Micah 1:8

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{ "verseID": "Micah.1.8", "source": "עַל־זֹאת֙ אֶסְפְּדָ֣ה וְאֵילִ֔ילָה אֵילְכָ֥ה שׁוֹלָ֖ל וְעָר֑וֹם אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה מִסְפֵּד֙ כַּתַּנִּ֔ים וְאֵ֖בֶל כִּבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃", "text": "For-this *ʾespəḏāh* and-*ʾêlîlāh* *ʾêləḵāh* *šôlāl* and-*ʿārôm* *ʾeʿĕśeh* *mispēḏ* like-the-*tannîm* and-*ʾēḇel* like-*bənôṯ* *yaʿănāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾespəḏāh*": "qal cohortative, 1st singular - let me lament/wail", "*ʾêlîlāh*": "hifil cohortative, 1st singular - let me howl/wail", "*ʾêləḵāh*": "qal cohortative, 1st singular - let me go/walk", "*šôlāl*": "common noun, masculine singular - stripped/barefoot", "*ʿārôm*": "common adjective, masculine singular - naked/bare", "*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will make", "*mispēḏ*": "common noun, masculine singular - lamentation/wailing", "*tannîm*": "common noun with definite article, masculine plural - the jackals", "*ʾēḇel*": "common noun, masculine singular - mourning", "*bənôṯ*": "common noun, feminine plural construct - daughters of", "*yaʿănāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - ostrich" }, "variants": { "*ʾespəḏāh*": "lament/wail/mourn", "*ʾêlîlāh*": "howl/wail/cry out", "*ʾêləḵāh*": "go/walk/proceed", "*šôlāl*": "stripped/barefoot/captive", "*ʿārôm*": "naked/bare/exposed", "*mispēḏ*": "lamentation/wailing/mourning ritual", "*tannîm*": "jackals/wild dogs/dragons", "*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/grief/lamentation", "*yaʿănāh*": "ostrich/owl/desert creature" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַל־זֹאת֙ אֶסְפְּדָ֣ה וְאֵילִ֔ילָה אֵילְכָ֥ה שׁוֹלָ֖ל וְעָר֑וֹם אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה מִסְפֵּד֙ כַּתַּנִּ֔ים וְאֵ֖בֶל כִּבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃

Transliteration

For-this ʾespəḏāh and-ʾêlîlāh ʾêləḵāh šôlāl and-ʿārôm ʾeʿĕśeh mispēḏ like-the-tannîm and-ʾēḇel like-bənôṯ yaʿănāh

Grammar Details

• *ʾespəḏāh*: qal cohortative, 1st singular - let me lament/wail
• *ʾêlîlāh*: hifil cohortative, 1st singular - let me howl/wail
• *ʾêləḵāh*: qal cohortative, 1st singular - let me go/walk
• *šôlāl*: common noun, masculine singular - stripped/barefoot
• *ʿārôm*: common adjective, masculine singular - naked/bare
• *ʾeʿĕśeh*: qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will make
• *mispēḏ*: common noun, masculine singular - lamentation/wailing
• *tannîm*: common noun with definite article, masculine plural - the jackals
• *ʾēḇel*: common noun, masculine singular - mourning
• *bənôṯ*: common noun, feminine plural construct - daughters of
• *yaʿănāh*: common noun, feminine singular - ostrich

Word Meanings

• *ʾespəḏāh*: lament/wail/mourn
• *ʾêlîlāh*: howl/wail/cry out
• *ʾêləḵāh*: go/walk/proceed
• *šôlāl*: stripped/barefoot/captive
• *ʿārôm*: naked/bare/exposed
• *mispēḏ*: lamentation/wailing/mourning ritual
• *tannîm*: jackals/wild dogs/dragons
• *ʾēḇel*: mourning/grief/lamentation
• *yaʿănāh*: ostrich/owl/desert creature

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Because of this, I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like jackals and mourn like ostriches.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the jackals, and mourning as the ostriches.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For this will I lament{H5594} and wail;{H5594} I will go{H3212} stripped{H7758} and naked;{H6174} I will make{H6213} a wailing{H4553} like the jackals,{H8577} and a lamentation{H60} like the ostriches.{H1323}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Therefore I will wail{H5594}{(H8799)} and howl{H3213}{(H8686)}, I will go{H3212}{(H8799)} stripped{H7758}{(H8675)}{H7758} and naked{H6174}: I will make{H6213}{(H8799)} a wailing{H4553} like the dragons{H8577}, and mourning{H60} as the owls{H1323}{H3284}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore I wil mourne & make lamentacion, bare & naked will I go: I must mourne like ye dragos, & take sorow as ye Estriches:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore I will mourne and howle: I wil goe without clothes, and naked: I will make lamentation like the dragons, and mourning as the ostriches.