Jeremiah 18:17

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{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.18.17", "source": "כְּרֽוּחַ־קָדִ֥ים אֲפִיצֵ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י אוֹיֵ֑ב עֹ֧רֶף וְלֹֽא־פָנִ֛ים אֶרְאֵ֖ם בְּי֥וֹם אֵידָֽם׃ ס", "text": "Like *rûaḥ*-*qādîm* I will *ʾăpîṣēm* before *ʾôyēb*; *ʿōrep* and not-faces I will *ʾerʾēm* in day of their *ʾêdām*", "grammar": { "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wind of", "*qādîm*": "noun, masculine singular - east", "*ʾăpîṣēm*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will scatter them", "*ʾôyēb*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - enemy", "*ʿōrep*": "noun, masculine singular - back/neck", "*ʾerʾēm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will show them/see them", "*ʾêdām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their calamity/disaster" }, "variants": { "*rûaḥ*": "wind/spirit/breath", "*qādîm*": "east/eastern", "*ʾăpîṣēm*": "I will scatter them/disperse them", "*ʾôyēb*": "enemy/foe", "*ʿōrep*": "back/neck (turning one's back)", "*ʾerʾēm*": "I will show them/see them/look at them", "*ʾêdām*": "their calamity/disaster/destruction" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כְּרֽוּחַ־קָדִ֥ים אֲפִיצֵ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י אוֹיֵ֑ב עֹ֧רֶף וְלֹֽא־פָנִ֛ים אֶרְאֵ֖ם בְּי֥וֹם אֵידָֽם׃ ס

Transliteration

Like rûaḥ-qādîm I will ʾăpîṣēm before ʾôyēb; ʿōrep and not-faces I will ʾerʾēm in day of their ʾêdām

Grammar Details

• *rûaḥ*: noun, feminine singular construct - wind of
• *qādîm*: noun, masculine singular - east
• *ʾăpîṣēm*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will scatter them
• *ʾôyēb*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - enemy
• *ʿōrep*: noun, masculine singular - back/neck
• *ʾerʾēm*: verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will show them/see them
• *ʾêdām*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their calamity/disaster

Word Meanings

• *rûaḥ*: wind/spirit/breath
• *qādîm*: east/eastern
• *ʾăpîṣēm*: I will scatter them/disperse them
• *ʾôyēb*: enemy/foe
• *ʿōrep*: back/neck (turning one's back)
• *ʾerʾēm*: I will show them/see them/look at them
• *ʾêdām*: their calamity/disaster/destruction

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Like an east wind, I will scatter them before their enemies. I will show them My back and not My face on the day of their calamity.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  With an East wynde will I scatre the, before their enemies. And when their destruction cometh, I will turne my backe vpo them, but not my face.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I will scatter them with an East winde before the enemie: I will shewe them the backe, and not the face in the day of their destruction.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  With an east wynde wyll I scatter them before their enemies: and when their destruction commeth, I wil turne my backe vpon them, but not my face.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As an east wind I scatter them before an enemy, The neck, and not the face, I shew them, In the day of their calamity.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I will send them in flight, as from an east wind, before the attacker; I will let them see my back and not my face on the day of their downfall.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will scatter them before their enemies like dust blowing in front of a burning east wind. I will turn my back on them and not look favorably on them when disaster strikes them.”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 13:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.13.24", "source": "וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם כְּקַשׁ־עוֹבֵ֑ר לְר֖וּחַ מִדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "And *ʾăpîṣēm* like *qash*-*ʿôbēr* to *rûach midbār*.", "grammar": { "*waʾăpîṣēm*": "conjunction with hiphil imperfect, 1st singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I will scatter them", "*keqash*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - like stubble", "*ʿôbēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - passing", "*lerûach*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular construct - to the wind of", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness" }, "variants": { "*ʾăpîṣēm*": "scatter them/disperse them", "*qash*": "stubble/chaff/straw", "*rûach*": "wind/spirit/breath" } }
