וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר
Moreover the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן אָדָ֗ם כֹּה אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה לְאַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל קֵ֑ץ בָּ֣א הַקֵּ֔ץ עַל ארבעת אַרְבַּ֖ע כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ
Also, you son of man, thus says YHWH YHWH to the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
עַתָּה֙ הַקֵּ֣ץ עָלַ֔יִךְ וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י אַפִּי֙ בָּ֔ךְ וּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְ כִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְ וְנָתַתִּ֣י עָלַ֔יִךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל תּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ
Now the end upon you, and I will send mine anger upon you, and will judge you according to your ways, and will recompense upon you all your abominations.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
וְלֹא תָח֥וֹס עֵינִ֛י עָלַ֖יִךְ וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמ֑וֹל כִּ֣י דְרָכַ֜יִךְ עָלַ֣יִךְ אֶתֵּ֗ן וְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ וִידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה
And mine eye shall not spare you, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense your ways upon you, and your abominations shall be in the midst of you: and you shall know that I YHWH.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה רָעָ֛ה אַחַ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִנֵּ֥ה בָאָֽה
Thus says YHWH YHWH; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
קֵ֣ץ בָּ֔א בָּ֥א הַקֵּ֖ץ הֵקִ֣יץ אֵלָ֑יִךְ הִנֵּ֖ה בָּאָֽה
An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for you; behold, it is come.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
בָּ֧אָה הַצְּפִירָ֛ה אֵלֶ֖יךָ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֑רֶץ בָּ֣א הָעֵ֗ת קָר֛וֹב הַיּ֥וֹם מְהוּמָ֖ה וְלֹא הֵ֥ד הָרִֽים
The morning is come to you, O you that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
עַתָּ֣ה מִקָּר֗וֹב אֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ חֲמָתִי֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ וְכִלֵּיתִ֤י אַפִּי֙ בָּ֔ךְ וּשְׁפַטְתִּ֖יךְ כִּדְרָכָ֑יִךְ וְנָתַתִּ֣י עָלַ֔יִךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל תּוֹעֲבוֹתָֽיִךְ
Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon you, and accomplish mine anger upon you: and I will judge you according to your ways, and will recompense you for all your abominations.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וְלֹא תָח֥וֹס עֵינִ֖י וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמ֑וֹל כִּדְרָכַ֜יִךְ עָלַ֣יִךְ אֶתֵּ֗ן וְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מַכֶּֽה
And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense you according to your ways and your abominations are in the midst of you; and you shall know that I YHWH that smiteth.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
הִנֵּ֥ה הַיּ֖וֹם הִנֵּ֣ה בָאָ֑ה יָֽצְאָה֙ הַצְּפִרָ֔ה צָ֚ץ הַמַּטֶּ֔ה פָּרַ֖ח הַזָּדֽוֹן
Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod has blossomed, pride has budded.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
הֶחָמָ֥ס קָ֖ם לְמַטֵּה רֶ֑שַׁע לֹא מֵהֶ֞ם וְלֹ֧א מֵהֲמוֹנָ֛ם וְלֹ֥א מֶהֱמֵהֶ֖ם וְלֹא נֹ֥הַּ בָּהֶֽם
Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them , nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither wailing for them.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
בָּ֤א הָעֵת֙ הִגִּ֣יעַ הַיּ֔וֹם הַקּוֹנֶה֙ אַל יִשְׂמָ֔ח וְהַמּוֹכֵ֖ר אַל יִתְאַבָּ֑ל כִּ֥י חָר֖וֹן אֶל כָּל הֲמוֹנָֽהּ
The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath upon all the multitude thereof.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
כִּ֣י הַמּוֹכֵ֗ר אֶל הַמִּמְכָּר֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב וְע֥וֹד בַּחַיִּ֖ים חַיָּתָ֑ם כִּֽי חָז֤וֹן אֶל כָּל הֲמוֹנָהּ֙ לֹ֣א יָשׁ֔וּב וְאִ֧ישׁ בַּעֲוֺנ֛וֹ חַיָּת֖וֹ לֹ֥א יִתְחַזָּֽקוּ
