Isaiah 27:4

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{ "verseID": "Isaiah.27.4", "source": "חֵמָ֖ה אֵ֣ין לִ֑י מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֜נִי שָׁמִ֥יר שַׁ֙יִת֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֶפְשְׂעָ֥ה בָ֖הּ אֲצִיתֶ֥נָּה יָּֽחַד׃", "text": "*ḥēmâ* *ʾêyn* to-*lî* *mî*-*yittĕnēnî* *šāmîr* *šayit* in-the-*milḥāmâ* *ʾefśĕʿâ* in-*bāh* *ʾăṣîtennâ* *yāḥad*", "grammar": { "*ḥēmâ*": "feminine singular noun - wrath/anger/rage", "*ʾêyn*": "particle of negation - is not/there is no", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yittĕnēnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - will give me", "*šāmîr*": "masculine singular noun - brier/thorn", "*šayit*": "masculine singular noun - thorns/thistles", "*milḥāmâ*": "feminine singular noun - battle/war", "*ʾefśĕʿâ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular cohortative - I would march/step/stride", "*bāh*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - against her", "*ʾăṣîtennâ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - I would burn her", "*yāḥad*": "adverb - together/at once" }, "variants": { "*ḥēmâ*": "wrath/anger/rage/fury", "*šāmîr*": "brier/thorn/hard stone", "*šayit*": "thorns/thistles/briars", "*ʾefśĕʿâ*": "would march/would step/would stride against", "*ʾăṣîtennâ*": "would burn/would kindle/would set on fire" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חֵמָ֖ה אֵ֣ין לִ֑י מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֜נִי שָׁמִ֥יר שַׁ֙יִת֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֶפְשְׂעָ֥ה בָ֖הּ אֲצִיתֶ֥נָּה יָּֽחַד׃

Transliteration

ḥēmâ ʾêyn to-lî mî-yittĕnēnî šāmîr šayit in-the-milḥāmâ ʾefśĕʿâ in-bāh ʾăṣîtennâ yāḥad

Grammar Details

• *ḥēmâ*: feminine singular noun - wrath/anger/rage
• *ʾêyn*: particle of negation - is not/there is no
• *lî*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me
• *mî*: interrogative pronoun - who
• *yittĕnēnî*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - will give me
• *šāmîr*: masculine singular noun - brier/thorn
• *šayit*: masculine singular noun - thorns/thistles
• *milḥāmâ*: feminine singular noun - battle/war
• *ʾefśĕʿâ*: Qal imperfect, 1st person singular cohortative - I would march/step/stride
• *bāh*: preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - against her
• *ʾăṣîtennâ*: Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - I would burn her
• *yāḥad*: adverb - together/at once

Word Meanings

• *ḥēmâ*: wrath/anger/rage/fury
• *šāmîr*: brier/thorn/hard stone
• *šayit*: thorns/thistles/briars
• *ʾefśĕʿâ*: would march/would step/would stride against
• *ʾăṣîtennâ*: would burn/would kindle/would set on fire

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I am not angry. If only there were briers and thorns confronting me, I would march against them in battle and completely burn them together.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Fury is not in Me: who would set briers and thorns against Me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wrath{H2534} is not in me: would{H5414} that the briers{H8068} and thorns{H7898} were against me in battle!{H4421} I would march{H6585} upon them, I would burn{H6702} them together.{H3162}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Fury{H2534} is not in me: who would set{H5414}{(H8799)} the briers{H8068} and thorns{H7898} against me in battle{H4421}? I would go{H6585}{(H8799)} through them, I would burn{H6702}{(H8686)} them together{H3162}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Who will compell me, that I greatly forgettinge all faithfulnesse, shulde burne it vp at once wt thornes & bushes?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Anger is not in mee: who would set the briers & the thornes against me in battel? I would go through them, I would burne them together.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  There is no displeasure in me, els when the vineyarde bringeth me foorth bryers and thornes I woulde go thorowe it by warre, and burne it vp together.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Fury [is] not in me: who would set the briers [and] thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Wrath is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me in battle! I would march on them, I would burn them together.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Fury is not in Me; Who giveth Me a brier -- a thorn in battle? I step into it, I burn it at once.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wrath is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me in battle! I would march upon them, I would burn them together.