H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Lo, all ye kindling a fire, girding on sparks, Walk ye in the light of your fire, And in the sparks ye have caused to burn, From my hand hath this been to you, In grief ye lie down!

הָיְתָה־ ha.ye.tah- “it will belong”

Lift ye up to the heavens your eyes, And look attentively unto the earth beneath, For the heavens as smoke have vanished, And the earth as a garment weareth out, And its inhabitants as gnats do die, And My salvation is to the age, And My righteousness is not broken.

תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה tih.Yeh “it will be”

For as a garment eat them doth a moth, And as wool eat them doth a worm, And My righteousness is to the age, And My salvation to all generations.

תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה tih.Yeh “it will be”

Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,

בִּֽהְיוֹת֥וֹ (הְיוֹת֥) h.yo.T “is”

So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that `for' which I sent it.

יִֽהְיֶ֤ה yih.Yeh “it is”

Instead of the thorn come up doth fir, Instead of the brier come up doth myrtle, And it hath been to Jehovah for a name, For a sign age-during -- it is not cut off!

וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “it will become”

And sons of the stranger, who are joined to Jehovah, To serve Him, and to love the name of Jehovah, To be to Him for servants, Every keeper of the sabbath from polluting it, And those keeping hold on My covenant.

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “become”

`Come ye, I take wine, And we drink, quaff strong drink, And as this day hath been to-morrow, Great -- exceeding abundant!'

וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Like this is the fast that I choose? The day of a man's afflicting his soul? To bow as a reed his head, And sackcloth and ashes spread out? This dost thou call a fast, And a desirable day -- to Jehovah?

יִֽהְיֶה֙ yih.Yeh “is it”

And Jehovah doth lead thee continually, And hath satisfied in drought thy soul, And thy bones He armeth, And thou hast been as a watered garden, And as an outlet of waters, whose waters lie not.

וְהָיִ֙יתָ֙ (הָיִ֙יתָ֙) ha.Yi.ta “you will be”

But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you -- from hearing.

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they have been”

Their webs become not a garment, Nor do they cover themselves with their works, Their works `are' works of iniquity, And a deed of violence `is' in their hands.

יִהְי֣וּ yih.Yu “they will become”

And the truth is lacking, And whoso is turning aside from evil, Is making himself a spoil. And Jehovah seeth, and it is evil in His eyes, That there is no judgment.

וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it was”

Instead of thy being forsaken and hated, And none passing through, I have made thee for an excellency age-during, A joy of generation and generation.

הֱיוֹתֵ֛ךְ (הֱיוֹתֵ֛) he.yo.Te “being”

To thee no more is the sun for a light by day, And for brightness the moon giveth not light to thee, And Jehovah hath become to thee A light age-during, and thy God thy beauty.

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “it will be”וְהָיָה־ (הָיָה) ha.yah- “he will become”

Thy sun goeth no more in, And thy moon is not removed, For Jehovah becometh to thee a light age-during. And the days of thy mourning have been completed.

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “he will become”

The little one doth become a chief, And the small one a mighty nation, I, Jehovah, in its own time do hasten it!

יִֽהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “he will become”

Instead of your shame and confusion, A second time they sing of their portion, Therefore in their land A second time do they take possession, Joy age-during `is' for them.

תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה tih.Yeh “it will belong”

And thou hast been a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, And a diadem of royalty in the hand of thy God,

וְהָיִ֛יתְ (הָיִ֛יתְ) ha.Yit “you will be”

And He saith, Only My people they `are', Sons -- they lie not, and He is to them for a saviour.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he became”

We have been from of old, Thou hast not ruled over them, Not called is Thy name upon them!

הָיִ֗ינוּ ha.Yi.nu “we have been”

And we are as unclean -- all of us, And as a garment passing away, all our righteous acts; And we fade as a leaf -- all of us. And our iniquities as wind do take us away.

וַנְּהִ֤י (נְּהִ֤י) ne.Hi “we have become”

Thy holy cities have been a wilderness, Zion a wilderness hath been, Jerusalem a desolation.

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they have been”הָיָ֔תָה ha.Ya.tah “it has been”

Our holy and our beautiful house, Where praise Thee did our fathers, Hath become burnt with fire, And all our desirable things have become a waste.

הָיָ֖ה ha.Yah “it has become”הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it has become”

And Sharon hath been for the habitation of a flock, And the valley of Achor for the lying down of a herd, For My people who have sought Me.

וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “it will become”