Isa 37:20-29 : 20 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.20",
"source": "וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּ מִיָד֑וֹ וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*wə-ʿattāh YHWH ʾĕlōhênû hôšîʿēnû* from-*yādô*, *wə-yēdəʿû* all-*mamləkôt* the-*ʾāreṣ* that-*ʾattāh YHWH* to-*baddekā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1cp suffix - our God",
"*hôšîʿēnû*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1cp suffix - save us",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3ms suffix - his hand",
"*wə-yēdəʿû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will know",
"*mamləkôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - kingdoms of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land",
"*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you",
"*baddekā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix - your separateness/alone"
},
"variants": {
"*hôšîʿēnû*": "save us/deliver us/rescue us",
"*yādô*": "his hand/his power/his control",
"*yēdəʿû*": "they will know/recognize/acknowledge",
"*mamləkôt*": "kingdoms/realms",
"*baddekā*": "alone/only you/by yourself"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.21",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמ֔וֹץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ הִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּ אֵלַ֔י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֖יב מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃",
"text": "*wayyišlaḥ yəšaʿyāhû ben*-*ʾāmôṣ ʾel*-*ḥizqiyyāhû lēmōr*: thus-*ʾāmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl ʾăšer hitpallaltā ʾēlay ʾel*-*sanhērîb melek ʾaššûr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he sent",
"*yəšaʿyāhû*": "proper name - Isaiah",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*ʾāmôṣ*": "proper name - Amoz",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*ḥizqiyyāhû*": "proper name - Hezekiah",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to say",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/who/that",
"*hitpallaltā*": "verb, hithpael perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you prayed",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1cs suffix - to me",
"*sanhērîb*": "proper name - Sennacherib",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*ʾaššûr*": "proper name - Assyria"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "sent/dispatched",
"*lēmōr*": "saying/to say",
"*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/declared",
"*hitpallaltā*": "you prayed/interceded/petitioned",
"*ʾēlay*": "to me/unto me"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.22",
"source": "זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה לְךָ֗ בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־צִיּ֔וֹן אַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הֵנִ֔יעָה בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "This the-*dābār ʾăšer*-*dibber YHWH* concerning-him: *bāzâ* to-you, *lāʿăgâ* to-you *bətûlat bat*-*ṣiyyôn*, after-you *rōʾš hēnîʿâ bat yərûšālāim*.",
"grammar": {
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*dibber*": "verb, piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the covenant name of God",
"*bāzâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she despised",
"*lāʿăgâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she mocked",
"*bətûlat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - virgin of",
"*bat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*ṣiyyôn*": "proper name - Zion",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head",
"*hēnîʿâ*": "verb, hiphil perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she shook",
"*bat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*yərûšālāim*": "proper name - Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*dābār*": "word/matter/thing",
"*dibber*": "spoke/said/declared",
"*bāzâ*": "despised/scorned/held in contempt",
"*lāʿăgâ*": "mocked/ridiculed/laughed at",
"*bətûlat*": "virgin/maiden",
"*bat*": "daughter/young woman",
"*rōʾš*": "head/top",
"*hēnîʿâ*": "shook/wagged/tossed"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.23",
"source": "אֶת־מִ֤י חֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙ וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֖י הֲרִימ֣וֹתָה קּ֑וֹל וַתִּשָּׂ֥א מָר֛וֹם עֵינֶ֖יךָ אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "*ʾet*-whom *ḥēraptā wə-giddaptā*, and-against-whom *hărîmôtâ qôl*, *wattiśśâ mārôm ʿênekā ʾel*-*qədôš yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥēraptā*": "verb, piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you reproached",
"*wə-giddaptā*": "conjunction + verb, piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you blasphemed",
"*hărîmôtâ*": "verb, hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you raised",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - voice",
"*wattiśśâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and you lifted",
"*mārôm*": "noun, masculine singular - height/on high",
"*ʿênekā*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 2ms suffix - your eyes",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/against",
"*qədôš*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - holy one of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥēraptā*": "reproached/taunted/reviled",
"*giddaptā*": "blasphemed/reviled/insulted",
"*hărîmôtâ*": "raised/lifted up/exalted",
"*qôl*": "voice/sound",
"*wattiśśâ*": "lifted/raised/elevated",
"*mārôm*": "height/on high/upward",
"*qədôš*": "holy one/sacred one"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.24",