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wrath is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me in battle! I would march upon them, I would burn them together.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My passion is over: if the thorns were fighting against me, I would make an attack on them, and they would be burned up together.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Wrath is not in me, but if I should find briers and thorns, I would do battle! I would march on them and I would burn them together.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I am not angry. I wish I could confront some thorns and briers! Then I would march against them for battle; I would set them all on fire,

Referenced Verses

• Isa 10:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Isaiah.10.17", "source": "וְהָיָה אוֹר־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאֵשׁ וּקְדוֹשׁוֹ לְלֶהָבָה וּבָעֲרָה וְאָכְלָה שִׁיתוֹ וּשְׁמִירוֹ בְּיוֹם אֶחָד", "text": "*wehāyāh* *ʾôr*-*yiśrāʾēl* *leʾēš* *ûqedôšô* *lelehābāh* *ûbāʿărāh* *weʾāḵelāh* *šîtô* *ûšemîrô* *beyôm* *ʾeḥād*", "grammar": { "*wehāyāh*": "waw conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and will be", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - light of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*leʾēš*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for a fire", "*ûqedôšô*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his Holy One", "*lelehābāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for a flame", "*ûbāʿărāh*": "waw conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and it will burn", "*weʾāḵelāh*": "waw conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and it will devour", "*šîtô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his thorns", "*ûšemîrô*": "waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his briers", "*beyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in day", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one" }, "variants": { "*ʾôr*": "light/luminary/flame", "*qādôš*": "holy one/sacred one", "*lehābāh*": "flame/blaze", "*bāʿar*": "burn/consume/kindle", "*ʾāḵal*": "eat/devour/consume", "*šît*": "thorns/thistles/briars", "*šāmîr*": "briers/thorns/brambles" } }
• Matt 3:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Matthew.3.12", "source": "Οὗ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ διακαθαριεῖ τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ, καὶ συνάξει τὸν σῖτον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην· τὸ δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ.", "text": "Of whom the *ptyon* in the *cheiri* of him, and *diakathariei* the *halōna* of him, and *synaxei* the *siton* of him into the *apothēkēn*; the *de* *achyron* *katakausei* *pyri* *asbestō*.", "grammar": { "*ptyon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - winnowing fork/fan", "*cheiri*": "dative, feminine, singular - in hand", "*diakathariei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will thoroughly clean", "*halōna*": "accusative, feminine, singular - threshing floor", "*synaxei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will gather", "*siton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - wheat/grain", "*apothēkēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - barn/storehouse", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*achyron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - chaff", "*katakausei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will burn up", "*pyri*": "dative, neuter, singular - with fire", "*asbestō*": "dative, neuter, singular - unquenchable" }, "variants": { "*ptyon*": "winnowing fork/fan/shovel", "*diakathariei*": "will thoroughly clean/will clear completely/will purge", "*halōna*": "threshing floor/threshing area", "*synaxei*": "will gather/will collect/will bring together", "*siton*": "wheat/grain/corn", "*apothēkēn*": "barn/storehouse/granary", "*achyron*": "chaff/straw/husks", "*katakausei*": "will burn up/will consume with fire/will incinerate", "*asbestō*": "unquenchable/inextinguishable/that cannot be put out" } }
