כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות הִנְנִ֥י מֹושִׁ֛יעַ אֶת־עַמִּ֖י מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִזְרָ֑ח וּמֵאֶ֖רֶץ מְבֹ֥וא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
Thus said YHWH of Hosts: ‘Behold, I am saving My people from the land of the east and from the land of the setting of the sun.
Morphology
- כֹּה (koh) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: “thus”; Notes: Introduces a formal prophetic declaration.
- אָמַר (amar) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “said”; Notes: Marks the beginning of divine speech.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- צְבָאֹות (tsevaʾot) – Root: צבא (tsavaʾ); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “of hosts”; Notes: Emphasizes divine sovereignty and power.
- הִנְנִי (hinneni) – Root: —; Form: Deictic particle הִנֵּה + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “behold, I”; Notes: Expresses immediacy and resolve.
- מֹושִׁיעַ (moshiaʿ) – Root: ישע (yashaʿ); Form: Hifil participle masculine singular; Translation: “saving”; Notes: Portrays YHWH as actively delivering.
- אֶת (et) – Root: —; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: —; Notes: Marks the definite object.
- עַמִּי (ʿammi) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “My people”; Notes: Indicates covenant relationship.
- מֵאֶרֶץ (me-erets) – Root: ארץ (erets); Form: Preposition מִן + noun feminine singular; Translation: “from the land”; Notes: Indicates place of origin.
- מִזְרָח (mizraḥ) – Root: זרח (zaraḥ); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “east”; Notes: Direction associated with sunrise.
- וּמֵאֶרֶץ (u-me-erets) – Root: ארץ (erets); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition מִן + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and from the land”; Notes: Adds a second geographic source.
- מְבֹוא (mevoʾ) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “setting / going in”; Notes: Refers to the place of the sun’s entry.
- הַשָּׁמֶשׁ (ha-shemesh) – Root: שׁמשׁ (shemesh); Form: Definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “the sun”; Notes: Completes the idiom for the west.