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherefore I wyll mourne and make lamentation, bare and naked wyl I go: I wyll mourne lyke the Dragons, and take sorowe as the Ostriches.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will howl like the jackals, And moan like the daughters of owls.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For this I lament and howl, I go spoiled and naked, I make a lamentation like dragons, And a mourning like daughters of an ostrich.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For this will I lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals, and a lamentation like the ostriches.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For this will I lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals, and a lamentation like the ostriches.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this I will be full of sorrow and give cries of grief; I will go uncovered and unclothed: I will give cries of grief like the jackals and will be in sorrow like the ostriches.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will howl like the jackals, and moan like the daughters of owls.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For this reason I will mourn and wail; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments. I will howl like a wild dog, and screech like an owl.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 22:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Isaiah.22.4", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֥ן אָמַ֛רְתִּי שְׁע֥וּ מִנִּ֖י אֲמָרֵ֣ר בַּבֶּ֑כִי אַל־תָּאִ֣יצוּ לְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִי עַל־שֹׁ֖ד בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃", "text": "Upon-thus *ʾāmartî* *šᵉʿû* from-me *ʾᵃmārēr* in-the-*bekî* not-*tāʾîṣû* to-*naḥᵃmēnî* upon-*šōd* *bat*-*ʿammî*", "grammar": { "עַל־כֵּ֥ן": "preposition + adverb - therefore/because of this", "*ʾāmartî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said", "*šᵉʿû*": "Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - look away/gaze away", "מִנִּ֖י": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*ʾᵃmārēr*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be bitter/weep bitterly", "בַּבֶּ֑כִי": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the weeping", "אַל־תָּאִ֣יצוּ": "negative particle + Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - do not urge/press", "לְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִי": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - to comfort me", "עַל־שֹׁ֖ד": "preposition + masculine singular construct - upon destruction of", "בַּת־עַמִּֽי": "feminine singular construct + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - daughter of my people" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmartî*": "I said/spoke", "*šᵉʿû*": "look away/gaze away/turn away", "*ʾᵃmārēr*": "I will be bitter/weep bitterly/wail", "*bekî*": "weeping/crying", "*tāʾîṣû*": "urge/press/hasten", "*naḥᵃmēnî*": "comfort me/console me", "*šōd*": "destruction/devastation/ruin", "*bat*": "daughter/female inhabitant", "*ʿammî*": "my people/my nation" } }