• Heb 6:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Hebrews.6.8", "source": "Ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος, καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς· ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.", "text": "*Ekpherousa de akanthas* and *tribolous adokimos*, and *kataras engys*; whose the *telos eis kausin*.", "grammar": { "*Ekpherousa*": "present active participle, nominative singular feminine - bearing/bringing forth", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*akanthas*": "accusative plural feminine - thorns", "*tribolous*": "accusative plural masculine - thistles/briars", "*adokimos*": "nominative singular feminine - worthless/rejected", "*kataras*": "genitive singular feminine - of curse", "*engys*": "adverb - near/close", "*telos*": "nominative singular neuter - end", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - unto/for", "*kausin*": "accusative singular feminine - burning" }, "variants": { "*Ekpherousa*": "bearing/bringing forth/yielding", "*akanthas*": "thorns", "*tribolous*": "thistles/briars", "*adokimos*": "worthless/rejected/disqualified/reprobate", "*kataras*": "curse/cursing", "*engys*": "near/close to", "*telos*": "end/outcome/result", "*kausin*": "burning/to be burned" } }
• 2 Sam 23:6 : 6 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.23.6", "source": "וּבְלִיַּ֕עַל כְּק֥וֹץ מֻנָ֖ד כֻּלָּ֑הַם כִּֽי־לֹ֥א בְיָ֖ד יִקָּֽחוּ", "text": "And *bəliyaʿal* *kəqôṣ* *munāḏ* all of them, for *lōʾ* *bəyāḏ* *yiqqāḥû*", "grammar": { "*û-*": "conjunction - and", "*bəliyaʿal*": "noun, masculine singular - worthlessness/wickedness", "*kə-*": "preposition - like", "*qôṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - thorn", "*munāḏ*": "hophal participle, masculine singular - driven away/cast aside", "*kullāhem*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*bə-*": "preposition - with/by", "*yāḏ*": "noun, feminine singular - hand", "*yiqqāḥû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be taken" }, "variants": { "*bəliyaʿal*": "worthlessness/wickedness/evil", "*qôṣ*": "thorn/thornbush", "*munāḏ*": "driven away/thrust away/cast aside", "*yiqqāḥû*": "they will be taken/grasped/seized" } }
• Ps 85:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.85.3", "source": "נָ֭שָׂאתָ עֲוֺ֣ן עַמֶּ֑ךָ כִּסִּ֖יתָ כָל־חַטָּאתָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*nāśāʾtā* *ʿăwōn* *ʿammekā* *kissîtā* all-*ḥaṭṭāʾtām* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*nāśāʾtā*": "2nd person masculine singular Qal perfect - you have lifted/carried/forgiven", "*ʿăwōn*": "masculine singular construct noun - iniquity of", "*ʿammekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people", "*kissîtā*": "2nd person masculine singular Piel perfect - you have covered/concealed", "*ḥaṭṭāʾtām*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sins", "*selāh*": "musical or liturgical notation" }, "variants": { "*nāśāʾtā*": "you have lifted/carried/forgiven/taken away", "*ʿăwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment for iniquity", "*kissîtā*": "you have covered/concealed/pardoned", "*selāh*": "musical pause/interlude/lifting up [meaning uncertain]" } }
• Ps 103:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.103.9", "source": "לֹֽא־לָנֶ֥צַח יָרִ֑יב וְלֹ֖א לְעוֹלָ֣ם יִטּֽוֹר׃", "text": "Not-for-*neṣaḥ* *yārîb* *wə*-not for-*ʿôlām* *yiṭṭôr*", "grammar": { "*neṣaḥ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed negative particle and preposition *lə* - not forever", "*yārîb*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will contend", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed negative particle and preposition *lə* - not for eternity", "*yiṭṭôr*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will keep/maintain" }, "variants": { "*neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetuity/victory/endurance", "*yārîb*": "contend/strive/quarrel/conduct a legal case", "*ʿôlām*": "eternity/long duration/antiquity", "*yiṭṭôr*": "keep/maintain/bear grudge/harbor animosity" } }
• Isa 9:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Isaiah.9.18", "source": "בְּעֶבְרַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת נֶעְתַּ֣ם אָ֑רֶץ וַיְהִ֤י הָעָם֙ כְּמַאֲכֹ֣לֶת אֵ֔שׁ אִ֥ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֖יו לֹ֥א יַחְמֹֽלוּ׃", "text": "In *ʿeḇrat* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt* *neʿtam* *ʾāreṣ* and *yəhî* the *ʿām* like *maʾăḵōlet* *ʾēš* *ʾîš* to-his *ʾāḥîw* not they *yaḥmōlû*.", "grammar": { "*ʿeḇrat*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - wrath of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "noun, feminine, plural, absolute - hosts/armies", "*neʿtam*": "verb, Niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - is darkened/scorched", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - land/earth", "*yəhî*": "verb, Qal, imperfect, consecutive, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it became", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute