Isaiah 18:4

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.18.4", "source": "כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אֵלַי אֶשְׁקֳטָה וְאַבִּיטָה בִמְכוֹנִי כְּחֹם צַח עֲלֵי־אוֹר כְּעָב טַל בְּחֹם קָצִיר", "text": "For thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* to-me *ʾešqŏṭāh* and-*ʾabbîṭāh* in-*məkônî* like-*ḥōm* *ṣaḥ* upon-*ʾôr* like-*ʿāb* *ṭal* in-*ḥōm* *qāṣîr*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine, singular - said/spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾešqŏṭāh*": "verb, cohortative, 1st singular - I will be quiet/rest", "*ʾabbîṭāh*": "verb, cohortative, 1st singular - I will look/regard", "*məkônî*": "noun, masculine, singular with 1st singular suffix - my dwelling place", "*ḥōm*": "noun, masculine, singular - heat", "*ṣaḥ*": "adjective, masculine, singular - clear/dazzling", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine, singular - light", "*ʿāb*": "noun, masculine, singular - cloud", "*ṭal*": "noun, masculine, singular - dew", "*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine, singular - harvest" }, "variants": { "*ʾešqŏṭāh*": "I will be quiet/I will rest/I will remain still", "*ʾabbîṭāh*": "I will look/I will regard/I will consider", "*məkônî*": "my dwelling place/my habitation/my established place", "*ṣaḥ*": "clear/dazzling/glowing", "*ʿāb*": "cloud/thick darkness", "*ṭal*": "dew/light rain" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אֵלַי אֶשְׁקֳטָה וְאַבִּיטָה בִמְכוֹנִי כְּחֹם צַח עֲלֵי־אוֹר כְּעָב טַל בְּחֹם קָצִיר

Transliteration

For thus ʾāmar YHWH to-me ʾešqŏṭāh and-ʾabbîṭāh in-məkônî like-ḥōm ṣaḥ upon-ʾôr like-ʿāb ṭal in-ḥōm qāṣîr

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: verb, perfect, 3rd masculine, singular - said/spoke
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾešqŏṭāh*: verb, cohortative, 1st singular - I will be quiet/rest
• *ʾabbîṭāh*: verb, cohortative, 1st singular - I will look/regard
• *məkônî*: noun, masculine, singular with 1st singular suffix - my dwelling place
• *ḥōm*: noun, masculine, singular - heat
• *ṣaḥ*: adjective, masculine, singular - clear/dazzling
• *ʾôr*: noun, masculine, singular - light
• *ʿāb*: noun, masculine, singular - cloud
• *ṭal*: noun, masculine, singular - dew
• *qāṣîr*: noun, masculine, singular - harvest

Word Meanings

• *ʾešqŏṭāh*: I will be quiet/I will rest/I will remain still
• *ʾabbîṭāh*: I will look/I will regard/I will consider
• *məkônî*: my dwelling place/my habitation/my established place
• *ṣaḥ*: clear/dazzling/glowing
• *ʿāb*: cloud/thick darkness
• *ṭal*: dew/light rain

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This is what the LORD said to me, 'I will remain quiet and observe from my dwelling place, like the heat shimmering in sunlight, like a cloud of dew during the heat of harvest.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For so the LORD said to me, I will take my rest, and I will observe in my dwelling place like a clear heat on herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For thus hath Jehovah said unto me, I will be still, and I will behold in my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for thus hath ye LORDE sayde vnto me. I layde me downe, and pondred the matter in my house, at the noone daye when it was hote: and there fel a myslinge shower, like a dew, as it happeneth in haruest.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For so the Lord saide vnto me, I will rest and beholde in my tabernacle, as the heate drying vp the rayne, and as a cloude of dewe in the heate of haruest.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For so the Lorde sayde vnto me as for me I wyll take my rest, and loke vpon the matter in my habitation, lyke a faire heate after the rayne, and lyke a cloude of deawe in the heate of haruest.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, [and] like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For thus has Yahweh said to me, I will be still, and I will see in my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For thus said Jehovah unto me, `I rest, and I look on My settled place, As a clear heat on an herb. As a thick cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thus hath Jehovah said unto me, I will be still, and I will behold in my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For thus hath Jehovah said unto me, I will be still, and I will behold in my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this is what the Lord has said to me: I will be quiet, watching from my place; like the clear heat when the sun is shining, like a mist of dew in the heat of summer.