מֵקִים֙ דְּבַ֣ר עַבְדֹּ֔ו וַעֲצַ֥ת מַלְאָכָ֖יו יַשְׁלִ֑ים הָאֹמֵ֨ר לִירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם תּוּשָׁ֗ב וּלְעָרֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ תִּבָּנֶ֔ינָה וְחָרְבֹותֶ֖יהָ אֲקֹומֵֽם׃
Establishing the word of His servant and the counsel of His messengers He completes; saying to Yerushalayim, “You shall be inhabited,” and to the cities of Yehuda, “You shall be built,” and her ruins I will raise up.
Morphology
- מֵקִים (meqim) – Root: קום; Form: Hifil participle masculine singular; Translation: “establishing”; Notes: Causative stem indicating the act of making something stand or come to pass.
- דְּבַר (devar) – Root: דבר; Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “the word of”; Notes: Construct with the next noun.
- עַבְדֹּו (ʿavdo) – Root: עבד; Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “His servant”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s prophet or emissary.
- וַעֲצַת (vaʿatsat) – Root: עצה; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “and the counsel of”; Notes: Coordinated with the previous clause.
- מַלְאָכָיו (malʾakhav) – Root: מלאך; Form: Noun, masculine plural construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “His messengers”; Notes: Can refer to angels or prophetic agents.
- יַשְׁלִים (yashlim) – Root: שלם; Form: Hifil imperfect 3ms; Translation: “He completes”; Notes: Causative form of “to be complete.”
- הָאֹמֵר (haʾomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Definite article + Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “the one who says”; Notes: Functions as subject of the following speech.
- לִירוּשָׁלִַם (li-Yerushalayim) – Root: ירושלם; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Yerushalayim”; Notes: Dative of address or motion.
- תּוּשָׁב (tushav) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Qal imperfect passive 3fs; Translation: “you shall be inhabited”; Notes: Feminine referring to the city.
- וּלְעָרֵי (u-leʿarei) – Root: עיר; Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “and to the cities of”; Notes: Construct with next noun.
- יְהוּדָה (Yehudah) – Root: יהודה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the southern kingdom or tribe.
- תִּבָּנֶינָה (tibbaneinah) – Root: בנה; Form: Nifal imperfect 3fp; Translation: “they shall be built”; Notes: Passive stem, referring to multiple cities.
- וְחָרְבֹותֶיהָ (ve-ḥorvoteyha) – Root: חרב; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine plural construct + 3fs suffix; Translation: “and her ruins”; Notes: Refers to the ruins of Yerushalayim or the cities.
- אֲקֹומֵם (aqomem) – Root: קום; Form: Hifil imperfect 1cs; Translation: “I will raise up”; Notes: Speaker is YHWH; causative of standing up.