• Isa 20:2-4 : 2 { "verseID": "Isaiah.20.2", "source": "בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָה֮ בְּיַ֣ד יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמוֹץ֮ לֵאמֹר֒ לֵ֗ךְ וּפִתַּחְתָּ֤ הַשַּׂק֙ מֵעַ֣ל מָתְנֶ֔יךָ וְנַעַלְךָ֥ תַחֲלֹ֖ץ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑יךָ וַיַּ֣עַשׂ כֵּ֔ן הָלֹ֖ךְ עָר֥וֹם וְיָחֵֽף׃", "text": "In *ʿēth* *hahīʾ* *dibber* *YHWH* by *yad* *yəshaʿyāhū* *ben*-*ʾāmōṣ* *lēʾmōr* *lēk* *ūpittaḥtā* the *saq* from upon *mothnēka* and *naʿalka* *taḥalōṣ* from upon *raglēka* *wayyaʿas* thus *hālōk* *ʿārōm* *wəyāḥēp*", "grammar": { "*ʿēth*": "noun construct - time of", "*hahīʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective - that", "*dibber*": "3rd masculine singular Piel perfect - spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*yad*": "construct noun - hand of/by means of", "*yəshaʿyāhū*": "proper noun - Isaiah", "*ben*": "construct noun - son of", "*ʾāmōṣ*": "proper noun - Amoz", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*lēk*": "2nd masculine singular Qal imperative - go", "*ūpittaḥtā*": "waw conjunctive + 2nd masculine singular Piel perfect - and you shall loosen/remove", "*saq*": "definite noun - the sackcloth", "*mothnēka*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your loins", "*naʿalka*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sandal", "*taḥalōṣ*": "2nd masculine singular Qal imperfect - you shall remove", "*raglēka*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your feet", "*wayyaʿas*": "waw consecutive + 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect - and he did", "*hālōk*": "Qal infinitive absolute - going", "*ʿārōm*": "adjective - naked/lightly clothed", "*wəyāḥēp*": "waw conjunctive + adjective - and barefoot" }, "variants": { "*saq*": "sackcloth/mourning garment/rough cloth", "*ʿārōm*": "naked/minimally clothed/without outer garment", "*yad*": "hand/agency/prophetic mediation" } } 3 { "verseID": "Isaiah.20.3", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלַ֛ךְ עַבְדִּ֥י יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ עָר֣וֹם וְיָחֵ֑ף שָׁלֹ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ א֣וֹת וּמוֹפֵ֔ת עַל־מִצְרַ֖יִם וְעַל־כּֽוּשׁ׃", "text": "*wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* *kaʾasher* *hālak* *ʿabdī* *yəshaʿyāhū* *ʿārōm* *wəyāḥēp* *shālōsh* *shānīm* *ʾōth* *ūmōpēth* upon-*miṣrayim* and upon-*kūsh*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect - and he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*kaʾasher*": "preposition + relative particle - just as", "*hālak*": "3rd masculine singular Qal perfect - walked/went", "*ʿabdī*": "noun + 1st person singular suffix - my servant", "*yəshaʿyāhū*": "proper noun - Isaiah", "*ʿārōm*": "adjective - naked/lightly clothed", "*wəyāḥēp*": "waw conjunctive + adjective - and barefoot", "*shālōsh*": "cardinal number - three", "*shānīm*": "plural noun - years", "*ʾōth*": "noun - sign", "*ūmōpēth*": "waw conjunctive + noun - and wonder/portent", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*kūsh*": "proper noun - Cush/Ethiopia" }, "variants": { "*ʿārōm*": "naked/minimally clothed/without outer garment", "*ʾōth*": "sign/symbol/omen", "*mōpēth*": "wonder/portent/prophetic sign", "*kūsh*": "Cush/Ethiopia/Nubia (region south of Egypt)" } } 4 { "verseID": "Isaiah.20.4", "source": "כֵּ֣ן יִנְהַ֣ג מֶֽלֶךְ־אַ֠שּׁוּר אֶת־שְׁבִ֨י מִצְרַ֜יִם וְאֶת־גָּל֥וּת כּ֛וּשׁ נְעָרִ֥ים וּזְקֵנִ֖ים עָר֣וֹם וְיָחֵ֑ף וַחֲשׂוּפַ֥י שֵׁ֖ת עֶרְוַ֥ת מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "Thus *yinhag* *melek*-*ʾashshūr* *ʾeth*-*shəbī* *miṣrayim* and *ʾeth*-*gālūth* *kūsh* *nəʿārīm* *ūzəqēnīm* *ʿārōm* *wəyāḥēp* *waḥaśūpay* *shēth* *ʿerwath* *miṣrāyim*", "grammar": { "*yinhag*": "3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect - will lead away", "*melek*": "construct noun - king of", "*ʾashshūr*": "proper noun - Assyria", "*ʾeth*": "direct object marker", "*shəbī*": "noun construct - captives of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*gālūth*": "noun construct - exiles of", "*kūsh*": "proper noun - Cush/Ethiopia", "*nəʿārīm*": "masculine plural noun - young men", "*ūzəqēnīm*": "waw conjunctive + masculine plural noun - and old men", "*ʿārōm*": "adjective - naked/lightly clothed", "*wəyāḥēp*": "waw conjunctive + adjective - and barefoot", "*waḥaśūpay*": "waw conjunctive + passive participle construct - and with exposed", "*shēth*": "noun - buttocks", "*ʿerwath*": "noun construct - nakedness of", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt" }, "variants": { "*shəbī*": "captivity/captives/prisoners of war", "*gālūth*": "exile/exiles/deportees", "*nəʿārīm*": "young men/youth/servants", "*shēth*": "buttocks/rear", "*ʿerwath*": "nakedness/shame/exposure" } }