• Jer 2:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.2.27", "source": "אֹמְרִ֨ים לָעֵ֜ץ אָ֣בִי אַ֗תָּה וְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ אַ֣תְּ ילדתני יְלִדְתָּ֔נוּ כִּֽי־פָנ֥וּ אֵלַ֛י עֹ֖רֶף וְלֹ֣א פָנִ֑ים וּבְעֵ֤ת רָֽעָתָם֙ יֹֽאמְר֔וּ ק֖וּמָה וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃", "text": "*ʾōmərîm* *lāʿēṣ* *ʾābî* *ʾattāh* *wəlāʾeben* *ʾatt* *yəlidtānû* *kî*-*fānû* *ʾēlay* *ʿōref* *wəlōʾ* *fānîm* *ūbəʿēt* *rāʿātām* *yōʾmərû* *qûmāh* *wəhôšîʿēnû*", "grammar": { "*ʾōmərîm*": "participle Qal, masculine plural - saying", "*lāʿēṣ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the wood/tree", "*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my father", "*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular pronoun - you", "*wəlāʾeben*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - and to the stone", "*ʾatt*": "2nd feminine singular pronoun - you", "*yəlidtānû*": "perfect Qal, 2nd masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - you gave birth to us (Qere, corrected reading)", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*fānû*": "perfect Qal, 3rd common plural - they have turned", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me", "*ʿōref*": "masculine singular noun - back/neck", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*fānîm*": "masculine plural noun - face", "*ūbəʿēt*": "conjunction + preposition + construct feminine singular noun - but in the time of", "*rāʿātām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their calamity/trouble", "*yōʾmərû*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd masculine plural - they will say", "*qûmāh*": "imperative Qal, masculine singular - arise", "*wəhôšîʿēnû*": "conjunction + imperative Hiphil, masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - and save us" }, "variants": { "*ʾōmərîm*": "saying/declaring/speaking", "*ʿēṣ*": "wood/tree/timber (wooden idol)", "*ʾeben*": "stone/rock (stone idol)", "*yəlidtānû*": "you gave birth to us/you bore us/you brought us forth (textual variant: *yəlidtānû* [Qere] = you [masculine singular] gave birth to us vs. *yəlidtinî* [Ketiv] = you [feminine singular] gave birth to me)", "*fānû*": "they have turned/faced/directed", "*ʿōref*": "back/neck/shoulder (idiom for turning away)", "*fānîm*": "face/presence/front", "*rāʿātām*": "their calamity/trouble/distress", "*qûmāh*": "arise/stand up/get up", "*hôšîʿēnû*": "save us/rescue us/deliver us" } }
• Hos 13:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Hosea.13.15", "source": "כִּ֣י ה֔וּא בֵּ֥ן אַחִ֖ים יַפְרִ֑יא יָב֣וֹא קָדִים֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֜ה מִמִּדְבָּ֣ר עֹלֶ֗ה וְיֵב֤וֹשׁ מְקוֹרוֹ֙ וְיֶחֱרַ֣ב מַעְיָנ֔וֹ ה֣וּא יִשְׁסֶ֔ה אוֹצַ֖ר כָּל־כְּלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃", "text": "*kî* he *bēn* *ʾaḥ* he *pārâ* he *bôʾ* *qādîm* *rûaḥ* *YHWH* from-*midbār* *ʿālâ* *wə-* he *yābēš* *māqôr*-his *wə-* he *ḥārēb* *maʿyān*-his he *šāsâ* *ʾôṣār* all-*kᵉlî* *ḥemdâ*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - 'for/because/although'", "*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'son of'", "*ʾaḥ*": "noun, masculine plural - 'brothers'", "*pārâ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he flourishes/bears fruit'", "*bôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will come'", "*qādîm*": "noun, masculine singular - 'east wind'", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'wind/breath of'", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular - 'wilderness/desert'", "*ʿālâ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - 'coming up'", "*wə-*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*yābēš*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will dry up'", "*māqôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his fountain/spring'", "*ḥārēb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will be dried up'", "*maʿyān*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his spring'", "*šāsâ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will plunder'", "*ʾôṣār*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'treasury of'", "*kᵉlî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'vessel/object of'", "*ḥemdâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'desire/delight'" }, "variants": { "*kî*": "for/because/although/though", "*bēn*": "son/among", "*ʾaḥ*": "brothers/relatives", "*pārâ*": "flourishes/bears fruit/is fruitful", "*bôʾ*": "will come/approach/arrive", "*qādîm*": "east wind/sirocco/hot desert wind", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*ʿālâ*": "coming up/ascending/rising", "*yābēš*": "will dry up/wither/be dried", "*māqôr*": "fountain/spring/source", "*ḥārēb*": "will be dried up/will be desolate", "*maʿyān*": "spring/fountain", "*šāsâ*": "will plunder/despoil/pillage", "*ʾôṣār*": "treasury/storehouse/treasure", "*kᵉlî*": "vessel/object/article/implement", "*ḥemdâ*": "desire/delight/precious thing" } }
