אָנֹכִי֙ הַעִירֹתִ֣הֽוּ בְצֶ֔דֶק וְכָל־דְּרָכָ֖יו אֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר הֽוּא־יִבְנֶ֤ה עִירִי֙ וְגָלוּתִ֣י יְשַׁלֵּ֔חַ לֹ֤א בִמְחִיר֙ וְלֹ֣א בְשֹׁ֔חַד אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ פ
I Myself have stirred him up in righteousness, and all his ways I will level; he shall build My city, and he shall release My exile, not for a price and not for a bribe,” said YHWH of Hosts.
Morphology
- אָנֹכִי (ʾanokhi) – Root: אנכ; Form: Independent personal pronoun, 1st person common singular; Translation: “I Myself”; Notes: Emphatic subject indicator.
- הַעִירֹתִהוּ (haʿirotihu) – Root: עור; Form: Hifil perfect 1st person common singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “I have stirred him up”; Notes: Divine awakening or commissioning.
- בְצֶדֶק (be-tsedeq) – Root: צדק; Form: Preposition בְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “in righteousness”; Notes: Indicates purpose or moral grounding.
- וְכָל־דְּרָכָיו (ve-khol-derakhav) – Root: דרך; Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and all his ways”; Notes: Refers to his conduct or undertakings.
- אֲיַשֵּׁר (ʾayashsher) – Root: ישׁר; Form: Piel imperfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I will level”; Notes: Expresses divine guidance and preparation.
- הוּא־יִבְנֶה (hu-yivneh) – Root: בנה; Form: Pronoun + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall build”; Notes: Refers to Koresh or the appointed servant.
- עִירִי (ʿiri) – Root: עיר; Form: Noun feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My city”; Notes: Refers to Yerushalayim.
- וְגָלוּתִי (ve-galuti) – Root: גלה; Form: Conjunction וְ + noun feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “and My exile”; Notes: Refers to the exiled people of Yisraʾel.
- יְשַׁלֵּחַ (yeshalleaḥ) – Root: שׁלח; Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall release”; Notes: Emphasizes intentional liberation.
- לֹא (lo) – Root: לא; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Used to negate both following conditions.
- בִמְחִיר (bimḥir) – Root: מחר; Form: Preposition בְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “for a price”; Notes: Implies no monetary transaction or compensation.
- וְלֹא (ve-lo) – Root: לא; Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “and not”; Notes: Continues the negation pattern.
- בְשֹׁחַד (ve-shoḥad) – Root: שׁחד; Form: Preposition בְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “with a bribe”; Notes: Indicates that the act is not for corrupt gain.
- אָמַר (ʾamar) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “said”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s authoritative declaration.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The personal name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- צְבָאֹות (tsevaʾot) – Root: צבא; Form: Noun masculine plural in construct form; Translation: “of hosts”; Notes: A divine epithet denoting authority over heavenly armies.