with definite article - the people", "*maʾăḵōlet*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - food of/fuel of", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - fire", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - man", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person, masculine, singular suffix - his brother", "*yaḥmōlû*": "verb, Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they spare" }, "variants": { "*ʿeḇrat*": "wrath of/fury of/rage of", "*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/military forces", "*neʿtam*": "darkened/scorched/burned", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory", "*ʿām*": "people/nation/population", "*maʾăḵōlet*": "food of/fuel of/consumption of", "*ʾēš*": "fire/flame", "*yaḥmōlû*": "spare/have pity/show compassion" } }
• Isa 12:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Isaiah.12.1", "source": "וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא אוֹדְךָ֣ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אָנַ֖פְתָּ בִּ֑י יָשֹׁ֥ב אַפְּךָ֖ וּֽתְנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*wə-ʾāmartā* in *yôm* the *hû(ʾ)* I *ʾôdəkā* *YHWH* for/because *ʾānaptā* in me, *yāšōb* *ʾappəkā* *ū-tənaḥămēnî*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾāmartā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you will say", "*yôm*": "masculine singular construct - day of", "*hû(ʾ)*": "demonstrative pronoun - that", "*ʾôdəkā*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will praise/thank you", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾānaptā*": "Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you were angry", "*yāšōb*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will turn away", "*ʾappəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your anger", "*ū-tənaḥămēnî*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person suffix - and you will comfort me" }, "variants": { "*wə-ʾāmartā*": "and you will say/and you shall say", "*ʾôdəkā*": "I will praise you/I will thank you/I will acknowledge you", "*ʾānaptā*": "you were angry/you became angry", "*yāšōb*": "will turn away/will return/will withdraw", "*ū-tənaḥămēnî*": "and you comfort me/and you console me" } }
• Isa 26:20-21 : 20 { "verseID": "Isaiah.26.20", "source": "לֵ֤ךְ עַמִּי֙ בֹּ֣א בַחֲדָרֶ֔יךָ וּֽסְגֹ֥ר *דלתיך **דְּלָתְךָ֖ בַּעֲדֶ֑ךָ חֲבִ֥י כִמְעַט־רֶ֖גַע עַד־*יעבור־**יַעֲבָר־זָֽעַם׃", "text": "*Lēḵ* *ʿammî*, *bōʾ* in *ḥădāreḵā* and *segōr* *delāteḵā* behind you; *ḥăbî* for a little *regaʿ* until *yaʿăbor-zāʿam*.", "grammar": { "*Lēḵ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - 'go!'", "*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my people'", "*bōʾ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - 'come/enter!'", "*baḥădāreḵā*": "preposition with masculine plural noun and 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'in your chambers'", "*ûsegōr*": "conjunction with qal imperative masculine singular - 'and shut'", "*delāteḵā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your doors'", "*baʿădeḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'behind you'", "*ḥăbî*": "niphal imperative masculine singular - 'hide yourself!'", "*kimʿaṭ-regaʿ*": "adverb with masculine singular noun - 'for a little moment'", "*ʿad-yaʿăbor-zāʿam*": "preposition with qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular and masculine singular noun - 'until the indignation passes'" }, "variants": { "*ḥădāreḵā*": "chambers/rooms/inner rooms", "*delāteḵā*": "doors/gates/entrances", "*ḥăbî*": "hide yourself/conceal yourself", "*regaʿ*": "moment/instant", "*zāʿam*": "indignation/anger/wrath/fury" } } 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" } }
• Isa 54:6-9 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.54.6", "source": "כִּֽי־כְאִשָּׁ֧ה עֲזוּבָ֛ה וַעֲצ֥וּבַת ר֖וּחַ קְרָאָ֣ךְ יְהוָ֑ה וְאֵ֧שֶׁת נְעוּרִ֛ים כִּ֥י תִמָּאֵ֖ס אָמַ֥ר אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃", "text": "*Kî-kəʾiššâ* *ʿăzûbâ* *wa-ʿăṣûbat* *rûaḥ* *qərāʾāk* *Yhwh* *wə-ʾēšet* *nəʿûrîm* *kî* *timmāʾēs* *ʾāmar* *ʾĕlōhāyik*", "grammar": { "*Kî-kəʾiššâ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular - for like a woman", "*ʿăzûbâ*": "passive participle, feminine singular - forsaken", "*wa-ʿăṣûbat*": "conjunction + adjective, feminine singular construct - and grieved of", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - spirit", "*qərāʾāk*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - he called you", "*Yhwh*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*wə-ʾēšet*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and