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For Yahweh said to me, "I will be still, and I will see in my dwelling place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For this is what the LORD has told me:“I will wait and watch from my place, like scorching heat produced by the sunlight, like a cloud of mist in the heat of harvest.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 26:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Isaiah.26.21", "source": "כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ יֹצֵ֣א מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ לִפְקֹ֛ד עֲוֺ֥ן יֹֽשֵׁב־הָאָ֖רֶץ עָלָ֑יו וְגִלְּתָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶת־דָּמֶ֔יהָ וְלֹֽא־תְכַסֶּ֥ה ע֖וֹד עַל־הֲרוּגֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "For behold *YHWH* *yōṣēʾ* from *meqômô* to *liṕqōd* *ʿăwōn* *yōšēb-hāʾāreṣ* upon him; and *gilletāh* *hāʾāreṣ* *ʾet-dāmeyhā*, and not *teḵasseh* anymore upon *hărûgeyhā*.", "grammar": { "*Kî-hinnēh*": "conjunction with demonstrative particle - 'for behold'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'YHWH'", "*yōṣēʾ*": "qal participle masculine singular - 'coming out'", "*mimmeqômô*": "preposition with masculine singular noun and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'from his place'", "*liṕqōd*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - 'to visit/punish'", "*ʿăwōn*": "masculine singular construct - 'iniquity of'", "*yōšēb-hāʾāreṣ*": "qal participle masculine singular construct with definite article and feminine singular noun - 'inhabitant of the earth'", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'upon him'", "*wegilletāh*": "conjunction with piel perfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'and she will uncover'", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article with feminine singular noun - 'the earth'", "*ʾet-dāmeyhā*": "direct object marker with masculine plural noun and 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'her blood'", "*welōʾ-teḵasseh*": "conjunction with adverb of negation and piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'and she will not cover'", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - 'still/yet/anymore'", "*ʿal-hărûgeyhā*": "preposition with masculine plural passive participle and 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'upon her slain'" }, "variants": { "*yōṣēʾ*": "coming out/going forth/emerging/departing", "*liṕqōd*": "to visit/to punish/to attend to", "*ʿăwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment/sin", "*gilletāh*": "uncover/reveal/disclose/expose", "*dāmeyhā*": "her blood/her bloodshed/her bloodguilt", "*teḵasseh*": "cover/hide/conceal", "*hărûgeyhā*": "her slain/her killed/her murdered" } }
• Hos 5:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Hosea.5.15", "source": "אֵלֵ֤ךְ אָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ אֶל־מְקוֹמִ֔י עַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־יֶאְשְׁמ֖וּ וּבִקְשׁ֣וּ פָנָ֑י בַּצַּ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם יְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃", "text": "*ʾĒlēḵ* *ʾāšûḇâ* to-*məqômî* until that-*yeʾšəmû* *û*-*ḇiqšû* face-my; in-the-*ṣar* to-them *yəšaḥărunnî*.", "grammar": { "*ʾĒlēḵ*": "imperfect, 1st person singular - I will go", "*ʾāšûḇâ*": "imperfect, 1st person singular - I will return", "*məqômî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my place", "*yeʾšəmû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will acknowledge guilt", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*ḇiqšû*": "perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will seek", "*ṣar*": "noun, masculine singular - distress/trouble", "*yəšaḥărunnî*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they will earnestly seek me" }, "variants": { "*ʾĒlēḵ*": "I will go/I will depart/I will walk", "*ʾāšûḇâ*": "I will return/I will come back", "*məqômî*": "my place/my dwelling/my abode", "*yeʾšəmû*": "they will acknowledge guilt/they will feel guilty/they will bear their punishment", "*ḇiqšû*": "they will seek/they will search for/they will inquire after", "*ṣar*": "distress/trouble/affliction/adversity", "*yəšaḥărunnî*": "they will earnestly seek me/they will seek me early/they will diligently search for me" } }