• Job 30:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Job.30.29", "source": "אָ֭ח הָיִ֣יתִי לְתַנִּ֑ים וְ֝רֵ֗עַ לִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה", "text": "*ʾāḥ* I *hāyîṯî* to *tannîm*, and *rēaʿ* to *ḇənôṯ* *yaʿănâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - brother", "*hāyîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have become/was", "*lə-tannîm*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural - to jackals/dragons", "*wə-rēaʿ*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and companion/friend", "*li-ḇənôṯ*": "preposition with noun, feminine plural construct - to daughters of", "*yaʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ostrich" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḥ*": "brother/kinsman", "*hāyîṯî*": "have become/was/am", "*tannîm*": "jackals/dragons/wild dogs", "*rēaʿ*": "companion/friend/associate", "*ḇənôṯ yaʿănâ*": "daughters of ostrich/ostriches/female ostriches" } }
• Ps 102:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.102.6", "source": "מִקּ֥וֹל אַנְחָתִ֑י דָּבְקָ֥ה עַ֝צְמִ֗י לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃", "text": "From *qôl* *ʾanḥātî* *dāḇqâ* *ʿaṣmî* to *ḇiśārî*", "grammar": { "*miqqôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from voice/sound of", "*ʾanḥātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my groaning", "*dāḇqâ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it clings/adheres", "*ʿaṣmî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bone", "*liḇśārî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - to my flesh" }, "variants": { "*qôl*": "voice/sound", "*ʾanḥātî*": "my groaning/sighing", "*dāḇqâ*": "clings/adheres/sticks", "*ʿaṣmî*": "my bone/skeleton", "*bśārî*": "my flesh/skin/body" } }
• Isa 13:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Isaiah.13.21", "source": "וְרָבְצוּ־שָׁ֣ם צִיִּ֔ים וּמָלְא֥וּ בָתֵּיהֶ֖ם אֹחִ֑ים וְשָׁ֤כְנוּ שָׁם֙ בְּנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֔ה וּשְׂעִירִ֖ים יְרַקְּדוּ־שָֽׁם׃", "text": "*Wə*-*rāḇṣû*-there *ṣiyyîm* *û*-*mālʾû* *ḇāttêhem* *ʾōḥîm* *wə*-*šāḵnû* there *bənôṯ* *yaʿănāh* *û*-*śəʿîrîm* *yəraqqəḏû*-there", "grammar": { "*wərāḇṣû-šām*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd common plural + adverb - and will lie down there", "*ṣiyyîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - desert creatures/wild beasts", "*ûmālʾû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and will fill", "*ḇāttêhem*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their houses", "*ʾōḥîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - howling creatures/owls", "*wəšāḵnû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and will dwell", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*bənôṯ*": "noun, feminine, plural, construct - daughters of", "*yaʿănāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - ostrich", "*ûśəʿîrîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, plural - and goat-demons/satyrs", "*yəraqqəḏû-šām*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + adverb - will dance there" }, "variants": { "*ṣiyyîm*": "desert creatures/wild beasts/animals of the desert", "*ʾōḥîm*": "howling creatures/owls/jackals", "*bənôṯ yaʿănāh*": "daughters of the ostrich/female ostriches/owls", "*śəʿîrîm*": "goat-demons/satyrs/wild goats/hairy goats" } }