• Job 27:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Job.27.21", "source": "יִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּ קָדִ֣ים וְיֵלַ֑ךְ וִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃", "text": "*yiśśāʾēhû* *qāḏîm* *wə-yēlaḵ* *wîśāʿărēhû* *mimmĕqōmô*", "grammar": { "*yiśśāʾēhû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it lifts him up", "*qāḏîm*": "noun masculine singular - east wind", "*wə-yēlaḵ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he goes", "*wîśāʿărēhû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and it sweeps him away", "*mimmĕqōmô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his place" }, "variants": { "*nāśāʾ*": "lift/carry/take", "*qāḏîm*": "east/east wind", "*hālaḵ*": "go/walk/travel", "*śāʿar*": "storm/sweep away/whirl", "*māqôm*": "place/location/position" } }
• Ps 48:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.48.7", "source": "רְ֭עָדָה אֲחָזָ֣תַם שָׁ֑ם חִ֝֗יל כַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃", "text": "*rəʿādāh ʾăḥāzātam* there *ḥîl* like *yôlēdāh*", "grammar": { "*rəʿādāh*": "feminine singular noun - trembling/shaking", "*ʾăḥāzātam*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - seized them", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ḥîl*": "masculine singular noun - anguish/pain", "*ka-yôlēdāh*": "preposition + qal participle feminine singular - like a woman giving birth" }, "variants": { "*rəʿādāh*": "trembling/shaking/terror", "*ʾăḥāzātam*": "seized them/gripped them/took hold of them", "*ḥîl*": "anguish/pain/writhing", "*yôlēdāh*": "woman giving birth/woman in labor" } }
• Jer 32:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.32.33", "source": "וַיִּפְנ֥וּ אֵלַ֛י עֹ֖רֶף וְלֹ֣א פָנִ֑ים וְלַמֵּ֤ד אֹתָם֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְלַמֵּ֔ד וְאֵינָ֥ם שֹׁמְעִ֖ים לָקַ֥חַת מוּסָֽר׃", "text": "And *wayyipnû* to me *ʿōrep* and not *pānîm*; and *lammēd* *ʾōtām* *haškēm* and *lammēd*, and they are not *šōməʿîm* *lāqaḥat* *mûsār*", "grammar": { "*wayyipnû*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - 'and they turned'", "*ʿōrep*": "masculine singular noun - 'back of neck/back'", "*pānîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'face'", "*lammēd*": "Piel infinitive absolute - 'teaching'", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'them'", "*haškēm*": "Hiphil infinitive absolute - 'rising early'", "*šōməʿîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - 'hearing/listening'", "*lāqaḥat*": "Qal infinitive construct - 'to take/receive'", "*mûsār*": "masculine singular noun - 'instruction/discipline'" }, "variants": { "*wayyipnû*": "they turned/they faced", "*ʿōrep*": "neck/back (idiom for turning away)", "*haškēm*": "rising early (idiom for diligence/persistence)", "*mûsār*": "instruction/discipline/correction" } }
• Jer 46:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.46.21", "source": "גַּם־שְׂכִרֶ֤יהָ בְקִרְבָּהּ֙ כְּעֶגְלֵ֣י מַרְבֵּ֔ק כִּֽי־גַם־הֵ֧מָּה הִפְנ֛וּ נָ֥סוּ יַחְדָּ֖יו לֹ֣א עָמָ֑דוּ כִּ֣י י֥וֹם אֵידָ֛ם בָּ֥א עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם עֵ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃", "text": "*Gam*-*śəḵireyhā* in-*qirbāh* like-*ʿeglê* *marbēq*, *kî*-*gam*-*hēmmāh* *hipnû* *nāsû* *yaḥdāw* *lōʾ* *ʿāmādû*; *kî* *yôm* *ʾêdām* *bāʾ* upon-them, *ʿēt* *pəquddātām*.", "grammar": { "*gam*": "adverb - also/even", "*śəḵireyhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her hired men", "*qirbāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix and preposition (בְּ) - in her midst", "*ʿeglê*": "noun, masculine plural, construct state - calves of", "*marbēq*": "noun, masculine singular - fattening/stall", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*gam*": "adverb - also/even", "*hēmmāh*": "3rd masculine plural independent pronoun - they", "*hipnû*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - they turned", "*nāsû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they