• Isa 18:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Isaiah.18.7", "source": "בָּעֵת הַהִיא יוּבַל־שַׁי לַיהוָה צְבָאוֹת עַם מְמֻשָּׁךְ וּמוֹרָט וּמֵעַם נוֹרָא מִן־הוּא וָהָלְאָה גּוֹי ׀ קַו־קָו וּמְבוּסָה אֲשֶׁר בָּזְאוּ נְהָרִים אַרְצוֹ אֶל־מְקוֹם שֵׁם־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת הַר־צִיּוֹן", "text": "In-the-*ʿēt* the-*hahîʾ* *yûbal*-*šay* to-*YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt* *ʿam* *məmuššāk* and-*môrāṭ* and-from-*ʿam* *nôrāʾ* from-him and-*hālʾāh* *gôy* *qaw*-*qāw* and-*məbûsāh* which *bāzʾû* *nəhārîm* its-*ʾarṣô* to-*məqôm* *šēm*-*YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt* *har*-*ṣîyyôn*", "grammar": { "*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine, singular - time/period", "*hahîʾ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - that", "*yûbal*": "verb, hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine, singular - will be brought", "*šay*": "noun, masculine, singular - gift/present/tribute", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - of hosts/armies", "*ʿam*": "noun, masculine, singular - people/nation", "*məmuššāk*": "verb, pual participle, masculine, singular - drawn out/tall", "*môrāṭ*": "verb, pual participle, masculine, singular - polished/peeled", "*nôrāʾ*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine, singular - feared/terrible", "*hālʾāh*": "adverb - beyond/farther", "*gôy*": "noun, masculine, singular - nation/people", "*qaw*-*qāw*": "noun duplication - line-line/measured-measured", "*məbûsāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - trampling/downtreading", "*bāzʾû*": "verb, perfect, 3rd plural - have divided/cut through", "*nəhārîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - rivers", "*ʾarṣô*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3ms suffix - his/its land", "*məqôm*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - place of", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - name of", "*har*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - mountain of", "*ṣîyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion" }, "variants": { "*šay*": "gift/present/tribute", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/multitudes", "*məmuššāk*": "tall/drawn out/stretched", "*môrāṭ*": "polished/smooth/having hair plucked out", "*nôrāʾ*": "feared/terrible/dreadful", "*qaw*-*qāw*": "line upon line/constantly measured/divided by line", "*məbûsāh*": "trampled down/downtrodden", "*bāzʾû*": "divided/cut through/plundered" } }
• 2 Sam 23:4 : 4 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.23.4", "source": "וּכְא֥וֹר בֹּ֖קֶר יִזְרַח־שָׁ֑מֶשׁ בֹּ֚קֶר לֹ֣א עָב֔וֹת מִנֹּ֥גַהּ מִמָּטָ֖ר דֶּ֥שֶׁא מֵאָֽרֶץ", "text": "And *kəʾôr* *bōqer* *yizraḥ*-*šāmeš*; *bōqer* *lōʾ* *ʿāḇôṯ*, *minnōgah* *mimmāṭār* *dešeʾ* *mēʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*û-*": "conjunction - and", "*kə-*": "preposition - like/as", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - light of", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning", "*yizraḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it shines", "*šāmeš*": "noun, feminine singular - sun", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʿāḇôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - clouds", "*min-*": "preposition - from", "*nōgah*": "noun, masculine singular - brightness", "*min-*": "preposition - from", "*māṭār*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*dešeʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - grass/vegetation", "*mē-*": "preposition - from", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*ʾôr*": "light/brightness", "*bōqer*": "morning/dawn", "*yizraḥ*": "rises/shines/dawns", "*ʿāḇôṯ*": "clouds/thickness/darkness", "*nōgah*": "brightness/radiance/light", "*dešeʾ*": "grass/green herb/vegetation" } }