For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision touching the whole multitude thereof, shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
תָּקְע֤וּ בַתָּק֨וֹעַ֙ וְהָכִ֣ין הַכֹּ֔ל וְאֵ֥ין הֹלֵ֖ךְ לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה כִּ֥י חֲרוֹנִ֖י אֶל כָּל הֲמוֹנָֽהּ
They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath upon all the multitude thereof.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
הַחֶ֣רֶב בַּח֔וּץ וְהַדֶּ֥בֶר וְהָרָעָ֖ב מִבָּ֑יִת אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יָמ֔וּת וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעִ֔יר רָעָ֥ב וָדֶ֖בֶר יֹאכֲלֶֽנּוּ
The sword without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that in the field shall die with the sword; and he that in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וּפָֽלְטוּ֙ פְּלִ֣יטֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֣וּ אֶל הֶהָרִ֗ים כְּיוֹנֵ֧י הַגֵּאָי֛וֹת כֻּלָּ֖ם הֹמ֑וֹת אִ֖ישׁ בַּעֲוֺנֽוֹ
But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
כָּל הַיָּדַ֖יִם תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה וְכָל בִּרְכַּ֖יִם תֵּלַ֥כְנָה מָּֽיִם
All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak water.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
וְחָגְר֣וּ שַׂקִּ֔ים וְכִסְּתָ֥ה אוֹתָ֖ם פַּלָּצ֑וּת וְאֶ֤ל כָּל פָּנִים֙ בּוּשָׁ֔ה וּבְכָל רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם קָרְחָֽה
They shall also gird with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
כַּסְפָּ֞ם בַּחוּצ֣וֹת יַשְׁלִ֗יכוּ וּזְהָבָם֮ לְנִדָּ֣ה יִֽהְיֶה֒ כַּסְפָּ֨ם וּזְהָבָ֜ם לֹֽא יוּכַ֣ל לְהַצִּילָ֗ם בְּיוֹם֙ עֶבְרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה נַפְשָׁם֙ לֹ֣א יְשַׂבֵּ֔עוּ וּמֵעֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּ֑אוּ כִּֽי מִכְשׁ֥וֹל עֲוֺנָ֖ם הָיָֽה
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of YHWH: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
Word-by-word analysis· 24 words
וּצְבִ֤י עֶדְיוֹ֙ לְגָא֣וֹן שָׂמָ֔הוּ וְצַלְמֵ֧י תוֹעֲבֹתָ֛ם שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם עָ֣שׂוּ ב֑וֹ עַל כֵּ֛ן נְתַתִּ֥יו לָהֶ֖ם לְנִדָּֽה
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וּנְתַתִּ֤יו בְּיַֽד הַזָּרִים֙ לָבַ֔ז וּלְרִשְׁעֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לְשָׁלָ֑ל וחללה וְחִלְּלֽוּהוּ
And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וַהֲסִבּוֹתִ֤י פָנַי֙ מֵהֶ֔ם וְחִלְּל֖וּ אֶת צְפוּנִ֑י וּבָאוּ בָ֥הּ פָּרִיצִ֖ים וְחִלְּלֽוּהָ
My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret : for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
עֲשֵׂ֖ה הָֽרַתּ֑וֹק כִּ֣י הָאָ֗רֶץ מָֽלְאָה֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣ט דָּמִ֔ים וְהָעִ֖יר מָלְאָ֥ה חָמָֽס
Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ רָעֵ֣י גוֹיִ֔ם וְיָרְשׁ֖וּ אֶת בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּא֣וֹן עַזִּ֔ים וְנִחֲל֖וּ מְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם
Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
קְפָ֖דָה בָ֑א וּבִקְשׁ֥וּ שָׁל֖וֹם וָאָֽיִן
Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and none.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
הֹוָ֤ה עַל הֹוָה֙ תָּב֔וֹא וּשְׁמֻעָ֥ה אֶל שְׁמוּעָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה וּבִקְשׁ֤וּ חָזוֹן֙ מִנָּבִ֔יא וְתוֹרָה֙ תֹּאבַ֣ד מִכֹּהֵ֔ן וְעֵצָ֖ה מִזְּקֵנִֽים
Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יִתְאַבָּ֗ל וְנָשִׂיא֙ יִלְבַּ֣שׁ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וִידֵ֥י עַם הָאָ֖רֶץ תִּבָּהַ֑לְנָה מִדַּרְכָּ֞ם אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה אוֹתָם֙ וּבְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֣ם אֶשְׁפְּטֵ֔ם וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה
The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do to them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I YHWH.