wife of", "*nəʿûrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - youth", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/that", "*timmāʾēs*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, niphal - she is rejected", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular - says", "*ʾĕlōhāyik*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*ʿăzûbâ*": "forsaken/abandoned/left", "*ʿăṣûbat rûaḥ*": "grieved of spirit/distressed in spirit", "*qərāʾāk*": "called you/summoned you", "*ʾēšet nəʿûrîm*": "wife of youth/young wife", "*timmāʾēs*": "is rejected/is refused/is spurned", "*ʾĕlōhāyik*": "your God/your deity" } } 7 { "verseID": "Isaiah.54.7", "source": "בְּרֶ֥גַע קָטֹ֖ן עֲזַבְתִּ֑יךְ וּבְרַחֲמִ֥ים גְּדֹלִ֖ים אֲקַבְּצֵֽךְ׃", "text": "*Bəregaʿ* *qāṭōn* *ʿăzabtîk* *û-bəraḥămîm* *gədōlîm* *ʾăqabbəṣēk*", "grammar": { "*Bəregaʿ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in a moment", "*qāṭōn*": "adjective, masculine singular - small/brief", "*ʿăzabtîk*": "verb, perfect, 1st singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - I forsook you", "*û-bəraḥămîm*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural - and with mercies", "*gədōlîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - great", "*ʾăqabbəṣēk*": "verb, imperfect, 1st singular, piel + 2nd feminine singular suffix - I will gather you" }, "variants": { "*regaʿ*": "moment/instant", "*qāṭōn*": "small/little/brief", "*ʿăzabtîk*": "forsook you/abandoned you/left you", "*raḥămîm*": "mercies/compassion/tender love", "*gədōlîm*": "great/large/abundant", "*ʾăqabbəṣēk*": "will gather you/will collect you/will bring you together" } } 8 { "verseID": "Isaiah.54.8", "source": "בְּשֶׁ֣צֶף קֶ֗צֶף הִסְתַּ֨רְתִּי פָנַ֥י רֶ֙גַע֙ מִמֵּ֔ךְ וּבְחֶ֥סֶד עוֹלָ֖ם רִֽחַמְתִּ֑יךְ אָמַ֥ר גֹּאֲלֵ֖ךְ יְהוָֽה׃ ס", "text": "*Bəšeṣep* *qeṣep* *histarttî* *pānay* *regaʿ* *mimmēk* *û-bəḥesed* *ʿôlām* *riḥamtîk* *ʾāmar* *gōʾălēk* *Yhwh*", "grammar": { "*Bəšeṣep*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in overflow", "*qeṣep*": "noun, masculine singular - anger/wrath", "*histarttî*": "verb, perfect, 1st singular, hiphil - I hid", "*pānay*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st singular suffix - my face", "*regaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - moment", "*mimmēk*": "preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - from you", "*û-bəḥesed*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular - and with lovingkindness", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - everlasting", "*riḥamtîk*": "verb, perfect, 1st singular, piel + 2nd feminine singular suffix - I will have compassion on you", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*gōʾălēk*": "verb, participle, masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your redeemer", "*Yhwh*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*šeṣep*": "overflow/outburst/flood", "*qeṣep*": "anger/wrath/rage", "*histarttî*": "hid/concealed", "*pānay*": "my face/my presence", "*regaʿ*": "moment/instant", "*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy", "*ʿôlām*": "everlasting/eternal/perpetual", "*riḥamtîk*": "have compassion on you/show mercy to you", "*gōʾălēk*": "your redeemer/your vindicator" } } 9 { "verseID": "Isaiah.54.9", "source": "כִּי־מֵ֥י נֹ֙חַ֙ זֹ֣את לִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי מֵעֲבֹ֥ר מֵי־נֹ֛חַ ע֖וֹד עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כֵּ֥ן נִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּי מִקְּצֹ֥ף עָלַ֖יִךְ וּמִגְּעָר־בָּֽךְ׃", "text": "*Kî-mê* *Nōaḥ* *zōʾt* *lî* *ʾăšer* *nišbaʿtî* *mēʿăbōr* *mê-Nōaḥ* *ʿôd* *ʿal-hāʾāreṣ* *kēn* *nišbaʿtî* *miqqəṣōp* *ʿālayik* *û-miggəʿār-bāk*", "grammar": { "*Kî-mê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - for waters of", "*Nōaḥ*": "proper noun - Noah", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*nišbaʿtî*": "verb, perfect, 1st singular, niphal - I swore", "*mēʿăbōr*": "preposition + verb, infinitive construct, qal - from passing over", "*mê-Nōaḥ*": "noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - waters of Noah", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/anymore", "*ʿal-hāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - upon the earth", "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*nišbaʿtî*": "verb, perfect, 1st singular, niphal - I have sworn", "*miqqəṣōp*": "preposition + verb, infinitive construct, qal - from being angry", "*ʿālayik*": "preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - against you", "*û-miggəʿār-bāk*": "conjunction + preposition + verb, infinitive construct, qal + preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - and from rebuking you" }, "variants": { "*mê*": "waters/flood", "*zōʾt*": "this is/this situation", "*nišbaʿtî*": "swore/took an oath", "*mēʿăbōr*": "from passing over/from crossing", "*ʿôd*": "again/anymore/still", "*kēn*": "so/thus/likewise", "*miqqəṣōp*": "from being angry/from raging", "*gəʿār*": "rebuke/reprove/scold" } } 10 { "verseID": "Isaiah.54.10", "source": "כִּ֤י הֶֽהָרִים֙ יָמ֔וּשׁוּ וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹת תְּמוּטֶ֑נָה וְחַסְדִּ֞י מֵאִתֵּ֣ךְ לֹֽא־יָמ֗וּשׁ וּבְרִ֤ית שְׁלוֹמִי֙ לֹ֣א תָמ֔וּט אָמַ֥ר מְרַחֲמֵ֖ךְ יְהוָֽה׃ ס", "text": "*Kî* *hehārîm* *yāmûšû* *wə-haggəbāʿôt* *təmûṭenâ* *wə-ḥasdî* *mēʾittēk* *lōʾ-yāmûš* *û-bərît* *šəlômî* *lōʾ* *tāmûṭ* *ʾāmar* *məraḥămēk* *Yhwh*", "grammar": { "*Kî*": "conjunction - for/though", "*hehārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the mountains", "*yāmûšû*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, qal - they may depart", "*wə-haggəbāʿôt*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine plural - and the hills", "*təmûṭenâ*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd feminine plural, qal - they may be removed", "*wə-ḥasdî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - but my lovingkindness", "*mēʾittēk*": "preposition + preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - from you", "*lōʾ-yāmûš*": "negative particle + verb, imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - shall not depart", "*û-bərît*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and covenant of", "*šəlômî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my peace", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tāmûṭ*": "verb, imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, qal - shall be removed", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular - says", "*məraḥămēk*": "verb, participle, piel, masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - who has mercy on you", "*Yhwh*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*yāmûšû*": "depart/remove/pass away", "*təmûṭenâ*": "be removed/fall/be shaken", "*ḥasdî*": "my lovingkindness/my steadfast love/my mercy", "*yāmûš*": "depart/remove/pass away", "*bərît šəlômî*": "covenant of my peace/my peace covenant", "*tāmûṭ*": "be removed/fall/be shaken", "*məraḥămēk*": "who has mercy on you/who compassionates you" } }
• Ezek 16:63 : 63 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.16.63", "source": "לְמַ֤עַן תִּזְכְּרִי֙ וָבֹ֔שְׁתְּ וְלֹ֨א יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֥ךְ עוֹד֙ פִּתְח֣וֹן פֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י כְּלִמָּתֵ֑ךְ בְּכַפְּרִי־לָךְ֙ לְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔ית נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס", "text": "In order that *lĕmaʿan* *tizkĕrî* and *wābōšt* and not *wĕlōʾ* *yihyeh-lāk* again *ʿôd* *pitḥôn* *peh* because of *mippĕnê* *kĕlimmātēk*, when *bĕkappĕrî-lāk* for all *lĕkāl-ʾăšer* *ʿāśît*, *nĕʾum* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*lĕmaʿan*": "conjunction - in order that", "*tizkĕrî*": "imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will remember", "*wābōšt*": "conjunction + perfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you will be ashamed", "*wĕlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yihyeh-lāk*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - there will be to you", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/still/yet", "*pitḥôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - opening of", "*peh*": "noun, masculine singular - mouth", "*mippĕnê*": "preposition + noun - because of", "*kĕlimmātēk*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your shame", "*bĕkappĕrî-lāk*": "preposition + infinitive construct, Piel + 1st singular suffix + preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - when I atone for you", "*lĕkāl-ʾăšer*": "preposition + noun + relative pronoun - for all that", "*ʿāśît*": "perfect, 2nd feminine singular - you did", "*nĕʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1st singular suffix - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - YHWH/the LORD" }, "variants": { "*tizkĕrî*": "you will remember/recall/bring to mind", "*wābōšt*": "you will be ashamed/embarrassed/disgraced", "*pitḥôn peh*": "opening of mouth (idiom for speaking/excuse)", "*kĕlimmātēk*": "your shame/humiliation/disgrace", "*bĕkappĕrî-lāk*": "when I atone for you/make expiation for you/forgive you", "*ʿāśît*": "you did/committed/performed", "*nĕʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle of", "*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/Master (divine title)" } }
