שׁ֚וּבוּ לְבִצָּרֹ֔ון אֲסִירֵ֖י הַתִּקְוָ֑ה גַּם־הַיֹּ֕ום מַגִּ֥יד מִשְׁנֶ֖ה אָשִׁ֥יב לָֽךְ׃
Return to the stronghold, prisoners of the hope; even today I declare, double I will restore to you.
Morphology
- שׁוּבוּ (shuvu) – Root: שׁוב (shuv); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “return”; Notes: Command calling the addressed group to turn back or come home.
- לְבִצָּרֹון (le-vitsaron) – Root: בצר (batsar); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “to the stronghold”; Notes: Metaphor for a place of protection and security.
- אֲסִירֵי (ʾasire) – Root: אסר (ʾasar); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “prisoners of”; Notes: Those bound yet defined by what follows.
- הַתִּקְוָה (ha-tiqvah) – Root: קוה (qavah); Form: Definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “the hope”; Notes: Hope grounded in divine promise rather than circumstance.
- גַּם־ (gam) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: “even”; Notes: Adds emphasis to immediacy.
- הַיֹּום (ha-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “today”; Notes: Stresses present action rather than distant future.
- מַגִּיד (maggid) – Root: נגד (nagad); Form: Hifil participle masculine singular; Translation: “I declare”; Notes: Prophetic announcement with authoritative force.
- מִשְׁנֶה (mishneh) – Root: שׁנה (shanah); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “double”; Notes: Indicates abundant or complete restoration.
- אָשִׁיב (ʾashiv) – Root: שׁוב (shuv); Form: Hifil imperfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I will restore”; Notes: Causative action of returning blessings.
- לָךְ (lakh) – Root: —; Form: Preposition לְ + suffix 2nd person feminine singular; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Feminine singular refers to the personified community.