H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

See, all you who make a fire, arming yourselves with burning branches: go in the flame of your fire, and among the branches you have put a light to. This will you have from my hand, you will make your bed in sorrow.

הָיְתָה־ ha.ye.tah- “it will belong”

Let your eyes be lifted up to the heavens, and turned to the earth which is under them: for the heavens will go in flight like smoke, and the earth will become old like a coat, and its people will come to destruction like insects: but my salvation will b

תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה tih.Yeh “it will be”

For like a coat they will be food for the insect, the worm will make a meal of them like wool: but my righteousness will be for ever, and my salvation to all generations.

תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה tih.Yeh “it will be”

Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:

בִּֽהְיוֹת֥וֹ (הְיוֹת֥) h.yo.T “is”

So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it.

יִֽהְיֶ֤ה yih.Yeh “it is”

In place of the thorn will come up the fir-tree, and in place of the blackberry the myrtle: and it will be to the Lord for a name, for an eternal sign which will not be cut off.

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

And as for those from a strange country, who are joined to the Lord, to give worship to him and honour to his name, to be his servants, even everyone who keeps the Sabbath holy, and keeps his agreement with me:

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “become”

Come, they say, I will get wine, and we will take strong drink in full measure; and tomorrow will be like today, full of pleasure.

וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Have I given orders for such a day as this? a day for keeping yourselves from pleasure? is it only a question of the bent head, of putting on haircloth, and being seated in the dust? is this what seems to you a holy day, well-pleasing to the Lord?

יִֽהְיֶה֙ yih.Yeh “is it”

And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.

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

But your sins have come between you and your God, and by your evil doings his face has been veiled from you, so that he will give you no answer.

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they have been”

Their twisted threads will not make clothing, and their works will give them nothing for covering themselves: their works are works of sin, and violent acts are in their hands.

יִהְי֣וּ yih.Yu “they will become”

Yes, faith is gone; and he whose heart is turned from evil comes into the power of the cruel: and the Lord saw it, and he was angry that there was no one to take up their cause.

וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it was”

And though you were turned away from, and hated, and had no helper, I will make you a pride for ever, a joy from generation to generation.

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

The sun will not be your light by day, and the moon will no longer be bright for you by night: but the Lord will be to you an eternal light, and your God your glory.

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

Your sun will never again go down, or your moon keep back her light: for the Lord will be your eternal light, and the days of your sorrow will be ended.

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “he will become”

The smallest of their families will become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I, the Lord, will make it come quickly in its time.

יִֽהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “he will become”

As they had twice as much grief, and marks of shame were their heritage, so in their land they will be rewarded twice over, and will have eternal joy.

תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה tih.Yeh “it will belong”

And you will be a fair crown in the hand of the Lord, and a king's head-dress in the hand of your God.

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

For he said, Truly they are my people, children who will not be false: so he was their saviour out of all their trouble.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he became”

We have become as those who were never ruled by you, on whom your name was not named.

הָיִ֗ינוּ ha.Yi.nu “we have been”

For we have all become like an unclean person, and all our good acts are like a dirty robe: and we have all become old like a dead leaf, and our sins, like the wind, take us away.

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

Your holy towns have become a waste, Zion has become a waste, Jerusalem is a mass of broken walls.

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

Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers gave praise to you, is burned with fire; and all the things of our desire have come to destruction.

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

And Sharon will be a grass-land for the flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting-place for the herds: for my people whose hearts have been turned back to me.

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