• Nah 1:3-7 : 3 { "verseID": "Nahum.1.3", "source": "יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֙יִם֙ וּגְדָל־כֹּ֔חַ וְנַקֵּ֖ה לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֑ה יְהוָ֗ה בְּסוּפָ֤ה וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙ דַּרְכּ֔וֹ וְעָנָ֖ן אֲבַ֥ק רַגְלָֽיו׃", "text": "*YHWH* *ʾerek* *ʾappayim* *û-gədōl-kōaḥ* *wə-naqqēh* *lōʾ* *yənaqqeh* *YHWH* *bə-sûpāh* *û-biśʿārāh* *darkô* *wə-ʿānān* *ʾăbaq* *raglāyw*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ʾerek*": "construct state, masculine, singular - long/slow of", "*ʾappayim*": "dual form, nostrils/anger - anger/wrath", "*û-gədōl*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine, singular - and great of", "*kōaḥ*": "absolute state, masculine, singular - strength/power", "*wə-naqqēh*": "conjunction + Piel infinitive absolute - and clearing/acquitting", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yənaqqeh*": "Piel imperfect, 3ms - he will clear/acquit", "*bə-sûpāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - in the whirlwind/storm", "*û-biśʿārāh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine, singular - and in the tempest", "*darkô*": "noun + 3ms suffix - his way", "*wə-ʿānān*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and cloud", "*ʾăbaq*": "construct state, masculine, singular - dust of", "*raglāyw*": "noun, dual + 3ms suffix - his feet" }, "variants": { "*ʾerek* *ʾappayim*": "slow to anger/patient/longsuffering", "*gədōl-kōaḥ*": "great in power/mighty in strength", "*naqqēh* *lōʾ* *yənaqqeh*": "will by no means clear the guilty/will surely not acquit/will certainly not leave unpunished", "*sûpāh*": "whirlwind/storm/tempest", "*śʿārāh*": "tempest/storm/whirlwind", "*ʾăbaq*": "dust/powder/fine particles" } } 4 { "verseID": "Nahum.1.4", "source": "גּוֹעֵ֤ר בַּיָּם֙ וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ וְכָל־הַנְּהָר֖וֹת הֶֽחֱרִ֑יב אֻמְלַ֤ל בָּשָׁן֙ וְכַרְמֶ֔ל וּפֶ֥רַח לְבָנ֖וֹן אֻמְלָֽל׃", "text": "*Gôʿēr* *ba-yyām* *wa-yyabbəšēhû* *wə-kol-hannəhārôt* *heḥĕrîb* *ʾumlal* *Bāšān* *wə-Karmel* *û-peraḥ* *Ləbānôn* *ʾumlāl*", "grammar": { "*Gôʿēr*": "Qal participle, masculine, singular - rebuking", "*ba-yyām*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine, singular - in/at the sea", "*wa-yyabbəšēhû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he dries it up", "*wə-kol*": "conjunction + noun, construct - and all of", "*hannəhārôt*": "article + noun, masculine, plural - the rivers", "*heḥĕrîb*": "Hiphil perfect, 3ms - he dried up/made desolate", "*ʾumlal*": "Pulal perfect, 3ms - it withers/languishes", "*Bāšān*": "proper noun, place name", "*wə-Karmel*": "conjunction + proper noun, place name", "*û-peraḥ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and flower/blossom of", "*Ləbānôn*": "proper noun, place name", "*ʾumlāl*": "Pulal perfect, 3ms - it withers/languishes" }, "variants": { "*Gôʿēr*": "rebuking/reproving/threatening", "*yabbəšēhû*": "dries it up/makes it dry", "*heḥĕrîb*": "dried up/made desolate/destroyed", "*ʾumlal*": "withers/languishes/fades/becomes weak", "*peraḥ*": "flower/blossom/bloom" } } 5 { "verseID": "Nahum.1.5", "source": "הָרִים֙ רָעֲשׁ֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹת הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּ וַתִּשָּׂ֤א הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ מִפָּנָ֔יו וְתֵבֵ֖ל וְכָל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃", "text": "*Hārîm* *rāʿăšû* *mimmennû* *wə-haggəbāʿôt* *hitmōgāgû* *wa-ttiśśāʾ* *hāʾāreṣ* *mippānāyw* *wə-tēbēl* *wə-kol-yōšəbê* *bāh*", "grammar": { "*Hārîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - mountains", "*rāʿăšû*": "Qal perfect, 3cp - they quake/tremble", "*mimmennû*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - from him", "*wə-haggəbāʿôt*": "conjunction + article + noun, feminine, plural - and the hills", "*hitmōgāgû*": "Hithpoel perfect, 3cp - they melt/dissolve", "*wa-ttiśśāʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3fs - and it lifts up/rises", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "article + noun, feminine, singular - the earth/land", "*mippānāyw*": "preposition + noun, plural + 3ms suffix - from his face/presence", "*wə-tēbēl*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular - and world/inhabited earth", "*wə-kol*": "conjunction + noun, construct - and all of", "*yōšəbê*": "Qal participle, masculine, plural, construct - dwellers of/inhabitants of", "*bāh*": "preposition + 3fs suffix - in