וְיָשְׁב֣וּ עָלֶיהָ֮ לָבֶטַח֒ וּבָנ֤וּ בָתִּים֙ וְנָטְע֣וּ כְרָמִ֔ים וְיָשְׁב֖וּ לָבֶ֑טַח בַּעֲשֹׂותִ֣י שְׁפָטִ֗ים בְּכֹ֨ל הַשָּׁאטִ֤ים אֹתָם֙ מִסְּבִ֣יבֹותָ֔ם וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ ס
And they shall dwell upon it securely, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards and dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all those who despise them all around, and they shall know that I am YHWH their God.”’”
Morphology
- וְיָשְׁב֣וּ (ve-yashvu) – Root: ישׁב (yashav); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural with וְ consecutive; Translation: “and they shall dwell”; Notes: Indicates settled habitation, often used for divine promises of peace and restoration.
- עָלֶיהָ (ʿaleha) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition עַל + suffix 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “upon it”; Notes: Refers to the land of Yisraʾel as the object of habitation.
- לָבֶטַח (laveṭaḥ) – Root: בטח (bataḥ); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “in safety”; Notes: Denotes peaceful security under divine protection.
- וּבָנוּ (u-vanu) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural with וּ consecutive; Translation: “and they shall build”; Notes: The verb signifies restoration and stability after exile.
- בָתִּים (batim) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “houses”; Notes: Symbolic of permanence and renewed community life.
- וְנָטְעוּ (ve-naṭʿu) – Root: נטע (nataʿ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural with וְ consecutive; Translation: “and they shall plant”; Notes: Expresses agricultural prosperity typical of prophetic restoration themes.
- כְרָמִים (keramim) – Root: כרם (kerem); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “vineyards”; Notes: Symbol of abundance, joy, and divine blessing in the land.
- וְיָשְׁבוּ (ve-yashvu) – Root: ישׁב (yashav); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural with וְ consecutive; Translation: “and they shall dwell”; Notes: Repetition emphasizes settled peace and divine assurance.
- לָבֶטַח (laveṭaḥ) – Root: בטח (bataḥ); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “in safety”; Notes: Repeated phrase reinforces the theme of secure dwelling.
- בַּעֲשֹׂותִי (baʿasoti) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Preposition בְּ + infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “when I execute”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s direct intervention in justice.
- שְׁפָטִים (shefaṭim) – Root: שׁפט (shafat); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “judgments”; Notes: Denotes divine retribution and justice upon hostile nations.
- בְּכֹל (be-khol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “upon all” or “in all”; Notes: Introduces the scope of divine judgment.
- הַשָּׁאטִים (ha-shaʾtim) – Root: שׁאט (shaʾat); Form: Definite article + Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “those who despise”; Notes: Describes those who treated Yisraʾel with contempt.
- אֹתָם (otam) – Root: —; Form: Direct object pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “them”; Notes: Refers to the people of Yisraʾel, the object of scorn by surrounding nations.
- מִסְּבִיבֹותָם (missvivotam) – Root: סביב (saviv); Form: Preposition מִן + plural noun with suffix 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “all around them”; Notes: Indicates the surrounding nations who opposed Yisraʾel.
- וְיָדְעוּ (ve-yadʿu) – Root: ידע (yadaʿ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural with וְ consecutive; Translation: “and they shall know”; Notes: A recurring prophetic motif of divine self-revelation.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “that” or “because”; Notes: Introduces the purpose of divine actions—revealing His identity.
- אֲנִי (ʾani) – Root: —; Form: Independent pronoun 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Marks divine self-identification.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun, Tetragrammaton; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Covenant name of God, central to the phrase “and they shall know that I am YHWH.”
- אֱלֹהֵיהֶם (ʾeloheihem) – Root: אלה (ʾeloh); Form: Noun masculine plural in construct + suffix 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “their God”; Notes: Denotes restored covenant relationship between YHWH and Yisraʾel.