עֹ֣וד קְרָ֣א לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות עֹ֛וד תְּפוּצֶ֥ינָה עָרַ֖י מִטֹּ֑וב וְנִחַ֨ם יְהוָ֥ה עֹוד֙ אֶת־צִיֹּ֔ון וּבָחַ֥ר עֹ֖וד בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס
“Again proclaim, saying, ‘Thus said YHWH of Hosts: “Again My cities shall overflow from goodness, and YHWH shall again comfort Tsiyyon, and shall again choose Yerushalayim.”’”
Morphology
- עֹוד (ʿod) — Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “again”; Notes: Indicates continuation or repetition.
- קְרָא (qera) — Root: קרא (qaraʾ); Form: Qal imperative 2ms; Translation: “Call”; Notes: Command to proclaim further prophecy.
- לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) — Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Preposition לְ + infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces quoted speech.
- כֹּה (koh) — Root: כה (koh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: Standard prophetic formula.
- אָמַר (amar) — Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 3ms; Translation: “said”; Notes: Introduces YHWH’s proclamation.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) — Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton.
- צְבָאֹות (tsevaʾot) — Root: צבא (tsavaʾ); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “hosts”; Notes: Military-imperial epithet.
- עֹוד (ʿod) — Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “again”; Notes: Repetition stresses renewed action.
- תְּפוּצֶינָה (tefutsenah) — Root: פוץ (futs); Form: Qal imperfect 3fp; Translation: “shall overflow”; Notes: Feminine plural agrees with “cities.”
- עָרַי (ʿarai) — Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun feminine plural + suffix 1cs; Translation: “My cities”; Notes: Refers to YHWH’s cities across the land.
- מִטֹּוב (mi-tov) — Root: טוב (tov); Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine singular; Translation: “from goodness”; Notes: Indicates abundance sourced in blessing.
- וְנִחַם (ve-niḥam) — Root: נחם (naḥam); Form: Nifal perfect 3ms; Translation: “and He shall comfort”; Notes: Describes divine consolation.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) — Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- עֹוד (ʿod) — Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “again”; Notes: Emphasizes repeated divine action.
- אֶת־צִיֹּון (et-Tsiyon) — Root: ציון (Tsiyon); Form: Object marker אֶת + proper noun; Translation: “Tsiyon”; Notes: Marks direct object of divine comfort.
- וּבָחַר (u-vaḥar) — Root: בחר (baḥar); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 3ms; Translation: “and He shall choose”; Notes: Affirms renewed divine election.
- עֹוד (ʿod) — Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb; Translation: “again”; Notes: Continues the refrain of restoration.
- בִּירוּשָׁלָם (bi-Yerushalayim) — Root: ירושלם (Yerushalayim); Form: Preposition בְּ + proper noun; Translation: “Yerushalayim”; Notes: Focus of renewed divine election.
- ס (samekh) — Root: —; Form: Masoretic accentual marker; Translation: “—”; Notes: Indicates a petucha (sectional break).