"source": "בְּיַ֣ד עֲבָדֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ ׀ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר בְּרֹ֥ב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְר֥וֹם הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קוֹמַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְחַ֣ר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָבוֹא֙ מְר֣וֹם קִצּ֔וֹ יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "By-*yad ʿăbādekā ḥēraptā ʾădōnāy*, *wattōmer*: \"With-*rōb rikbî ʾănî ʿālîtî* *mərôm hārîm yarkətê* *ləbānôn*, *wə-ʾekrōt qômat ʾărāzāyw mibḥar bərōšāyw*, *wə-ʾābôʾ* *mərôm qiṣṣô yaʿar karmillô*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*ʿăbādekā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2ms suffix - your servants",
"*ḥēraptā*": "verb, piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you reproached",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1cs suffix - my Lord",
"*wattōmer*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and you said",
"*rōb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - multitude of",
"*rikbî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1cs suffix - my chariots",
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person common singular - I",
"*ʿālîtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - I ascended",
"*mərôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - height of",
"*hārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mountains",
"*yarkətê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - remotest parts of",
"*ləbānôn*": "proper name - Lebanon",
"*wə-ʾekrōt*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - and I will cut down",
"*qômat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - height of",
"*ʾărāzāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3ms suffix - its cedars",
"*mibḥar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - choicest of",
"*bərōšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3ms suffix - its cypresses",
"*wə-ʾābôʾ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - and I will enter",
"*mərôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - height of",
"*qiṣṣô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix - its extremity",
"*yaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - forest of",
"*karmillô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix - its garden land"
},
"variants": {
"*yad*": "hand/agency/control",
"*ʿăbādekā*": "your servants/officials/messengers",
"*ḥēraptā*": "reproached/reviled/taunted",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/master",
"*rōb*": "multitude/abundance/great number",
"*rikbî*": "my chariots/vehicles",
"*ʿālîtî*": "I ascended/went up/climbed",
"*mərôm*": "height/summit/highest part",
"*yarkətê*": "remotest parts/furthest reaches/innermost",
"*ʾekrōt*": "I will cut down/cut off/sever",
"*qômat*": "height/stature/tall",
"*ʾărāzāyw*": "its cedars/cedar trees",
"*mibḥar*": "choicest/best/select",
"*bərōšāyw*": "its cypresses/fir trees",
"*ʾābôʾ*": "I will enter/come to/arrive at",
"*qiṣṣô*": "its extremity/end/limit",
"*yaʿar*": "forest/thicket/wooded area",
"*karmillô*": "its garden land/fertile field/fruitful land"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.25",
"source": "אֲנִ֥י קַ֖רְתִּי וְשָׁתִ֣יתִי מָ֑יִם וְאַחְרִב֙ בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י כֹּ֖ל יְאֹרֵ֥י מָצֽוֹר׃",
"text": "*ʾănî qartî wə-šātîtî māyim*, *wə-ʾaḥrîb* with-*kap*-*pəʿāmay* all *yəʾōrê māṣôr*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person common singular - I",
"*qartî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - I dug",
"*wə-šātîtî*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - and I drank",
"*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*wə-ʾaḥrîb*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 1st person common singular - and I will dry up",
"*kap*": "noun, feminine singular construct - sole of",
"*pəʿāmay*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1cs suffix - my feet",
"*yəʾōrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - rivers of",
"*māṣôr*": "proper name - Egypt/besieged places"
},
"variants": {
"*qartî*": "I dug/I excavated",
"*šātîtî*": "I drank/I consumed",
"*ʾaḥrîb*": "I will dry up/cause to be desolate",
"*kap*": "sole/palm/hollow",
"*pəʿāmay*": "my feet/my steps",
"*yəʾōrê*": "rivers/canals/streams",
"*māṣôr*": "Egypt/besieged places/fortifications"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.26",
"source": "הֲלֽוֹא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙ אוֹתָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי מִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵאתִ֔יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לְהַשְׁא֛וֹת גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֽוֹת׃",
"text": "Have-not-*šāmaʿtā* from-*mērāḥôq* *ʾôtāh ʿāśîtî* from-*yəmê qedem wîṣartîhā*? Now *hăbēʾtîhā*, *ûtəhî* to-*hašʾôt gallîm niṣṣîm ʿārîm bəṣûrôt*.",
"grammar": {
"*šāmaʿtā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you heard",
"*mērāḥôq*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from distance/long ago",
"*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker with 3fs suffix - it",
"*ʿāśîtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - I did/made",
"*yəmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of",
"*qedem*": "noun, masculine singular - ancient times",
"*wîṣartîhā*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular with 3fs suffix - and I formed it",
"*hăbēʾtîhā*": "verb, hiphil perfect 1st person common singular with 3fs suffix - I have brought it",
"*ûtəhî*": "conjunction + verb, qal jussive 3rd person feminine singular - and it should be",
"*hašʾôt*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to devastate",
"*gallîm*": "noun, masculine plural - heaps",
"*niṣṣîm*": "verb, niphal participle masculine plural - ruined",
"*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities",
"*bəṣûrôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - fortified"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmaʿtā*": "you heard/listened to",
