עַל מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣י אֶעֱמֹ֔דָה וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖ה עַל מָצ֑וֹר וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה לִרְאוֹת֙ מַה יְדַבֶּר בִּ֔י וּמָ֥ה אָשִׁ֖יב עַל תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say to me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר כְּת֣וֹב חָז֔וֹן וּבָאֵ֖ר עַל הַלֻּח֑וֹת לְמַ֥עַן יָר֖וּץ ק֥וֹרֵא בֽוֹ
And YHWH answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
כִּ֣י ע֤וֹד חָזוֹן֙ לַמּוֹעֵ֔ד וְיָפֵ֥חַ לַקֵּ֖ץ וְלֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב אִם יִתְמַהְמָהּ֙ חַכֵּה ל֔וֹ כִּֽי בֹ֥א יָבֹ֖א לֹ֥א יְאַחֵֽר
For the vision yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
הִנֵּ֣ה עֻפְּלָ֔ה לֹא יָשְׁרָ֥ה נַפְשׁ֖וֹ בּ֑וֹ וְצַדִּ֖יק בֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹ יִחְיֶֽה
Behold, his soul is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וְאַף֙ כִּֽי הַיַּ֣יִן בּוֹגֵ֔ד גֶּ֥בֶר יָהִ֖יר וְלֹ֣א יִנְוֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֩ הִרְחִ֨יב כִּשְׁא֜וֹל נַפְשׁ֗וֹ וְה֤וּא כַמָּ֨וֶת֙ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֔ע וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף אֵלָיו֙ כָּל הַגּוֹיִ֔ם וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ אֵלָ֖יו כָּל הָעַמִּֽים
Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth to him all nations, and heapeth to him all people:
Word-by-word analysis· 24 words
הֲלוֹא אֵ֣לֶּה כֻלָּ֗ם עָלָיו֙ מָשָׁ֣ל יִשָּׂ֔אוּ וּמְלִיצָ֖ה חִיד֣וֹת ל֑וֹ וְיֹאמַ֗ר ה֚וֹי הַמַּרְבֶּ֣ה לֹּא ל֔וֹ עַד מָתַ֕י וּמַכְבִּ֥יד עָלָ֖יו עַבְטִֽיט
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
הֲל֣וֹא פֶ֗תַע יָק֨וּמוּ֙ נֹשְׁכֶ֔יךָ וְיִקְצ֖וּ מְזַעְזְעֶ֑יךָ וְהָיִ֥יתָ לִמְשִׁסּ֖וֹת לָֽמוֹ
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite you, and awake that shall vex you, and you shall be for booties to them?
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כִּֽי אַתָּ֤ה שַׁלּ֨וֹתָ֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים יְשָׁלּ֖וּךָ כָּל יֶ֣תֶר עַמִּ֑ים מִדְּמֵ֤י אָדָם֙ וַחֲמַס אֶ֔רֶץ קִרְיָ֖ה וְכָל יֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ
Because you have spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil you; because of men's blood, and the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
ה֗וֹי בֹּצֵ֛עַ בֶּ֥צַע רָ֖ע לְבֵית֑וֹ לָשׂ֤וּם בַּמָּרוֹם֙ קִנּ֔וֹ לְהִנָּצֵ֖ל מִכַּף רָֽע
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
יָעַ֥צְתָּ בֹּ֖שֶׁת לְבֵיתֶ֑ךָ קְצוֹת עַמִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים וְחוֹטֵ֥א נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
You have consulted shame to your house by cutting off many people, and have sinned your soul.
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כִּי אֶ֖בֶן מִקִּ֣יר תִּזְעָ֑ק וְכָפִ֖יס מֵעֵ֥ץ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
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ה֛וֹי בֹּנֶ֥ה עִ֖יר בְּדָמִ֑ים וְכוֹנֵ֥ן קִרְיָ֖ה בְּעַוְלָֽה
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
הֲל֣וֹא הִנֵּ֔ה מֵאֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְיִֽיגְע֤וּ עַמִּים֙ בְּדֵי אֵ֔שׁ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים בְּדֵי רִ֥יק יִעָֽפוּ
Behold, not of YHWH of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
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כִּ֚י תִּמָּלֵ֣א הָאָ֔רֶץ לָדַ֖עַת אֶת כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֑ה כַּמַּ֖יִם יְכַסּ֥וּ עַל יָֽם
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of YHWH, as the waters cover the sea.
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ה֚וֹי מַשְׁקֵ֣ה רֵעֵ֔הוּ מְסַפֵּ֥חַ חֲמָתְךָ֖ וְאַ֣ף שַׁכֵּ֑ר לְמַ֥עַן הַבִּ֖יט עַל מְעוֹרֵיהֶֽם
Woe to him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest your bottle to , and makest drunken also, that you mayest look on their nakedness!
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
שָׂבַ֤עְתָּ קָלוֹן֙ מִכָּב֔וֹד שְׁתֵ֥ה גַם אַ֖תָּה וְהֵֽעָרֵ֑ל תִּסּ֣וֹב עָלֶ֗יךָ כּ֚וֹס יְמִ֣ין יְהוָ֔ה וְקִיקָל֖וֹן עַל כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ
You are filled with shame for glory: drink you also, and let your foreskin be uncovered: the cup of YHWH's right hand shall be turned to you, and shameful spewing on your glory.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
כִּ֣י חֲמַ֤ס לְבָנוֹן֙ יְכַסֶּ֔ךָּ וְשֹׁ֥ד בְּהֵמ֖וֹת יְחִיתַ֑ן מִדְּמֵ֤י אָדָם֙ וַחֲמַס אֶ֔רֶץ קִרְיָ֖ה וְכָל יֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ
For the violence of Lebanon shall cover you, and the spoil of beasts, made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
מָֽה הוֹעִ֣יל פֶּ֗סֶל כִּ֤י פְסָלוֹ֙ יֹֽצְר֔וֹ מַסֵּכָ֖ה וּמ֣וֹרֶה שָּׁ֑קֶר כִּ֣י בָטַ֞ח יֹצֵ֤ר יִצְרוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת אֱלִילִ֥ים אִלְּמִֽים
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof has graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
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ה֣וֹי אֹמֵ֤ר לָעֵץ֙ הָקִ֔יצָה ע֖וּרִי לְאֶ֣בֶן דּוּמָ֑ם ה֣וּא יוֹרֶ֔ה הִנֵּה ה֗וּא תָּפוּשׂ֙ זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֔סֶף וְכָל ר֖וּחַ אֵ֥ין בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ
Woe to him that says to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it laid over with gold and silver, and no breath at all in the midst of it.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
וַֽיהוָ֖ה בְּהֵיכַ֣ל קָדְשׁ֑וֹ הַ֥ס מִפָּנָ֖יו כָּל הָאָֽרֶץ
But YHWH in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.