ἐπικατάρατος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὃς τὴν ἐλπίδα ἔχει ἐπ' ἄνθρωπον καὶ στηρίσει σάρκα βραχίονος αὐτοῦ ἐπ' αὐτόν καὶ ἀπὸ κυρίου ἀποστῇ ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ
Accursed is the man who places his hope in a human being, who makes flesh the strength of his arm, and whose heart departs from the Lord.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
καὶ ἔσται ὡς ἡ ἀγριομυρίκη ἡ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ οὐκ ὄψεται ὅταν ἔλθῃ τὰ ἀγαθά καὶ κατασκηνώσει ἐν ἁλίμοις καὶ ἐν ἐρήμῳ ἐν γῇ ἁλμυρᾷ ἥτις οὐ κατοικεῖται
He shall be like the wild tamarisk in the wilderness; he shall not see when good things come, but shall dwell in salty places, in a desert land that is not inhabited.
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καὶ εὐλογημένος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὃς πέποιθεν ἐπὶ τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἔσται κύριος ἐλπὶς αὐτοῦ
And blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and the Lord shall be his hope.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
καὶ ἔσται ὡς ξύλον εὐθηνοῦν παρ' ὕδατα καὶ ἐπὶ ἰκμάδα βαλεῖ ῥίζας αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ φοβηθήσεται ὅταν ἔλθῃ καῦμα καὶ ἔσται ἐπ' αὐτῷ στελέχη ἀλσώδη ἐν ἐνιαυτῷ ἀβροχίας οὐ φοβηθήσεται καὶ οὐ διαλείψει ποιῶν καρπόν
He shall be like a flourishing tree by waters; it will send out its roots toward moisture and will not fear when heat comes. Its shoots shall remain leafy, and in a year without rain it will not be afraid, nor will it cease from bearing fruit.
Word-by-word analysis· 35 words
βαθεῖα ἡ καρδία παρὰ πάντα καὶ ἄνθρωπός ἐστιν καὶ τίς γνώσεται αὐτόν
The heart is deep beyond all things, and it is human; who will know it?
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ἐγὼ κύριος ἐτάζων καρδίας καὶ δοκιμάζων νεφροὺς τοῦ δοῦναι ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ κατὰ τοὺς καρποὺς τῶν ἐπιτηδευμάτων αὐτοῦ
I, the Lord, search hearts and test inward parts, to give to each according to his ways and according to the fruits of his practices.
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ἐφώνησεν πέρδιξ συνήγαγεν ἃ οὐκ ἔτεκεν ποιῶν πλοῦτον αὐτοῦ οὐ μετὰ κρίσεως ἐν ἡμίσει ἡμερῶν αὐτοῦ ἐγκαταλείψουσιν αὐτόν καὶ ἐπ' ἐσχάτων αὐτοῦ ἔσται ἄφρων
A partridge cried out and gathered what it did not bear; so is the one who makes wealth not with justice: in the middle of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.
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θρόνος δόξης ὑψωμένος ἁγίασμα ἡμῶν
A throne of glory, exalted from the beginning, is our sanctuary.
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ὑπομονὴ Ισραηλ κύριε πάντες οἱ καταλιπόντες σε καταισχυνθήτωσαν ἀφεστηκότες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς γραφήτωσαν ὅτι ἐγκατέλιπον πηγὴν ζωῆς τὸν κύριον
O Lord, hope of Israel, let all who forsake you be put to shame; let those who turn away be written on the earth, because they abandoned the fountain of life, the Lord.
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ἴασαί με κύριε καὶ ἰαθήσομαι σῶσόν με καὶ σωθήσομαι ὅτι καύχημά μου σὺ εἶ
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my boast.
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ἰδοὺ αὐτοὶ λέγουσι πρός με ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ λόγος κυρίου ἐλθάτω
Behold, they say to me, ‘Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come.’
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ ἐκοπίασα κατακολουθῶν ὀπίσω σου καὶ ἡμέραν ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἐπεθύμησα σὺ ἐπίστῃ τὰ ἐκπορευόμενα διὰ τῶν χειλέων μου πρὸ προσώπου σού ἐστιν
But I did not grow weary following after you, nor did I desire the day of man; you know that what came forth through my lips is before your face.
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μὴ γενηθῇς μοι εἰς ἀλλοτρίωσιν φειδόμενός μου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πονηρᾷ
Do not become to me an estrangement; spare me in the evil day.
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καταισχυνθήτωσαν οἱ διώκοντές με καὶ μὴ καταισχυνθείην ἐγώ πτοηθείησαν αὐτοί καὶ μὴ πτοηθείην ἐγώ ἐπάγαγε ἐπ' αὐτοὺς ἡμέραν πονηράν δισσὸν σύντριμμα σύντριψον αὐτούς
Let my persecutors be put to shame, but let me not be put to shame; let them be terrified, but let me not be terrified. Bring upon them an evil day; with double crushing crush them.
