H2654A–חָפֵץ–cha.phets

Lo, I am stirring up against them the Medes, Who silver esteem not, And gold -- they delight not in it.

יַחְפְּצוּ־ yach.pe.tzu- “they delight”

Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.

חָפֵ֖ץ cha.Fetz “he was pleased”

And Jehovah hath delighted to bruise him, He hath made him sick, If his soul doth make an offering for guilt, He seeth seed -- he prolongeth days, And the pleasure of Jehovah in his hand doth prosper.

חָפֵ֤ץ cha.Fetz “he desired”

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.

חָפַ֔צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I desired”

For thus said Jehovah of the eunuchs, Who do keep My sabbaths, And have fixed on that which I desired, And are keeping hold on My covenant:

חָפָ֑צְתִּי cha.Fa.tze.ti “I desire”

Seeing -- Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:

יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן (יֶחְפָּצ֑וּ) yech.pa.Tzu “they desire”יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃ (יֶחְפָּצֽוּ) yech.pa.Tzu “they desire”

It is not said of thee any more, `Forsaken!' And of thy land it is not said any more, `Desolate,' For to thee is cried, `My delight `is' in her,' And to thy land, `Married,' For Jehovah hath delighted in thee, And thy land is married.

חָפֵ֤ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”

And I have numbered you for the sword, And all of you for slaughter bow down, Because I called, and ye have not answered, I have spoken, and ye have not hearkened, And ye do the evil thing in Mine eyes, And on that which I desired not -- fixed.

חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I desired”

Whoso slaughtereth the ox smiteth a man, Whoso sacrificeth the lamb beheadeth a dog, Whoso is bringing up a present -- The blood of a sow, Whoso is making mention of frankincense, Is blessing iniquity. Yea, they have fixed on their own ways, And in their abominations their soul hath delighted.

חָפֵֽצָה׃ cha.Fe.tzah “it has delighted”

I also -- I fix on their vexations, And their fears I bring in to them, Because I have called, and there is none answering, I spake, and they have not hearkened, And they do the evil things in Mine eyes, And on that which I desired not -- fixed.

חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I desired”

To whom do I speak, and testify, and they hear? Lo, their ear `is' uncircumcised, And they are not able to attend. Lo, a word of Jehovah hath been to them for a reproach, They delight not in it.

יַחְפְּצוּ־ yach.pe.tzu- “they delight”

But -- in this let the boaster boast himself, In understanding and knowing Me, For I `am' Jehovah, doing kindness, Judgment, and righteousness, in the earth, For in these I have delighted, An affirmation of Jehovah.

חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I delight”

And now, know ye certainly that by sword, by famine, and by pestilence ye die, in the place that ye have desired to go in to sojourn there.'

חֲפַצְתֶּ֔ם cha.fatz.Tem “you desire”

Do I at all desire the death of the wicked? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Is it not in his turning back from his way -- And he hath lived?

הֶחָפֹ֤ץ (חָפֹ֤ץ) cha.Fotz “really <to take pleasure>”אֶחְפֹּץ֙ 'ech.Potz “do I take pleasure in”

For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!

אֶחְפֹּץ֙ 'ech.Potz “I take pleasure”

Say unto them, I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I delight not in the death of the wicked, But -- in the turning of the wicked from his way, And he hath lived, Turn back, turn back, from your evil ways, Yea, why do ye die, O house of Israel?

אֶחְפֹּץ֙ 'ech.Potz “I take pleasure”

For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I desire”

And they cry unto Jehovah, and say, `We pray Thee, O Jehovah, let us not, we pray Thee, perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood, for Thou, Jehovah, as Thou hast pleased, Thou hast done.'

חָפַ֖צְתָּ cha.Fatz.ta “you pleased”

Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: `In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: `Every evil-doer `is' good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, `Where `is' the God of judgment?'

חָפֵ֔ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”