הֵ֥ן לְצֶ֖דֶק יִמְלָךְ מֶ֑לֶךְ וּלְשָׂרִ֖ים לְמִשְׁפָּ֥ט יָשֹֽׂרוּ
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
וְהָיָה אִ֥ישׁ כְּמַֽחֲבֵא ר֖וּחַ וְסֵ֣תֶר זָ֑רֶם כְּפַלְגֵי מַ֣יִם בְּצָי֔וֹן כְּצֵ֥ל סֶֽלַע כָּבֵ֖ד בְּאֶ֥רֶץ עֲיֵפָֽה
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁעֶ֖ינָה עֵינֵ֣י רֹאִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים תִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה
And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
וּלְבַ֥ב נִמְהָרִ֖ים יָבִ֣ין לָדָ֑עַת וּלְשׁ֣וֹן עִלְּגִ֔ים תְּמַהֵ֖ר לְדַבֵּ֥ר צָחֽוֹת
The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
לֹֽא יִקָּרֵ֥א ע֛וֹד לְנָבָ֖ל נָדִ֑יב וּלְכִילַ֕י לֹ֥א יֵֽאָמֵ֖ר שֽׁוֹעַ
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said bountiful.
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כִּ֤י נָבָל֙ נְבָלָ֣ה יְדַבֵּ֔ר וְלִבּ֖וֹ יַעֲשֶׂה אָ֑וֶן לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת חֹ֗נֶף וּלְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל יְהוָה֙ תּוֹעָ֔ה לְהָרִיק֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָעֵ֔ב וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה צָמֵ֖א יַחְסִֽיר
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against YHWH, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
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וְכֵלַ֖י כֵּלָ֣יו רָעִ֑ים ה֚וּא זִמּ֣וֹת יָעָ֔ץ לְחַבֵּ֤ל ענוים עֲנִיִּים֙ בְּאִמְרֵי שֶׁ֔קֶר וּבְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶבְי֖וֹן מִשְׁפָּֽט
The instruments also of the churl evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
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וְנָדִ֖יב נְדִיב֣וֹת יָעָ֑ץ וְה֖וּא עַל נְדִיב֥וֹת יָקֽוּם
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
נָשִׁים֙ שַֽׁאֲנַנּ֔וֹת קֹ֖מְנָה שְׁמַ֣עְנָה קוֹלִ֑י בָּנוֹת֙ בֹּֽטח֔וֹת הַאְזֵ֖נָּה אִמְרָתִֽי
Rise up, you women that are at ease; hear my voice, you careless daughters; give ear to my speech.
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יָמִים֙ עַל שָׁנָ֔ה תִּרְגַּ֖זְנָה בֹּֽטְח֑וֹת כִּ֚י כָּלָ֣ה בָצִ֔יר אֹ֖סֶף בְּלִ֥י יָבֽוֹא
Many days and years shall you be troubled, you careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
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חִרְדוּ֙ שַֽׁאֲנַנּ֔וֹת רְגָ֖זָה בֹּֽטְח֑וֹת פְּשֹׁ֣טָֽה וְעֹ֔רָה וַחֲג֖וֹרָה עַל חֲלָצָֽיִם
Tremble, you women that are at ease; be troubled, you careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird upon loins.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
עַל שָׁדַ֖יִם סֹֽפְדִ֑ים עַל שְׂדֵי חֶ֕מֶד עַל גֶּ֖פֶן פֹּרִיָּֽה
They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
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עַ֚ל אַדְמַ֣ת עַמִּ֔י ק֥וֹץ שָׁמִ֖יר תַּֽעֲלֶ֑ה כִּ֚י עַל כָּל בָּתֵּ֣י מָשׂ֔וֹשׂ קִרְיָ֖ה עַלִּיזָֽה
Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy the joyous city:
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כִּֽי אַרְמ֣וֹן נֻטָּ֔שׁ הֲמ֥וֹן עִ֖יר עֻזָּ֑ב עֹ֣פֶל וָבַ֜חַן הָיָ֨ה בְעַ֤ד מְעָרוֹת֙ עַד עוֹלָ֔ם מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ פְּרָאִ֖ים מִרְעֵ֥ה עֲדָרִֽים
Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
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עַד יֵ֨עָרֶ֥ה עָלֵ֛ינוּ ר֖וּחַ מִמָּר֑וֹם וְהָיָ֤ה מִדְבָּר֙ לַכַּרְמֶ֔ל וכרמל וְהַכַּרְמֶ֖ל לַיַּ֥עַר יֵחָשֵֽׁב
Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
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וְשָׁכַ֥ן בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בַּכַּרְמֶ֥ל תֵּשֵֽׁב
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
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וְהָיָ֛ה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַצְּדָקָ֖ה שָׁל֑וֹם וַֽעֲבֹדַת֙ הַצְּדָקָ֔ה הַשְׁקֵ֥ט וָבֶ֖טַח עַד עוֹלָֽם
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
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וְיָשַׁ֥ב עַמִּ֖י בִּנְוֵ֣ה שָׁל֑וֹם וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙ מִבְטַחִ֔ים וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת שַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
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וּבָרַ֖ד בְּרֶ֣דֶת הַיָּ֑עַר וּבַשִּׁפְלָ֖ה תִּשְׁפַּ֥ל הָעִֽיר
When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place.
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אַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕ם זֹרְעֵ֖י עַל כָּל מָ֑יִם מְשַׁלְּחֵ֥י רֶֽגֶל הַשּׁ֖וֹר וְהַחֲמֽוֹר
Blessed you that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.