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τάδε λέγει κύριος βάδισον καὶ στῆθι ἐν πύλαις υἱῶν λαοῦ σου ἐν αἷς εἰσπορεύονται ἐν αὐταῖς βασιλεῖς Ιουδα καὶ ἐν αἷς ἐκπορεύονται ἐν αὐταῖς καὶ ἐν πάσαις ταῖς πύλαις Ιερουσαλημ
Thus says the Lord: Go and stand in the gates of the sons of your people, by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.
Word-by-word analysis· 30 words
καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτούς ἀκούσατε λόγον κυρίου βασιλεῖς Ιουδα καὶ πᾶσα Ιουδαία καὶ πᾶσα Ιερουσαλημ οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι ἐν ταῖς πύλαις ταύταις
And you shall say to them: Hear the word of the Lord, kings of Judah and all Judea and all Jerusalem, you who enter by these gates.
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τάδε λέγει κύριος φυλάσσεσθε τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν καὶ μὴ αἴρετε βαστάγματα ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων καὶ μὴ ἐκπορεύεσθε ταῖς πύλαις Ιερουσαλημ
Thus says the Lord: Guard your lives, and do not carry burdens on the sabbath day, and do not go out through the gates of Jerusalem.
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καὶ μὴ ἐκφέρετε βαστάγματα ἐξ οἰκιῶν ὑμῶν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων καὶ πᾶν ἔργον οὐ ποιήσετε ἁγιάσατε τὴν ἡμέραν τῶν σαββάτων καθὼς ἐνετειλάμην τοῖς πατράσιν ὑμῶν καὶ οὐκ ἤκουσαν καὶ οὐκ ἔκλιναν τὸ οὖς αὐτῶν
And do not bring burdens out of your houses on the sabbath day, and do no work; sanctify the sabbath day, just as I commanded your fathers, yet they did not listen and did not incline their ear.
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καὶ ἐσκλήρυναν τὸν τράχηλον αὐτῶν ὑπὲρ τοὺς πατέρας αὐτῶν τοῦ μὴ ἀκοῦσαί μου καὶ τοῦ μὴ δέξασθαι παιδείαν
And they stiffened their neck more than their fathers, so as not to hear me and not to receive discipline.
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καὶ ἔσται ἐὰν ἀκοῇ ἀκούσητέ μου λέγει κύριος τοῦ μὴ εἰσφέρειν βαστάγματα διὰ τῶν πυλῶν τῆς πόλεως ταύτης ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων καὶ ἁγιάζειν τὴν ἡμέραν τῶν σαββάτων τοῦ μὴ ποιεῖν πᾶν ἔργον
And it shall be, if by hearing you truly listen to me, says the Lord, so as not to bring burdens through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to sanctify the sabbath day by doing no work on it,
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καὶ εἰσελεύσονται διὰ τῶν πυλῶν τῆς πόλεως ταύτης βασιλεῖς καὶ ἄρχοντες καθήμενοι ἐπὶ θρόνου Δαυιδ καὶ ἐπιβεβηκότες ἐφ' ἅρμασιν καὶ ἵπποις αὐτῶν αὐτοὶ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες αὐτῶν ἄνδρες Ιουδα καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες Ιερουσαλημ καὶ κατοικισθήσεται ἡ πόλις αὕτη εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
then kings and rulers shall enter through the gates of this city, sitting on the throne of David and riding in chariots and on their horses, they and their rulers, the men of Judah and those who inhabit Jerusalem; and this city shall be inhabited forever.
Word-by-word analysis· 41 words
καὶ ἥξουσιν ἐκ τῶν πόλεων Ιουδα καὶ κυκλόθεν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ἐκ γῆς Βενιαμιν καὶ ἐκ τῆς πεδινῆς καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους καὶ ἐκ τῆς πρὸς νότον φέροντες ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ θυσίαν καὶ θυμιάματα καὶ μαναα καὶ λίβανον φέροντες αἴνεσιν εἰς οἶκον κυρίου
And they shall come from the cities of Judah and from around Jerusalem and from the land of Benjamin and from the lowland and from the hill country and from the south, bringing whole burnt offerings and sacrifice and incense and manna and frankincense, bringing praise into the house of the Lord.
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καὶ ἔσται ἐὰν μὴ εἰσακούσητέ μου τοῦ ἁγιάζειν τὴν ἡμέραν τῶν σαββάτων τοῦ μὴ αἴρειν βαστάγματα καὶ μὴ εἰσπορεύεσθαι ταῖς πύλαις Ιερουσαλημ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων καὶ ἀνάψω πῦρ ἐν ταῖς πύλαις αὐτῆς καὶ καταφάγεται ἄμφοδα Ιερουσαλημ καὶ οὐ σβεσθήσεται
But if you do not listen to me, to sanctify the sabbath day by not carrying burdens and by not entering through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the streets of Jerusalem and shall not be quenched.