• Ps 72:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.72.6", "source": "יֵ֭רֵד כְּמָטָ֣ר עַל־גֵּ֑ז כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים זַרְזִ֥יף אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*yērēd* like-*māṭār* upon-*gēz* like-*rəbîbîm* *zarzîp* *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*yērēd*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will come down", "*kə-māṭār*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like rain", "*ʿal-gēz*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - upon mown grass", "*ki-rəbîbîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural - like showers", "*zarzîp*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - watering", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*yērēd*": "he will come down/descend", "*māṭār*": "rain/rainfall", "*gēz*": "mown grass/fleece/shearing", "*rəbîbîm*": "showers/rain drops", "*zarzîp*": "dripping/watering/saturating", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }
• Ps 132:13-14 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.132.13", "source": "כִּֽי־בָחַ֣ר יְהוָ֣ה בְּצִיּ֑וֹן אִ֝וָּ֗הּ לְמוֹשָׁ֥ב לֽוֹ׃", "text": "for-*bāḥar* *YHWH* in-*ṣiyyôn* *ʾiwwāh* to-*môšāb* to-him", "grammar": { "*bāḥar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with conjunction ki - for he has chosen", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper name with preposition bet - in Zion", "*ʾiwwāh*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has desired", "*môšāb*": "noun with preposition lamed - for dwelling place", "*lô*": "preposition lamed with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him" }, "variants": { "*môšāb*": "dwelling place/habitation/seat" } } 14 { "verseID": "Psalms.132.14", "source": "זֹאת־מְנוּחָתִ֥י עֲדֵי־עַ֑ד פֹּֽה־אֵ֝שֵׁ֗ב כִּ֣י אִוִּתִֽיהָ׃", "text": "this-*mənûḥātî* until-*ʿad* here-*ʾēšēb* for *ʾiwwîtîhā*", "grammar": { "*mənûḥātî*": "noun with 1st singular suffix - my resting place", "*ʿad*": "preposition with preposition ʿădê - forever", "*ʾēšēb*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will sit/dwell", "*ʾiwwîtîhā*": "piel perfect, 1st singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - I have desired it" }, "variants": { "*mənûḥātî*": "my resting place/my rest", "*ʿădê-ʿad*": "forever/perpetually/for eternity" } }
• Isa 12:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.12.6", "source": "צַהֲלִ֥י וָרֹ֖נִּי יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת צִיּ֑וֹן כִּֽי־גָד֥וֹל בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*ṣahalî* *wā-rōnnî* *yôšebet* *ṣîyyôn* for-*gādôl* *bə-qirbēk* *qədôš* *yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*ṣahalî*": "Qal imperative feminine singular - cry aloud/shout", "*wā-rōnnî*": "conjunction + Qal imperative feminine singular - and sing/cry out", "*yôšebet*": "Qal participle feminine singular construct - inhabitant of/dweller of", "*ṣîyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*gādôl*": "adjective masculine singular - great", "*bə-qirbēk*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - in your midst", "*qədôš*": "adjective masculine singular construct - holy one of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*ṣahalî*": "cry aloud/shout/shout for joy", "*wā-rōnnî*": "and sing/and cry out/and shout with joy", "*yôšebet*": "inhabitant of/dweller of/resident of", "*bə-qirbēk*": "in your midst/among you/within you", "*qədôš*": "holy one of/sacred one of/the holy of" } }
• Isa 14:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Isaiah.14.32", "source": "וּמַֽה־יַּעֲנֶ֖ה מַלְאֲכֵי־ג֑וֹי כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ יִסַּ֣ד צִיּ֔וֹן וּבָ֥הּ יֶחֱס֖וּ עֲנִיֵּ֥י עַמּֽוֹ׃", "text": "And-what-*yaʿăneh* *malʾăḵê*-*gôy*? For *YHWH* *yissad* *ṣiyyôn*, and-in-her *yeḥĕsû* *ʿăniyyê* *ʿammô*.", "grammar": { "*yaʿăneh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will answer", "*malʾăḵê*": "masculine plural construct - messengers of", "*gôy*": "masculine singular noun - nation", "*yissad*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has founded", "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*yeḥĕsû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will take refuge", "*ʿăniyyê*": "masculine plural construct - afflicted/poor of", "*ʿammô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people" }, "variants": { "*yaʿăneh*": "will answer/will respond/will reply", "*malʾăḵê*": "messengers of/ambassadors of/envoys of", "*yissad*": "has founded/has established/has laid foundation", "*yeḥĕsû*": "will take refuge/will seek shelter/will find protection", "*ʿăniyyê*": "afflicted of/poor of/humble of" } }
