H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Why dost Thou shew me iniquity, And perversity dost cause to behold? And spoiling and violence `are' before me, And there is strife, and contention doth lift `itself' up,

וַיְהִ֧י (יְהִ֧י) y.Hi “it has been”

Do not thy usurers instantly rise up, And those shaking thee awake up, And thou hast been for a spoil to them?

וְהָיִ֥יתָ (הָיִ֥יתָ) ha.Yi.ta “you will become”

And the brightness is as the light, He hath rays out of His hand, And there -- the hiding of His strength.

תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה tih.Yeh “it is”

A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezikiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amoz, king of Judah:

הָיָ֗ה ha.Yah “it came”

And it hath come to pass, In the day of the sacrifice of Jehovah, That I have laid a charge on the heads, And on sons of the king, And on all putting on strange clothing.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And there hath been in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, The noise of a cry from the fish-gate, And of a howling from the Second, And of great destruction from the hills.

וְהָיָה֩ (הָיָה֩) ha.Yah “it will be”

And it hath come to pass, at that time, I search Jerusalem with lights, And I have laid a charge on the men Who are hardened on their preserved things, Who are saying in their heart: Jehovah doth no good, nor doth He evil.

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will be”

And their wealth hath been for a spoil, And their houses for desolation, And they have built houses, and do not inhabit, And they have planted vineyards, And they do not drink their wine.

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

For Gaza is forsaken, And Ashkelon `is' for a desolation, Ashdod! at noon they do cast her forth, And Ekron is rooted up.

תִֽהְיֶ֔ה tih.Yeh “it will be”

And the sea-coast hath been habitations, Cottages `for' shepherds, and folds `for' a flock.

וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה (הָיְתָ֞ה) ha.ye.Tah “it will be”

And the coast hath been for the remnant of the house of Judah, By them they have pleasure, In houses of Ashkelon at even they lie down, For inspect them doth Jehovah their God, And He hath turned back `to' their captivity.

וְהָ֣יָה (הָ֣יָה) Ha.yah “it will belong”

Therefore, I live, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Surely, Moab is as Sodom, And the sons of Ammon as Gomorrah, An overrunning of nettles and salt-pits, And a desolation -- unto the age. A residue of My people do seize them, And a remnant of My nation inherit them.

תִּֽהְיֶה֙ tih.Yeh “it will be”

This `is' the exulting city that is dwelling confidently, That is saying in her heart, `I `am', and beside me there is none,' How hath she been for a desolation, A crouching-place for beasts, Every one passing by her doth hiss, He doth shake his hand!

הָיְתָ֣ה ha.ye.Tah “it has become”

Mine afflicted from the appointed place I have gathered, from thee they have been, Bearing for her sake reproach.

הָי֑וּ ha.Yu “they were”

In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and unto Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, saying:

הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “it came”

And there is a word of Jehovah by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it came”

In the seventh `month', in the twenty and first of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “it came”

Greater is the honour of this latter house, Than of the former, said Jehovah of Hosts, And in this place do I give peace, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.'

יִֽהְיֶ֡ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

On the twenty and fourth of the ninth `month', in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “it came”

From that time `one' hath come to a heap of twenty, And it hath been ten, He hath come unto the wine-fat to draw out fifty purahs, And it hath been twenty.

מִֽהְיוֹתָ֥ם (הְיוֹתָ֥) h.yo.Ta “when were”וְהָיְתָ֖ה (הָיְתָ֖ה) ha.ye.Tah “it was”וְהָיְתָ֖ה (הָיְתָ֖ה) ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And there is a word of Jehovah a second time unto Haggai, on the twenty and fourth of the month, saying:

וַיְהִ֨י (יְהִ֨י) y.Hi “it came”

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it came”

Ye shall not be as your fathers, To whom the former prophets called, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Turn back I pray you, From your evil ways and from your evil doings, And they did not hearken, Nor attend to Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

תִּהְי֣וּ tih.Yu “you be”

On the twenty and fourth day of the eleventh month, (it `is' the month of Sebat,) in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it came”

And I -- I am to her -- an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.

אֶֽהְיֶה־ 'eh.yeh- “I will be”אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה 'eh.Yeh “I will become”