׁלִֽשִׁיָּ֑ה כִּ֚י גַּם־מֵ֣י נִמְרִ֔ים לִמְשַׁמֹּ֖ות יִהְיֽוּ׃ From the cry of Ḥeshbon unto Elʿale, unto Yahats they have given their voice; from Tsoʿar unto Ḥoronayim, a three-year-old heifer. For even the waters … Continue reading →

וְנֶאֶסְפָ֨ה שִׂמְחָ֥ה וָגִ֛יל מִכַּרְמֶ֖ל וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ מֹואָ֑ב וְיַ֨יִן֙ מִיקָבִ֣ים הִשְׁבַּ֔תִּי לֹֽא־יִדְרֹ֣ךְ הֵידָ֔ד הֵידָ֖ד לֹ֥א הֵידָֽד׃ And joy and gladness are gathered away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moʾav; and wine from the winepresses I have caused to … Continue reading →

מִבְּכִ֨י יַעְזֵ֤ר אֶבְכֶּה־לָּךְ֙ הַגֶּ֣פֶן שִׂבְמָ֔ה נְטִֽישֹׁתַ֨יִךְ֙ עָ֣בְרוּ יָ֔ם עַ֛ד יָ֥ם יַעְזֵ֖ר נָגָ֑עוּ עַל־קֵיצֵ֥ךְ וְעַל־בְּצִירֵ֖ךְ שֹׁדֵ֥ד נָפָֽל׃ From the weeping of Yaʿzer I will weep for you, O vine of Sivma; your shoots passed over the sea, unto the sea of … Continue reading →

עַל־כֵּן֙ עַל־מֹואָ֣ב אֲיֵלִ֔יל וּלְמֹואָ֥ב כֻּלֹּ֖ה אֶזְעָ֑ק אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י קִֽיר־חֶ֖רֶשׂ יֶהְגֶּֽה׃ Therefore over Moʾav I will wail, and for Moʾav, all of it, I will cry out; for the men of Qir-Ḥeres there shall be moaning.   Morphology עַל־כֵּן (ʿal-ken) – Root: … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֤י יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה עֶבְרָתֹ֖ו וְלֹא־כֵ֑ן בַּדָּ֖יו לֹא־כֵ֥ן עָשֽׂוּ׃ I, I have known,” declares YHWH, “his wrath, but it is not so; his boastings, they have not done so.   Morphology אֲנִי (ʾani) – Root: —; Form: Independent pronoun, common singular; … Continue reading →

שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ גְאֹון־מֹואָ֖ב גֵּאֶ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד גָּבְהֹ֧ו וּגְאֹונֹ֛ו וְגַאֲוָתֹ֖ו וְרֻ֥ם לִבֹּֽו׃ We have heard of the pride of Moʾav—he is very proud—his height, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the loftiness of his heart.   Morphology שָׁמַעְנוּ (shamaʿnu) – Root: שׁמע; … Continue reading →

עִזְב֤וּ עָרִים֙ וְשִׁכְנ֣וּ בַּסֶּ֔לַע יֹשְׁבֵ֖י מֹואָ֑ב וִֽהְי֣וּ כְיֹונָ֔ה תְּקַנֵּ֖ן בְּעֶבְרֵ֥י פִי־פָֽחַת׃ Abandon cities and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moʾav, and be like a dove that makes her nest in the sides of the mouth of the pit. … Continue reading →

וְאִ֣ם לֹ֣וא הַשְּׂחֹ֗ק הָיָ֤ה לְךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־בְּגַנָּבִ֖ים נמצאה כִּֽי־מִדֵּ֧י דְבָרֶ֥יךָ בֹּ֖ו תִּתְנֹודָֽד׃ *   כ  נִמְצָ֑אה *     ק  נִמְצָא וְאִ֣ם לֹ֣וא הַשְּׂחֹ֗ק הָיָ֤ה לְךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־בְּגַנָּבִ֖ים נִמְצָא כִּֽי־מִדֵּ֧י דְבָרֶ֥יךָ בֹּ֖ו תִּתְנֹודָֽד׃ And was not the laughter for you, Yisraʾel? Was … Continue reading →

הַשְׁכִּירֻ֕הוּ כִּ֥י עַל־יְהוָ֖ה הִגְדִּ֑יל וְסָפַ֤ק מֹואָב֙ בְּקִיאֹ֔ו וְהָיָ֥ה לִשְׂחֹ֖ק גַּם־הֽוּא׃ “Make him drunk, for he has magnified himself against YHWH, and Moʾav shall clap in his vomit and he also shall be for laughter.   Morphology הַשְׁכִּירֻהוּ (hashkiruhu) – Root: … Continue reading →

נִגְדְּעָה֙ קֶ֣רֶן מֹואָ֔ב וּזְרֹעֹ֖ו נִשְׁבָּ֑רָה נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ The horn of Moʾav has been cut off, and his arm has been broken,” declares YHWH.   Morphology נִגְדְּעָה (nigdəʿāh) – Root: גדע; Form: Niphal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “has been … Continue reading →

וְעַל־קְרִיֹּ֖ות וְעַל־בָּצְרָ֑ה וְעַ֗ל כָּל־עָרֵי֙ אֶ֣רֶץ מֹואָ֔ב הָרְחֹקֹ֖ות וְהַקְּרֹבֹֽות׃ And upon Qeriyyot, and upon Botzra, and upon all the cities of the land of Moʾav, the far and the near.   Morphology וְעַל־ (ve-ʿal-) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction וְ + … Continue reading →

וְעַ֧ל קִרְיָתַ֛יִם וְעַל־בֵּ֥ית גָּמ֖וּל וְעַל־בֵּ֥ית מְעֹֽון׃ And upon Qiryatayim, and upon Bet Gamul, and upon Bet Meʿon.   Morphology וְעַל (ve-ʿal) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition עַל; Translation: “and upon”; Notes: Introduces the first place in the … Continue reading →

וְעַל־דִּיבֹ֣ון וְעַל־נְבֹ֔ו וְעַל־בֵּ֖ית דִּבְלָתָֽיִם׃ And upon Divon, and upon Nevo, and upon Bet Divlatayim.   Morphology וְעַל־ (ve-ʿal-) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition עַל with maqaf; Translation: “and upon”; Notes: Introduces the first geographical name in the … Continue reading →

וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט בָּ֖א אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר אֶל־חֹלֹ֥ון וְאֶל־יַ֖הְצָה וְעַל־מופעת: *   כ  מֵופָֽעַת *   ק  מֵיפָֽעַת And judgment came to the land of the plateau, to Ḥolon, and to Yahtsa, and upon Mefaʿat.   Morphology וּמִשְׁפָּט (u-mišpaṭ) – Root: שׁפט; Form: Conjunction וְ … Continue reading →