• Isa 16:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Isaiah.16.9", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֡ן אֶבְכֶּ֞ה בִּבְכִ֤י יַעְזֵר֙ גֶּ֣פֶן שִׂבְמָ֔ה אֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙ דִּמְעָתִ֔י חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה כִּ֧י עַל־קֵיצֵ֛ךְ וְעַל־קְצִירֵ֖ךְ הֵידָ֥ד נָפָֽל", "text": "Therefore *ʾebkeh* with-weeping-of *yaʿzēr* *gepen* *śibmāh* *ʾărayyāwek* *dimʿātî* *ḥešbôn* *wəʾelʿālēh* for upon-*qêṣēk* and-upon-*qəṣîrēk* *hêdād* *nāpāl*", "grammar": { "*ʾebkeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will weep", "*yaʿzēr*": "proper noun - Jazer", "*gepen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - vine of", "*śibmāh*": "proper noun - Sibmah", "*ʾărayyāwek*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will drench you", "*dimʿātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my tears", "*ḥešbôn*": "proper noun - Heshbon", "*wəʾelʿālēh*": "conjunction ו + proper noun - and Elealeh", "*qêṣēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your summer fruit", "*qəṣîrēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your harvest", "*hêdād*": "noun, masculine singular - shouting/battle cry", "*nāpāl*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has fallen" }, "variants": { "*ʾărayyāwek*": "I will drench you/I will saturate you/I will water you", "*qêṣēk*": "your summer fruit/your summer crops", "*qəṣîrēk*": "your harvest/your reaping", "*hêdād*": "shouting/joyful shouting/battle cry/harvest shout/enemy battle cry" } }
• Jer 4:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.19", "source": "מֵעַ֣י ׀ מֵעַ֨י ׀ *אחולה **אוֹחִ֜ילָה קִיר֥וֹת לִבִּ֛י הֹֽמֶה־לִּ֥י לִבִּ֖י לֹ֣א אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ כִּ֣י ק֤וֹל שׁוֹפָר֙ *שמעתי **שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ נַפְשִׁ֔י תְּרוּעַ֖ת מִלְחָמָֽה׃", "text": "My *mēʿay*, my *mēʿay*, I *ʾôḥîlāh*! The *qîrôt* of my *libbî*! *hōmeh* to me my *libbî*! Not *ʾaḥărîš*! For *qôl* *šôpār* *šāmaʿat* my *napšî*, *tərûʿat* *milḥāmāh*", "grammar": { "*mēʿay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st singular suffix - my bowels/inner parts", "*ʾôḥîlāh*": "hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st singular - I writhe in pain", "*qîrôt*": "feminine plural noun, construct - walls of", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*hōmeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - pounding/making tumult", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*ʾaḥărîš*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will keep silence", "*qôl*": "masculine singular noun, construct - sound of", "*šôpār*": "masculine singular noun - ram's horn/trumpet", "*šāmaʿat*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has heard", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my soul", "*tərûʿat*": "feminine singular noun, construct - alarm of", "*milḥāmāh*": "feminine singular noun - war/battle" }, "variants": { "*mēʿay*": "bowels/inner parts/inward feelings", "*ʾôḥîlāh*": "writhe in pain/am in anguish/wait anxiously", "*qîrôt*": "walls/sides", "*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self", "*hōmeh*": "pounding/making tumult/raging", "*ʾaḥărîš*": "keep silence/be still/hold my peace", "*qôl*": "sound/voice/noise", "*šôpār*": "ram's horn/trumpet/shofar", "*šāmaʿat*": "heard/listened to/heeded", "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self", "*tərûʿat*": "alarm/war cry/battle shout", "*milḥāmāh*": "war/battle/fighting" } }
• Jer 9:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.1", "source": "מִֽי־יִתְּנֵ֣נִי בַמִּדְבָּ֗ר מְלוֹן֙ אֹֽרְחִ֔ים וְאֶֽעֶזְבָה֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וְאֵלְכָ֖ה מֵֽאִתָּ֑ם כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים עֲצֶ֖רֶת בֹּגְדִֽים׃", "text": "*mî*-*yittenēnî* in-the-*midbār* *mĕlôn* *'ōrĕḥîm* *wĕ'e'ezbāh* *'et*-*'ammî* *wĕ'ēlĕkāh* from-*'ittām* *kî* *kullām* *mĕnā'ăfîm* *'ăṣeret* *bōgĕdîm*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yittenēnî*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - will give me", "*midbār*": "masculine noun, singular with prefixed