• Isa 26:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.26.19", "source": "יִֽחְי֣וּ מֵתֶ֔יךָ נְבֵלָתִ֖י יְקוּמ֑וּן הָקִ֨יצוּ וְרַנְּנ֜וּ שֹׁכְנֵ֣י עָפָ֗ר כִּ֣י טַ֤ל אוֹרֹת֙ טַלֶּ֔ךָ וָאָ֖רֶץ רְפָאִ֥ים תַּפִּֽיל׃", "text": "*Yiḥyû* *mēteḵā*, *nēbēlātî* *yeqûmûn*; *hāqîṣû* and *rannēnû* *šōḵnê* *ʿāpār*, because *ṭal* *ʾôrōt* *ṭalleḵā*, and *ʾāreṣ* *repāʾîm* *tappîl*.", "grammar": { "*Yiḥyû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will live'", "*mēteḵā*": "masculine plural adjective with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your dead'", "*nēbēlātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my corpse'", "*yeqûmûn*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural (paragogic nun) - 'they will arise'", "*hāqîṣû*": "hiphil imperative masculine plural - 'awake!'", "*werannēnû*": "conjunction with piel imperative masculine plural - 'and sing!'", "*šōḵnê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - 'dwellers of'", "*ʿāpār*": "masculine singular noun - 'dust'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'because/for'", "*ṭal*": "masculine singular construct - 'dew of'", "*ʾôrōt*": "masculine plural noun - 'lights'", "*ṭalleḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your dew'", "*wāʾāreṣ*": "conjunction with feminine singular noun - 'and earth/land'", "*repāʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'shades/departed spirits'", "*tappîl*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'she will cast forth'" }, "variants": { "*mēteḵā*": "your dead ones/your deceased", "*nēbēlātî*": "my corpse/my dead body/my carcass", "*yeqûmûn*": "will arise/will stand up/will be established", "*hāqîṣû*": "awake/wake up/be alert/be aroused", "*rannēnû*": "sing/cry out with joy/shout joyfully", "*šōḵnê*": "dwellers/inhabitants/residents", "*ʾôrōt*": "lights/illumination/daylight", "*repāʾîm*": "shades/departed spirits/ghosts/dead ones", "*tappîl*": "cast forth/bring forth/throw down/cause to fall" } }
• Isa 31:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Isaiah.31.9", "source": "וְסַלְעוֹ מִמָּגוֹר יַעֲבוֹר וְחַתּוּ מִנֵּס שָׂרָיו נְאֻם־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־אוּר לוֹ בְּצִיּוֹן וְתַנּוּר לוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם", "text": "And *salʿô* from *māgôr* *yaʿᵃḇôr* and *ḥattû* from *nēs* *śārāyw* *nᵉʾum*-*Yhwh* who *ʾûr* to him in *Ṣiyyôn* and *tannûr* to him in *Yᵉrûšālāyim*", "grammar": { "*salʿô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his rock", "*māgôr*": "noun, masculine singular - terror/fear", "*yaʿᵃḇôr*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he passes", "*ḥattû*": "perfect, 3rd plural, qal - they are terrified", "*nēs*": "noun, masculine singular - banner/standard", "*śārāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his princes", "*nᵉʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*Yhwh*": "proper noun - LORD", "*ʾûr*": "noun, masculine singular - fire/light", "*Ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*tannûr*": "noun, masculine singular - furnace/oven", "*Yᵉrûšālāyim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*salʿô*": "his rock/cliff/stronghold", "*māgôr*": "terror/fear/dread", "*yaʿᵃḇôr*": "passes/passes away/crosses over", "*ḥattû*": "are terrified/dismayed/frightened", "*nēs*": "banner/standard/signal", "*śārāyw*": "his princes/officials/commanders", "*nᵉʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle", "*ʾûr*": "fire/light/flame", "*tannûr*": "furnace/oven/firepot" } }