"*mērāḥôq*": "from distance/from long ago/from afar",
"*ʿāśîtî*": "I did/made/performed",
"*qedem*": "ancient times/east/old",
"*wîṣartîhā*": "and I formed it/shaped it/planned it",
"*hăbēʾtîhā*": "I have brought it/caused it to come",
"*ûtəhî*": "and it should be/become",
"*hašʾôt*": "to devastate/lay waste/ruin",
"*gallîm*": "heaps/ruins/waves",
"*niṣṣîm*": "ruined/devastated/fallen",
"*bəṣûrôt*": "fortified/inaccessible/defended"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.27",
"source": "וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ קִצְרֵי־יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וָבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֔וֹת וּשְׁדֵמָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-yōšəbêhen qiṣrê*-*yād ḥattû wā-bōšû*, *hāyû ʿēśeb śādeh wîraq dešeʾ*, *ḥăṣîr gaggôt ûšədēmâ lipnê qāmâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōšəbêhen*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct with 3fp suffix - and their inhabitants",
"*qiṣrê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - short of",
"*yād*": "noun, feminine singular - hand/power",
"*ḥattû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they were dismayed",
"*wā-bōšû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - and they were ashamed",
"*hāyû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they were",
"*ʿēśeb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - grass/herb of",
"*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular - field",
"*wîraq*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and green plant of",
"*dešeʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - tender grass",
"*ḥăṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - grass of",
"*gaggôt*": "noun, masculine plural - roofs",
"*ûšədēmâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and blighted grain",
"*lipnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before",
"*qāmâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - it grew up/stood"
},
"variants": {
"*yōšəbêhen*": "their inhabitants/residents/dwellers",
"*qiṣrê-yād*": "short of hand/powerless/helpless",
"*ḥattû*": "were dismayed/terrified/scared",
"*bōšû*": "were ashamed/disgraced/disappointed",
"*ʿēśeb*": "grass/herb/plant",
"*śādeh*": "field/open country",
"*yîraq*": "green plant/vegetation",
"*dešeʾ*": "tender grass/green vegetation",
"*ḥăṣîr*": "grass/hay",
"*gaggôt*": "roofs/housetops",
"*šədēmâ*": "blighted grain/field/crop",
"*lipnê qāmâ*": "before it grows up/before standing grain"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.28",
"source": "וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ וְצֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֲךָ֖ יָדָ֑עְתִּי וְאֵ֖ת הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥ אֵלָֽי׃",
"text": "*wə-šibtəkā wə-ṣēʾtəkā ûbôʾăkā yādāʿtî*, *wə-ʾēt hitragezkā ʾēlāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-šibtəkā*": "conjunction + noun, verbal noun construct with 2ms suffix - and your sitting",
"*wə-ṣēʾtəkā*": "conjunction + noun, verbal noun construct with 2ms suffix - and your going out",
"*ûbôʾăkā*": "conjunction + noun, verbal noun construct with 2ms suffix - and your coming in",
"*yādāʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - I know",
"*wə-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*hitragezkā*": "verb, hithpael infinitive construct with 2ms suffix - your raging",
"*ʾēlāy*": "preposition with 1cs suffix - against me"
},
"variants": {
"*šibtəkā*": "your sitting/dwelling/staying",
"*ṣēʾtəkā*": "your going out/exiting",
"*bôʾăkā*": "your coming in/entering",
"*yādāʿtî*": "I know/am aware of",
"*hitragezkā*": "your raging/being agitated/being angry",
"*ʾēlāy*": "against me/toward me"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.37.29",
"source": "יַ֚עַן הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣ אֵלַ֔י וְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ עָלָ֣ה בְאָזְנָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י חַחִ֜י בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ וּמִתְגִּי֙ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ בָּֽהּ׃",
"text": "Because *hitragezkā ʾēlay*, and-*šaʾănankā* arose in-*ʾoznāy*, *wə-śamtî ḥaḥî* in-*ʾappekā ûmitgî* in-*śəpātekā*, *wahăšîbōtîkā* in-the-*derek ʾăšer*-*bāʾtā* in-it.",
"grammar": {
"*hitragezkā*": "verb, hithpael infinitive construct with 2ms suffix - your raging",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1cs suffix - against me",
"*šaʾănankā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix - your complacency/arrogance",
"*ʾoznāy*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 1cs suffix - my ears",
"*wə-śamtî*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular - and I will put",
"*ḥaḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1cs suffix - my hook",
"*ʾappekā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix - your nose",
"*ûmitgî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct with 1cs suffix - and my bridle",
"*śəpātekā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2ms suffix - your lips",
"*wahăšîbōtîkā*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect 1st person common singular with 2ms suffix - and I will turn you back",
"*derek*": "noun, feminine singular - way/road",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*bāʾtā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you came"
},
"variants": {
"*hitragezkā*": "your raging/being agitated/being angry",
"*šaʾănankā*": "your complacency/arrogance/self-assurance",
"*śamtî*": "I will put/place/set",
"*ḥaḥî*": "my hook/ring",
"*ʾappekā*": "your nose/nostrils/face",
"*mitgî*": "my bridle/bit",
"*śəpātekā*": "your lips/mouth",
"*hăšîbōtîkā*": "I will turn you back/return you/bring you back",
"*derek*": "way/road/path",
"*bāʾtā*": "you came/entered"
}
}