it/her" }, "variants": { "*rāʿăšû*": "quake/tremble/shake", "*hitmōgāgû*": "melt/dissolve/flow down", "*tiśśāʾ*": "lifts up/rises/heaves", "*mippānāyw*": "from his face/presence/before him", "*tēbēl*": "world/inhabited part of earth/inhabited land" } } 6 { "verseID": "Nahum.1.6", "source": "לִפְנֵ֤י זַעְמוֹ֙ מִ֣י יַֽעֲמ֔וֹד וּמִ֥י יָק֖וּם בַּחֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ חֲמָתוֹ֙ נִתְּכָ֣ה כָאֵ֔שׁ וְהַצֻּרִ֖ים נִתְּצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*Lipnê* *zaʿmô* *mî* *yaʿămôd* *û-mî* *yāqûm* *ba-ḥărôn* *ʾappô* *ḥămātô* *nittəkāh* *kā-ʾēš* *wə-haṣṣurîm* *nittəṣû* *mimmennû*", "grammar": { "*Lipnê*": "preposition + noun, construct - before/in the face of", "*zaʿmô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3ms suffix - his indignation/fury", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yaʿămôd*": "Qal imperfect, 3ms - he will stand", "*û-mî*": "conjunction + interrogative pronoun - and who", "*yāqûm*": "Qal imperfect, 3ms - he will rise/stand", "*ba-ḥărôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - in the burning of", "*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3ms suffix - his anger/nose", "*ḥămātô*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3ms suffix - his wrath/fury", "*nittəkāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3fs - is poured out", "*kā-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - like fire", "*wə-haṣṣurîm*": "conjunction + article + noun, masculine, plural - and the rocks", "*nittəṣû*": "Niphal perfect, 3cp - are broken down/torn down", "*mimmennû*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - from him/by him" }, "variants": { "*zaʿmô*": "indignation/fury/rage", "*yaʿămôd*": "stand/endure/withstand", "*yāqûm*": "rise/stand/endure", "*ḥărôn*": "burning/heat/fierceness", "*ʾappô*": "his anger/nose/wrath", "*ḥămātô*": "his wrath/fury/heat", "*nittəkāh*": "is poured out/is melted", "*haṣṣurîm*": "the rocks/crags/strongholds", "*nittəṣû*": "are broken down/torn down/demolished" } } 7 { "verseID": "Nahum.1.7", "source": "ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֔ה לְמָע֖וֹז בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה וְיֹדֵ֖עַ חֹ֥סֵי בֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Ṭôb* *YHWH* *lə-māʿôz* *bə-yôm* *ṣārāh* *wə-yōdēaʿ* *ḥōsê* *bô*", "grammar": { "*Ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine, singular - good", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*lə-māʿôz*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - for a stronghold", "*bə-yôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - in day of", "*ṣārāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - distress/trouble", "*wə-yōdēaʿ*": "conjunction + Qal participle, masculine, singular - and knowing", "*ḥōsê*": "Qal participle, masculine, plural, construct - ones taking refuge", "*bô*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - in him" }, "variants": { "*Ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*māʿôz*": "stronghold/refuge/fortress", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/adversity", "*yōdēaʿ*": "knowing/acknowledging/caring for", "*ḥōsê*": "ones taking refuge/seeking protection/trusting" } }
• 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 { "verseID": "2 Peter.2.9", "source": "Οἶδεν Κύριος εὐσεβεῖς ἐκ πειρασμῶν ῥύεσθαι, ἀδίκους δὲ εἰς ἡμέραν κρίσεως κολαζομένους τηρεῖν:", "text": "*Oiden Kyrios eusebeis ek peirasmōn rhyesthai, adikous de eis hēmeran kriseōs kolazomenous tērein*:", "grammar": { "*Oiden*": "perfect indicative active, 3rd singular - 'knows/has known'", "*Kyrios*": "nominative singular masculine - 'Lord'", "*eusebeis*": "accusative plural masculine - 'godly ones'", "*ek peirasmōn*": "preposition with genitive plural masculine - 'from trials'", "*rhyesthai*": "present infinitive middle - 'to rescue'", "*adikous*": "accusative plural masculine - 'unrighteous ones'", "*de*": "postpositive particle - 'but/and'", "*eis hēmeran*": "preposition with accusative singular feminine - 'for day'", "*kriseōs*": "genitive singular feminine - 'of judgment'", "*kolazomenous*": "present passive participle, accusative plural masculine - 'being punished'", "*tērein*": "present infinitive active - 'to keep/reserve'" }, "variants": { "*Oiden*": "knows/understands/has known", "*eusebeis*": "godly ones/pious people/devout persons", "*peirasmōn*": "trials/temptations/tests", "*rhyesthai*": "to rescue/deliver/save", "*adikous*": "unrighteous ones/unjust people/wicked persons", "*kriseōs*": "judgment/trial/verdict", "*kolazomenous*": "being punished/chastised/disciplined", "*tērein*": "to keep/reserve/hold/maintain" } }