fled", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʿāmādû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they stood", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular, construct state - day of", "*ʾêdām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their calamity", "*bāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has come", "*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular, construct state - time of", "*pəquddātām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their punishment" }, "variants": { "*śəḵireyhā*": "her hired men/mercenaries", "*qirbāh*": "her midst/among her", "*ʿeglê* *marbēq*": "fatted calves/calves from the stall", "*hipnû*": "they turned/turned back/turned away", "*nāsû*": "they fled/ran away/escaped", "*ʿāmādû*": "they stood/stood firm/withstood", "*ʾêdām*": "their calamity/disaster/doom", "*pəquddātām*": "their punishment/visitation/accounting" } }
• Prov 7:25-26 : 25 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.25", "source": "אַל־יֵ֣שְׂטְ אֶל־דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ אַל־תֵּ֝תַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "Not-*yēśṭ* to her *dĕrāḵêhā* your *libbeḵā*; not-*tētaʿ* in her *nĕṯîḇôṯêhā*.", "grammar": { "*yēśṭ*": "verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let it turn aside/incline", "*dĕrāḵêhā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her ways", "*libbeḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart", "*tētaʿ*": "verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular - may you wander/stray", "*nĕṯîḇôṯêhā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her paths" }, "variants": { "*yēśṭ*": "turn aside/incline/swerve", "*tētaʿ*": "wander/stray/go astray" } } 26 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.26", "source": "כִּֽי־רַבִּ֣ים חֲלָלִ֣ים הִפִּ֑ילָה וַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗ים כָּל־הֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "For *rabbîm* *ḥălālîm* she *hippîlāh*, and *ʿăṣumîm* all-her *hăruḡêhā*.", "grammar": { "*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many", "*ḥălālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - slain/pierced/wounded", "*hippîlāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she has caused to fall", "*ʿăṣumîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - mighty/numerous/strong", "*hăruḡêhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her slain ones" }, "variants": { "*ḥălālîm*": "slain/pierced/wounded/victims", "*ʿăṣumîm*": "mighty/numerous/strong/powerful" } }
• Deut 28:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.25", "source": "יִתֶּנְךָ֨ יְהוָ֥ה ׀ נִגָּף֮ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹיְבֶיךָ֒ בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ אֶחָד֙ תֵּצֵ֣א אֵלָ֔יו וּבְשִׁבְעָ֥ה דְרָכִ֖ים תָּנ֣וּס לְפָנָ֑יו וְהָיִ֣יתָ לְזַעֲוָ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*yittenəkā* *YHWH* *niggāp* *lipnê* *ʾōyəbêkā* *bəderek* *ʾeḥād* *tēṣēʾ* *ʾēlāyw* *ûbəšibʿâ* *dərākîm* *tānûs* *ləpānāyw* *wəhāyîtā* *ləzaʿăwâ* *ləkōl* *mamlēkôt* *hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*yittenəkā*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will give you", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*niggāp*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - defeated/smitten", "*lipnê*": "preposition (lə-) + construct noun, masculine plural - before/in front of", "*ʾōyəbêkā*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your enemies", "*bəderek*": "preposition (bə-) + noun, feminine singular construct - by way/road", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one", "*tēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will go out", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him/it", "*ûbəšibʿâ*": "conjunction (wə-) + preposition (bə-) + numeral, feminine singular - and by seven", "*dərākîm*": "noun, feminine plural - ways/roads", "*tānûs*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will flee", "*ləpānāyw*": "preposition (lə-) + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before him/it", "*wəhāyîtā*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will be", "*ləzaʿăwâ*": "preposition (lə-) + noun, feminine singular - an object of horror", "*ləkōl*": "preposition (lə-) + noun, masculine singular construct - to all", "*mamlēkôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - kingdoms of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*yittenəkā*": "give you/deliver you/make you", "*niggāp*": "defeated/struck down/smitten", "*ʾōyəbêkā*": "your enemies/foes/adversaries", "*derek*": "way/road/path/journey", "*tēṣēʾ*": "go out/march out/proceed", "*tānûs*": "flee/run away/escape", "*zaʿăwâ*": "horror/terror/object of trembling", "*mamlēkôt*": "kingdoms/dominions/realms", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "the earth/land/world" } }
