6 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.40.6",
"source": "ק֚וֹל אֹמֵ֣ר קְרָ֔א וְאָמַ֖ר מָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א כָּל־הַבָּשָׂ֣ר חָצִ֔יר וְכָל־חַסְדּ֖וֹ כְּצִ֥יץ הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃",
"text": "*qôl ʾōmēr qěrāʾ wěʾāmar māh ʾeqrāʾ kol-habbāśār ḥāṣîr wěkol-ḥasdô kěṣîṣ haśśādeh*",
"grammar": {
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - 'voice'",
"*ʾōmēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - 'saying'",
"*qěrāʾ*": "qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - 'call/cry out'",
"*wěʾāmar*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*māh*": "interrogative pronoun - 'what'",
"*ʾeqrāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'shall I call/cry'",
"*kol-habbāśār*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'all the flesh'",
"*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'",
"*wěkol-ḥasdô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and all its faithfulness'",
"*kěṣîṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'like flower of'",
"*haśśādeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the field'"
},
"variants": {
"*qôl ʾōmēr*": "a voice says/a voice saying",
"*qěrāʾ*": "call out/proclaim/cry",
"*māh ʾeqrāʾ*": "what shall I call/what should I cry",
"*ḥāṣîr*": "grass/vegetation",
"*ḥasdô*": "its faithfulness/its constancy/its goodliness/its beauty",
"*ṣîṣ*": "flower/blossom"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.40.7",
"source": "יָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֔יץ כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה נָ֣שְׁבָה בּ֑וֹ אָכֵ֥ן חָצִ֖יר הָעָֽם׃",
"text": "*yābēš ḥāṣîr nābēl ṣîṣ kî rûaḥ YHWH nāšěbāh bô ʾākēn ḥāṣîr hāʿām*",
"grammar": {
"*yābēš*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'dries up'",
"*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'",
"*nābēl*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'withers'",
"*ṣîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'flower'",
"*kî*": "conjunction - 'because/when'",
"*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'breath/wind of'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'",
"*nāšěbāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'blows'",
"*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'on it'",
"*ʾākēn*": "adverb - 'surely/indeed'",
"*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the people'"
},
"variants": {
"*yābēš*": "dries up/withers",
"*nābēl*": "withers/fades",
"*rûaḥ*": "breath/wind/spirit",
"*nāšěbāh*": "blows/breathes",
"*ʾākēn*": "surely/truly/indeed"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.40.8",
"source": "יָבֵ֥שׁ חָצִ֖יר נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֑יץ וּדְבַר־אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יָק֥וּם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ ס",
"text": "*yābēš ḥāṣîr nābēl ṣîṣ ûdbar-ʾĕlōhênû yāqûm lěʿôlām*",
"grammar": {
"*yābēš*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'dries up'",
"*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'",
"*nābēl*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'withers'",
"*ṣîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'flower'",
"*ûdbar*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - 'but word of'",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - 'our God'",
"*yāqûm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'will stand'",
"*lěʿôlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'forever'"
},
"variants": {
"*yābēš*": "dries up/withers",
"*nābēl*": "withers/fades",
"*dbar-ʾĕlōhênû*": "word of our God/what our God says",
"*yāqûm*": "will stand/will endure/will remain",
"*lěʿôlām*": "forever/eternally"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.40.9",
"source": "עַ֣ל הַר־גָּבֹ֤הַ עֲלִי־לָךְ֙ מְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶת צִיּ֔וֹן הָרִ֤ימִי בַכֹּ֙חַ֙ קוֹלֵ֔ךְ מְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶת יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם הָרִ֙ימִי֙ אַל־תִּירָ֔אִי אִמְרִי֙ לְעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה הִנֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*ʿal har-gābōaḥ ʿălî-lāk měbaśśeret ṣiyyôn hārîmî bakkōaḥ qôlēk měbaśśeret yěrûšālāim hārîmî ʾal-tîrāʾî ʾimrî lěʿārê yěhûdāh hinnēh ʾĕlōhêkem*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿal har-gābōaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + adjective, masculine singular - 'on a high mountain'",
"*ʿălî-lāk*": "qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular + preposition with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - 'go up for yourself'",
"*měbaśśeret*": "piel participle, feminine singular construct - 'herald/bearer of good news of'",
"*ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - 'Zion'",
"*hārîmî*": "hiphil imperative, 2nd person feminine singular - 'lift up'",
"*bakkōaḥ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'with strength'",
"*qôlēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - 'your voice'",
"*měbaśśeret*": "piel participle, feminine singular construct - 'herald/bearer of good news of'",
"*yěrûšālāim*": "proper noun - 'Jerusalem'",
"*hārîmî*": "hiphil imperative, 2nd person feminine singular - 'lift up'",
"*ʾal-tîrāʾî*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - 'do not fear'",
"*ʾimrî*": "qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular - 'say'",
"*lěʿārê*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - 'to cities of'",
"*yěhûdāh*": "proper noun - 'Judah'",
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - 'behold'",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - 'your God'"
},
"variants": {
"*měbaśśeret*": "bearer of good news/herald/messenger",
"*hārîmî bakkōaḥ qôlēk*": "lift up your voice with strength/raise your voice powerfully",
"*ʾal-tîrāʾî*": "do not fear/do not be afraid",
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.40.10",
"source": "הִנֵּ֨ה אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ בְּחָזָ֣ק יָב֔וֹא וּזְרֹע֖וֹ מֹ֣שְׁלָה ל֑וֹ הִנֵּ֤ה שְׂכָרוֹ֙ אִתּ֔וֹ וּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹ לְפָנָֽיו׃",
"text": "*hinnēh ʾădōnāy YHWH běḥāzāq yābôʾ ûzěrōʿô mōšělāh lô hinnēh śěkārô ʾittô ûpěʿullātô lěpānāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - 'behold'",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my Lord'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'",
"*běḥāzāq*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - 'with strength'",
"*yābôʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will come'",
"*ûzěrōʿô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and his arm'",
"*mōšělāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - 'ruling'",
"*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'for him'",
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - 'behold'",
"*śěkārô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his reward'",
"*ʾittô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'with him'",
"*ûpěʿullātô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and his recompense'",
"*lěpānāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'before him'"
},
"variants": {
"*běḥāzāq*": "with strength/mightily/powerfully",
"*zěrōʿô mōšělāh lô*": "his arm rules for him/his arm governs for him",
"*śěkārô*": "his reward/his wage",
"*pěʿullātô*": "his recompense/his work/his wage"
}
}