preposition - in the wilderness", "*mĕlôn*": "masculine noun, construct state - lodging place of", "*'ōrĕḥîm*": "masculine plural noun - travelers/wayfarers", "*wĕ'e'ezbāh*": "conjunction + imperfect verb, 1st person singular cohortative - and I might leave", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*'ammî*": "masculine noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*wĕ'ēlĕkāh*": "conjunction + imperfect verb, 1st person singular cohortative - and I might go", "*'ittām*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - from them", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kullām*": "noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*mĕnā'ăfîm*": "masculine plural participle - adulterers", "*'ăṣeret*": "feminine noun, construct state - assembly of", "*bōgĕdîm*": "masculine plural participle - traitors/treacherous ones" }, "variants": { "*mî-yittenēnî*": "who will give me/oh that I had", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*mĕlôn*": "lodging place/shelter/inn", "*'ōrĕḥîm*": "travelers/wayfarers/wanderers", "*wĕ'e'ezbāh*": "and I might leave/abandon/forsake", "*wĕ'ēlĕkāh*": "and I might go/depart/walk away", "*mĕnā'ăfîm*": "adulterers/those committing adultery (literal or spiritual)", "*'ăṣeret*": "assembly/gathering/company", "*bōgĕdîm*": "traitors/treacherous ones/deceivers" } }
• Jer 9:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.10", "source": "וְנָתַתִּ֧י אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ֛͏ִם לְגַלִּ֖ים מְע֣וֹן תַּנִּ֑ים וְאֶת־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה אֶתֵּ֥ן שְׁמָמָ֖ה מִבְּלִ֥י יוֹשֵֽׁב׃", "text": "*wĕnātattî* *'et*-*yĕrûšālaim* for-*gallîm* *mĕ'ôn* *tannîm* *wĕ'et*-*'ārê* *yĕhûdāh* *'ettēn* *šĕmāmāh* from-without *yôšēb*", "grammar": { "*wĕnātattî*": "conjunction + perfect verb, 1st person singular - and I will make/give", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*yĕrûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*gallîm*": "masculine plural noun with prefixed preposition - for heaps", "*mĕ'ôn*": "masculine noun, construct state - dwelling of", "*tannîm*": "masculine plural noun - jackals", "*wĕ'et*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*'ārê*": "feminine plural noun, construct state - cities of", "*yĕhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*'ettēn*": "imperfect verb, 1st person singular - I will make/give", "*šĕmāmāh*": "feminine noun - desolation", "*yôšēb*": "participle, masculine singular - inhabitant" }, "variants": { "*wĕnātattî*": "and I will make/give/place", "*gallîm*": "heaps/ruins/stone piles", "*mĕ'ôn*": "dwelling/habitation/lair", "*tannîm*": "jackals/wild dogs/dragons", "*'ārê*": "cities/towns/settlements", "*'ettēn*": "I will make/give/place", "*šĕmāmāh*": "desolation/waste/ruin", "*yôšēb*": "inhabitant/resident/dweller" } }
• Jer 9:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.19", "source": "כִּֽי־שְׁמַ֤עְנָה נָשִׁים֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה וְתִקַּ֥ח אָזְנְכֶ֖ם דְּבַר־פִּ֑יו וְלַמֵּ֤דְנָה בְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ נֶ֔הִי וְאִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָ֖הּ קִינָֽה׃", "text": "*kî*-*šĕma'nāh* *nāšîm* *dĕbar*-*YHWH* *wĕtiqqaḥ* *'āznĕkem* *dĕbar*-*pîw* *wĕlammēdnāh* *bĕnôtêkem* *nehî* *wĕ'iššāh* *rĕ'ûtāh* *qînāh*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*šĕma'nāh*": "imperative verb, 2nd person feminine plural - hear", "*nāšîm*": "feminine plural noun - women", "*dĕbar*": "masculine noun, construct state - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*wĕtiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + imperfect verb, 3rd person feminine singular, jussive - and let take", "*'āznĕkem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your ear", "*dĕbar*": "masculine noun, construct state - word of", "*pîw*": "masculine noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mouth", "*wĕlammēdnāh*": "conjunction + imperative verb, 2nd person feminine plural, piel - and teach", "*bĕnôtêkem*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your daughters", "*nehî*": "masculine noun - wailing", "*wĕ'iššāh*": "conjunction + feminine noun - and a woman", "*rĕ'ûtāh*": "feminine noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her neighbor", "*qînāh*": "feminine noun - lamentation" }, "variants": { "*šĕma'nāh*": "hear/listen to/obey", "*nāšîm*": "women/wives/females", "*dĕbar-YHWH*": "word of YHWH/command of YHWH", "*wĕtiqqaḥ*": "and let take/receive/accept", "*'āznĕkem*": "your ear/hearing", "*dĕbar-pîw*": "word of his mouth/utterance from his lips", "*wĕlammēdnāh*": "and teach/instruct/train", "*bĕnôtêkem*": "your daughters/female children", "*nehî*": "wailing/lamentation/dirge", "*rĕ'ûtāh*": "her neighbor/companion/friend", "*qînāh*": "lamentation/dirge/funeral song" } }
• Jer 48:36-39 : 36 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.48.36", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֞ן לִבִּ֤י לְמוֹאָב֙ כַּחֲלִלִ֣ים יֶהֱמֶ֔ה וְלִבִּי֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י קִֽיר־חֶ֔רֶשׂ כַּחֲלִילִ֖ים יֶהֱמֶ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֛ן יִתְרַ֥ת עָשָׂ֖ה אָבָֽדוּ׃", "text": "Therefore *libbî* for *mōʾāb* like *ḥalilîm* *yehĕmeh* and *libbî* to *ʾanšê* *qîr-ḥereś* like *ḥalîlîm* *yehĕmeh* therefore *yitrat* *ʿāśâ* *ʾābādû*", "grammar": { "*libbî*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - my heart", "*mōʾāb*": "proper noun - Moab", "*ḥalilîm*": "noun, masculine plural - flutes/pipes", "*yehĕmeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it moans/sounds", "*libbî*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - my heart", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural, construct - men of", "*qîr-ḥereś*": "compound proper noun - Kir-heres (city)", "*ḥalîlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - flutes/pipes", "*yehĕmeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it moans/sounds", "*yitrat*": "noun, feminine singular, construct - abundance of", "*ʿāśâ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he made/acquired", "*ʾābādû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have perished" }, "variants": { "*libbî*": "my heart/inner self/mind", "*ḥalilîm*": "flutes/pipes/wind instruments", "*yehĕmeh*": "moans/sounds/groans/wails", "*ʾanšê*": "men/people/inhabitants", "*yitrat*": "abundance/excess/surplus", "*ʿāśâ*": "he made/acquired/gained", "*ʾābādû*": "they have perished/been destroyed/lost" } } 37 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.48.37", "source": "כִּ֤י כָל־רֹאשׁ֙ קָרְחָ֔ה וְכָל־זָקָ֖ן גְּרֻעָ֑ה עַ֤ל כָּל־יָדַ֙יִם֙ גְּדֻדֹ֔ת וְעַל־מָתְנַ֖יִם שָֽׂק׃", "text": "Because every *rōʾš* *qorḥâ* and every *zāqān* *geruʿâ* upon all *yādayim* *gedudōt* and upon *motnayim* *śāq*", "grammar": { "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head", "*qorḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - baldness", "*zāqān*": "noun, masculine singular - beard", "*geruʿâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - cut off/clipped", "*yādayim*": "noun, feminine dual - hands", "*gedudōt*": "qal passive participle, feminine plural - cut/gashed", "*motnayim*": "noun, masculine dual - loins/waist", "*śāq*": "noun, masculine singular - sackcloth" }, "variants": { "*rōʾš*": "head/top/chief", "*qorḥâ*": "baldness/bald spot", "*zāqān*": "beard/chin", "*geruʿâ*": "cut off/clipped/diminished", "*yādayim*": "hands/arms", "*gedudōt*": "cut/gashed/with incisions", "*motnayim*": "loins/waist/hips", "*śāq*": "sackcloth/mourning garment" } } 38 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.48.38", "source": "עַ֣ל כָּל־גַּגּ֥וֹת מוֹאָ֛ב וּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֖יהָ כֻּלֹּ֣ה מִסְפֵּ֑ד כִּֽי־שָׁבַ֣רְתִּי אֶת־מוֹאָ֗ב כִּכְלִ֛י אֵֽין־חֵ֥פֶץ בּ֖וֹ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "Upon all *gaggôt* *mōʾāb* and in *birḥōbōteyhā* all of it *mispēd* because *šābartî* *ʾet-mōʾāb* like *kelî* *ʾên-ḥēpeṣ* in it *neʾum-YHWH*", "grammar": { "*gaggôt*": "noun, masculine plural, construct - roofs of", "*mōʾāb*": "proper noun - Moab", "*birḥōbōteyhā*": "noun with possessive suffix and prefix, feminine plural - in its streets", "*mispēd*": "noun, masculine singular - lamentation/wailing", "*šābartî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I have broken", "*ʾet-mōʾāb*": "direct object marker with proper noun - Moab", "*kelî*": "noun, masculine singular - vessel/implement", "*ʾên-ḥēpeṣ*": "construct chain - no delight/pleasure", "*neʾum-YHWH*": "construct chain - declaration of YHWH" }, "variants": { "*gaggôt*": "roofs/housetops", "*birḥōbōteyhā*": "in its streets/squares/open places", "*mispēd*": "lamentation/wailing/mourning", "*šābartî*": "I have broken/shattered/smashed", "*kelî*": "vessel/implement/utensil", "*ʾên-ḥēpeṣ*": "no delight/no pleasure/not desired", "*neʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle" } } 39 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.48.39", "source": "אֵ֥יךְ חַ֙תָּה֙ הֵילִ֔ילוּ אֵ֛יךְ הִפְנָה־עֹ֥רֶף מוֹאָ֖ב בּ֑וֹשׁ וְהָיָ֥ה מוֹאָ֛ב לִשְׂחֹ֥ק וְלִמְחִתָּ֖ה לְכָל־סְבִיבָֽיו׃ ס", "text": "How *ḥattāh* *hēylîlû*! How *hiphənāh-ʿōreph* *Môʾāb* *bôsh*! *wə-hāyāh* *Môʾāb* for *śəḥōq* and for *məḥittāh* to all *səbîbāyw*.", "grammar": { "*ḥattāh*": "3rd person feminine singular perfect - is broken/shattered/dismayed", "*hēylîlû*": "imperative plural - wail/howl", "*hiphənāh-ʿōreph*": "3rd person singular Hiphil perfect with noun - has turned (the) neck/back", "*Môʾāb*": "proper noun - Moab", "*bôsh*": "3rd person masculine singular perfect - is ashamed/put to shame", "*wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction with 3rd person masculine singular perfect - and has become", "*śəḥōq*": "masculine singular noun - derision/laughter/mockery", "*məḥittāh*": "feminine singular noun - terror/dismay/ruin", "*səbîbāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its surroundings/neighbors" }, "variants": { "*ḥattāh*": "is broken/is shattered/is dismayed/is terrified", "*hēylîlû*": "wail/howl/lament", "*hiphənāh-ʿōreph*": "turned the back/fled/retreated", "*bôsh*": "is ashamed/is disgraced/is humiliated", "*məḥittāh*": "terror/dismay/ruin/object of horror" } }
• Isa 21:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Isaiah.21.3", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֗ן מָלְא֤וּ מָתְנַי֙ חַלְחָלָ֔ה צִירִ֣ים אֲחָז֔וּנִי כְּצִירֵ֖י יֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי מִשְּׁמֹ֔עַ נִבְהַ֖לְתִּי מֵרְאֽוֹת׃", "text": "upon-thus *mālə'ū* my *motnay* *ḥalḥālāh* *ṣîrîm* *'aḥazūnî* like *ṣîrê* *yôlēdāh* *na'awêtî* from *šəmōa'* *nibhaltî* from *rə'ôt*", "grammar": { "*mālə'ū*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are filled/became full", "*motnay*": "noun, masculine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my loins/waist", "*ḥalḥālāh*": "noun, feminine singular - anguish/writhing pain", "*ṣîrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - pangs/pains", "*'aḥazūnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural with 1st person singular suffix - they seized me", "*ṣîrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - pangs of", "*yôlēdāh*": "verb participle, qal active, feminine singular - woman giving birth", "*na'awêtî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am bent/twisted/distorted", "*šəmōa'*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with prefix min - from hearing", "*nibhaltî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am terrified/dismayed", "*rə'ôt*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with prefix min - from seeing" }, "variants": { "*ḥalḥālāh*": "anguish/writhing/cramps/pain", "*na'awêtî*": "I am bent over/I am twisted/I am distorted", "*nibhaltî*": "I am terrified/I am dismayed/I am overwhelmed with fear" } }