• Deut 28:64 : 64 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.64", "source": "וֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ בְּכָל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ וְעָבַ֨דְתָּ שָּׁ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹא־יָדַ֛עְתָּ אַתָּ֥ה וַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ עֵ֥ץ וָאָֽבֶן׃", "text": "And-*hēpîṣĕkā* *YHWH* in-all-the-*ʿammîm* from-*qĕṣēh* the-*ʾāreṣ* and-until-*qĕṣēh* the-*ʾāreṣ*; and-*ʿābadtā* there *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm* which not-*yādaʿtā* you and-*ʾăbōtêkā*, *ʿēṣ* and-*ʾāben*.", "grammar": { "*hēpîṣĕkā*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will scatter you", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʿammîm*": "noun masculine plural - peoples/nations", "*qĕṣēh*": "noun masculine singular construct - end of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land", "*ʿābadtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you will serve", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - gods", "*ʾăḥērîm*": "adjective masculine plural - other/foreign", "*yādaʿtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you knew", "*ʾăbōtêkā*": "noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fathers", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun masculine singular - wood/tree", "*ʾāben*": "noun feminine singular - stone" }, "variants": { "*hēpîṣĕkā*": "he will scatter you/disperse you/spread you abroad", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/tribes", "*qĕṣēh*": "end/extremity/border", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground/world", "*ʿābadtā*": "you will serve/worship/be subject to", "*ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm*": "other gods/foreign deities", "*yādaʿtā*": "you knew/were acquainted with/experienced", "*ʿēṣ*": "wood/tree/timber", "*ʾāben*": "stone/rock" } }
• Deut 31:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.31.17", "source": "וְחָרָ֣ה אַפִּ֣י ב֣וֹ בַיּוֹם־הַ֠הוּא וַעֲזַבְתִּ֞ים וְהִסְתַּרְתִּ֨י פָנַ֤י מֵהֶם֙ וְהָיָ֣ה לֶֽאֱכֹ֔ל וּמְצָאֻ֛הוּ רָע֥וֹת רַבּ֖וֹת וְצָר֑וֹת וְאָמַר֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא הֲלֹ֗א עַ֣ל כִּֽי־אֵ֤ין אֱלֹהַי֙ בְּקִרְבִּ֔י מְצָא֖וּנִי הָרָע֥וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃", "text": "*wə-ḥārāh ʾappî bô ba-yôm-ha-hûʾ wa-ʿăzabtîm wə-histartî pānay mēhem wə-hāyāh le-ʾĕkōl û-məṣāʾuhû rāʿôt rabbôt wə-ṣārôt wə-ʾāmar ba-yôm ha-hûʾ hă-lōʾ ʿal kî-ʾên ʾĕlōhay bə-qirbî məṣāʾûnî hā-rāʿôt hā-ʾēlleh*", "grammar": { "*wə-ḥārāh*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will burn", "*ʾappî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my anger/nostril", "*bô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - against him", "*ba-yôm-ha-hûʾ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + definite article + demonstrative pronoun - in that day", "*wa-ʿăzabtîm*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I will forsake them", "*wə-histartî*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil perfect, 1st singular - and I will hide", "*pānay*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1st singular suffix - my face", "*mēhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - from them", "*wə-hāyāh*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will be", "*le-ʾĕkōl*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - for devouring", "*û-məṣāʾuhû*": "waw conjunctive + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and will find him", "*rāʿôt*": "noun, feminine plural - evils", "*rabbôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - many", "*wə-ṣārôt*": "waw conjunctive + noun, feminine plural - and distresses", "*wə-ʾāmar*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and will say", "*ba-yôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in the day", "*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - that", "*hă-lōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - is it not", "*ʿal*": "preposition - because", "*kî-ʾên*": "conjunction + negative existential particle - that there is no", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1st singular suffix - my God", "*bə-qirbî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - in my midst", "*məṣāʾûnî*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural + 1st singular suffix - have found me", "*hā-rāʿôt*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the evils", "*hā-ʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these" }, "variants": { "*ḥārāh*": "burn/be kindled/become hot", "*ʾappî*": "my anger/my nose/my wrath", "*wa-ʿăzabtîm*": "forsake them/abandon them/leave them", "*wə-histartî pānay*": "hide my face/withhold my presence/conceal my favor", "*le-ʾĕkōl*": "to be devoured/consumed/destroyed", "*rāʿôt*": "evils/calamities/troubles", "*ṣārôt*": "distresses/troubles/adversities", "*bə-qirbî*": "in my midst/among me/within me" } }
• Deut 32:35 : 35 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.32.35", "source": "לִ֤י נָקָם֙ וְשִׁלֵּ֔ם לְעֵ֖ת תָּמ֣וּט רַגְלָ֑ם כִּ֤י קָרוֹב֙ י֣וֹם אֵידָ֔ם וְחָ֖שׁ עֲתִדֹ֥ת לָֽמוֹ׃", "text": "To-me *nāqām* and-*šillēm*, for-time *tāmûṭ* *raḡlām*; for *qārôḇ* *yôm* *ʾêḏām*, and-*ḥāš* *ʿăṯiḏōṯ* for-them.", "grammar": { "*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me", "*nāqām*": "noun, masculine, singular - vengeance", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*šillēm*": "noun, masculine, singular - recompense/retribution", "*lə*": "preposition - for/at", "*ʿêṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - time of", "*tāmûṭ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - slips/wavers", "*raḡlām*": "noun, feminine, singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their foot", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*qārôḇ*": "adjective, masculine, singular - near/imminent", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - day of", "*ʾêḏām*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their calamity", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥāš*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - hastens/hurries", "*ʿăṯiḏōṯ*": "noun, feminine, plural - things prepared/destined events", "*lāmô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them/to them" }, "variants": { "*nāqām*": "vengeance/revenge", "*šillēm*": "recompense/retribution/repayment", "*tāmûṭ*": "slips/wavers/totters", "*raḡlām*": "their foot/their step", "*qārôḇ*": "near/imminent/at hand", "*yôm*": "day/time", "*ʾêḏām*": "their calamity/disaster/doom", "*ḥāš*": "hastens/hurries/rushes", "*ʿăṯiḏōṯ*": "things prepared/destined events/what is ready" } }
• Judg 10:13-14 : 13 { "verseID": "Judges.10.13", "source": "וְאַתֶּם֙ עֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם אוֹתִ֔י וַתַּעַבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים לָכֵ֥ן לֹֽא־אוֹסִ֖יף לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אֶתְכֶֽם", "text": "and-you *ʿăzaḇtem* me *wə-taʿaḇdû* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm* therefore not-*ʾôsîp̄* *lə-hôšîaʿ* you", "grammar": { "*ʿăzaḇtem*": "qal perfect 2mp - you have forsaken", "*wə-taʿaḇdû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 2mp - and you have served", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gods", "*ʾăḥērîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - other", "*ʾôsîp̄*": "hiphil imperfect 1cs - I will continue/add", "*lə-hôšîaʿ*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to save" }, "variants": { "*ʿăzaḇtem*": "you have forsaken/you have abandoned", "*wə-taʿaḇdû*": "you have served/you have worshipped", "*ʾôsîp̄*": "I will continue/I will add/I will do again" } } 14 { "verseID": "Judges.10.14", "source": "לְכ֗וּ וְזַֽעֲקוּ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם בָּ֑ם הֵ֛מָּה יוֹשִׁ֥יעוּ לָכֶ֖ם בְּעֵ֥ת צָרַתְכֶֽם", "text": "*ləḵû* and-*zaʿăqû* to-*hā-ʾĕlōhîm* which *bəḥartem* in-them they *yôšîʿû* to-you in-*ʿēṯ* *ṣāraṯəḵem*", "grammar": { "*ləḵû*": "qal imperative 2mp - go", "*zaʿăqû*": "qal imperative 2mp - cry out", "*hā-ʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the gods", "*bəḥartem*": "qal perfect 2mp - you have chosen", "*yôšîʿû*": "hiphil imperfect 3mp - they will save", "*ʿēṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - time of", "*ṣāraṯəḵem*": "noun, feminine singular + 2mp suffix - your distress" }, "variants": { "*zaʿăqû*": "cry out/call for help", "*bəḥartem*": "you have chosen/you have selected", "*yôšîʿû*": "they will save/they will deliver/they will rescue", "*ṣāraṯəḵem*": "your distress/your trouble/your tribulation" } }