H2654A–חָפֵץ–cha.phets

See, I am driving the Medes against them, who put no value on silver and have no pleasure in gold.

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

It was the Lord's pleasure, because of his righteousness, to make the teaching great and give it honour.

חָפֵ֖ץ cha.Fetz “he was pleased”

And the Lord was pleased ... see a seed, long life, ... will do well in his hand. ...

חָפֵ֤ץ cha.Fetz “he desired”

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.

חָפַ֔צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I desired”

For the Lord says, As for the unsexed who keep my Sabbaths, and give their hearts to pleasing me, and keep their agreement with me:

חָפָ֑צְתִּי cha.Fa.tze.ti “I desire”

Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come ne

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

You will not now be named, She who is given up; and your land will no longer be named, The waste land: but you will have the name, My pleasure is in her, and your land will be named, Married: for the Lord has pleasure in you, and your land will be marrie

חָפֵ֤ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”

Your fate will be the sword, and you will all go down to death: because when my voice came to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiring what was not pleasing to me.

חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I desired”

He who puts an ox to death puts a man to death; he who makes an offering of a lamb puts a dog to death; he who makes a meal offering makes an offering of pig's blood; he who makes an offering of perfumes for a sign gives worship to an image: as they have

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

So I will go after trouble for them, and will send on them what they are fearing: because no one made answer to my voice, or gave ear to my word; but they did what was evil in my eyes, going after that in which I took no pleasure.

חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I desired”

To whom am I to give word, witnessing so that they may take note? see, their ears are stopped, and they are not able to give attention: see, the word of the Lord has been a cause of shame to them, they have no delight in it.

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

But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.

חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I delight”

And now be certain that you will come to your end by the sword and by being short of food and by disease, in the place to which you are pleased to go for a living-place.

חֲפַצְתֶּ֔ם cha.fatz.Tem “you desire”

Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?

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 him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.

אֶחְפֹּץ֙ 'ech.Potz “I take pleasure”

Say to them, By my life, says the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the evil-doer; it is more pleasing to me if he is turned from his way and has life: be turned, be turned from your evil ways; why are you looking for death, O children of Israel?

אֶחְפֹּץ֙ 'ech.Potz “I take pleasure”

Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.

חָפַ֖צְתִּי cha.Fatz.ti “I desire”

So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruction overtake us because of this man's life; do not put on us the sin of taking life without cause: for you, O Lord, have done what seemed good to you.

חָפַ֖צְתָּ cha.Fatz.ta “you pleased”

You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?

חָפֵ֔ץ cha.Fetz “he delights”