• Isa 46:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Isaiah.46.13", "source": "קֵרַ֤בְתִּי צִדְקָתִי֙ לֹ֣א תִרְחָ֔ק וּתְשׁוּעָתִ֖י לֹ֣א תְאַחֵ֑ר וְנָתַתִּ֤י בְצִיּוֹן֙ תְּשׁוּעָ֔ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תִּפְאַרְתִּֽי׃", "text": "*qērabtî ṣidqātî lōʾ tirḥāq* u-*təšûʿātî lōʾ təʾaḥēr*; wə-*nātattî* in-*Ṣiyyôn təšûʿâ*, to-*Yiśrāʾēl tipʾartî*.", "grammar": { "*qērabtî*": "perfect, 1st singular, piel - I have brought near", "*ṣidqātî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st singular suffix - my righteousness", "*tirḥāq*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will be far", "*təšûʿātî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st singular suffix - my salvation", "*təʾaḥēr*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, piel - it will delay/tarry", "*nātattî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I have given/put", "*Ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*təšûʿâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - salvation/deliverance", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*tipʾartî*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st singular suffix - my glory/splendor" }, "variants": { "*qērabtî*": "I have brought near/I have brought close/I have made approach", "*ṣidqātî*": "my righteousness/my justice/my righteous cause", "*tirḥāq*": "will be far/will be distant/will delay", "*təšûʿātî*": "my salvation/my deliverance/my rescue", "*təʾaḥēr*": "will delay/will tarry/will be late", "*nātattî*": "I have given/I have put/I have placed/I have set", "*təšûʿâ*": "salvation/deliverance/rescue/victory", "*tipʾartî*": "my glory/my splendor/my beauty/my adornment" } }
• Hos 14:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Hosea.14.5", "source": "אֶרְפָּא֙ מְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔ם אֹהֲבֵ֖ם נְדָבָ֑ה כִּ֛י שָׁ֥ב אַפִּ֖י מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*ʾerpāʾ* *mĕšûḇātām* *ʾōhăḇēm* *nĕdāḇâ* *kî* *šāḇ* *ʾappî* *mimmennû*", "grammar": { "*ʾerpāʾ*": "qal imperfect 1st singular - I will heal", "*mĕšûḇātām*": "noun feminine singular construct + suffix - their backsliding", "*ʾōhăḇēm*": "qal imperfect 1st singular + suffix - I will love them", "*nĕdāḇâ*": "noun feminine singular - freely, voluntarily", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*šāḇ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - has turned away", "*ʾappî*": "noun masculine singular construct + suffix - my anger", "*mimmennû*": "preposition + suffix - from him" }, "variants": { "*ʾerpāʾ*": "heal/cure/restore", "*mĕšûḇātām*": "backsliding/apostasy/turning away", "*nĕdāḇâ*": "freely/voluntarily/as a freewill offering", "*šāḇ ʾappî*": "my anger is turned away/my wrath has departed" } }
• Joel 3:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Joel.3.17", "source": "וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם שֹׁכֵ֖ן בְּצִיּ֣וֹן הַר־קָדְשִׁ֑י וְהָיְתָ֤ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ קֹ֔דֶשׁ וְזָרִ֥ים לֹא־יַֽעַבְרוּ־בָ֖הּ עֽוֹד", "text": "And-*wîḏaʿtem* that *ʾănî* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵem* *šōḵēn* in-*ṣiyyôn* *har*-*qāḏšî* and-*hāyəṯāh* *yərûšālaim* *qōḏeš* and-*zārîm* not-*yaʿaḇərû*-in-her *ʿôḏ*", "grammar": { "*wîḏaʿtem*": "conjunction + qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - and you will know", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*ʾĕlōhêḵem*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God", "*šōḵēn*": "qal participle masculine singular - dwelling", "*bəṣiyyôn*": "preposition + proper noun - in Zion", "*har-qāḏšî*": "masculine singular construct + masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my holy mountain", "*wəhāyəṯāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - and will be", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*qōḏeš*": "masculine singular noun - holy/holiness", "*wəzārîm*": "conjunction + masculine plural adjective - and strangers", "*lōʾ-yaʿaḇərû*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - will not pass through", "*ḇāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in her", "*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - again/anymore" }, "variants": { "*yāḏaʿ*": "know/understand/perceive", "*šōḵēn*": "dwelling/inhabiting/residing", "*har-qāḏšî*": "my holy mountain/my holy hill", "*qōḏeš*": "holy/holiness/sacred", "*zārîm*": "strangers/foreigners/aliens", "*yaʿaḇərû*": "pass through/cross over/traverse", "*ʿôḏ*": "again/anymore/still" } }