2{
"verseID": "Isaiah.25.2",
"source": "כִּ֣י שַׂ֤מְתָּ מֵעִיר֙ לַגָּ֔ל קִרְיָ֥ה בְצוּרָ֖ה לְמַפֵּלָ֑ה אַרְמ֤וֹן זָרִים֙ מֵעִ֔יר לְעוֹלָ֖ם לֹ֥א יִבָּנֶֽה׃",
"text": "*kî* *śamtā* *mēʿîr* to-the-*gāl* *qiryāh* *bĕṣûrāh* to-*mappēlāh* *ʾarmôn* *zārîm* from-*ʿîr* to-*ʿôlām* *lōʾ* *yibbāneh*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for, because",
"*śamtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have made, placed",
"*mēʿîr*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - from city",
"*gāl*": "noun, masculine singular - heap, pile of ruins",
"*qiryāh*": "noun, feminine singular - city, town",
"*bĕṣûrāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - fortified, fenced",
"*mappēlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - ruin, fall",
"*ʾarmôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - palace, citadel",
"*zārîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - strangers, foreigners",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city",
"*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - forever, eternity",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yibbāneh*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be built"
},
"variants": {
"*śamtā mēʿîr lagāl*": "you have turned the city into a heap",
"*qiryāh bĕṣûrāh*": "fortified city, strong town",
"*mappēlāh*": "ruins, heap of ruins, downfall",
"*ʾarmôn zārîm*": "palace/citadel of foreigners/strangers",
"*lĕʿôlām lōʾ yibbāneh*": "never to be rebuilt, will not be built forever"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Isaiah.25.3",
"source": "עַל־כֵּ֖ן יְכַבְּד֣וּךָ עַם־עָ֑ז קִרְיַ֛ת גּוֹיִ֥ם עָרִיצִ֖ים יִירָאֽוּךָ׃",
"text": "*ʿal-kēn* *yĕkabbĕdûkā* *ʿam-ʿāz* *qiryat* *gôyim* *ʿārîṣîm* *yîrāʾûkā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿal-kēn*": "prepositional phrase - therefore, because of this",
"*yĕkabbĕdûkā*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - they will honor you",
"*ʿam-ʿāz*": "construct phrase, noun masculine singular + adjective - strong people",
"*qiryat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - city of",
"*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations, peoples",
"*ʿārîṣîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - terrible, ruthless, fierce",
"*yîrāʾûkā*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - they will fear you"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿam-ʿāz*": "strong people, mighty nation, powerful folk",
"*qiryat gôyim ʿārîṣîm*": "city of ruthless nations, town of fierce peoples",
"*ʿārîṣîm*": "ruthless, terrible, fierce, violent, oppressive"
}
}