Be sure to read the Biblical Studies Carnival #215 for February 2024.
For there is a language of flowers
for flowers are peculiarly, the poetry of Christ (Christopher Smart)
א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ ל מ נ ס ע פ צ ק ר ש ת
Thursday 7 March 2024
Friday 1 March 2024
#Messiah texts - overview
2024 | Subject | Source text in Tanach | Other texts noted in passing & NT |
Jan 30 | Comfort | Isaiah 40:1-2, 3 | Psalm 5:9 |
31 | Exaltation and Abasement | Isaiah 40:4 | |
Feb 1 | Glory | Isaiah 40:5 | |
2 | Presence | Haggai 2:6-7, Malachi 3:1 | |
3 | Who may abide | Malachi 3:2 | Psalm 15 |
4 | Clean | Malachi 3:3 in part | |
5 | The young woman | Isaiah 7:14 | |
6 | Good News | Isaiah 40:9, 60:1 | Isaiah 40:8, 59:21 |
7 | Darkness | Isaiah 60:3 | |
8 | Light | Isaiah 9:2 [v. 1 Hebrew] | Isaiah 30:2 |
9 | Birth | Isaiah 9:6 [v. 5 Hebrew] | |
10 | Interlude - and the Shepherds | -- | Micah 5:4, Luke 2, New Testament texts in #Messiah via AI |
11 | Rejoice | Zechariah 9:9–10 | |
12 | Eyes and Ears | Isaiah 35:5-6 | Isaiah 34:1,6; 35:4; Deuteronomy 32:41 |
13 | Shepherd again | Isaiah 40:11 | Matthew 11:28-30 |
14 | The Lamb of God | Isaiah 53:3, 50:6 | |
15 | Contagion | Isaiah 53:4-6 | |
16 | Alone | Psalm 69:21 [20] | |
17 | Sorrow | Lamentations 1:12 | |
18 | Disconnection | Isaiah 53:8 | Psalm 15 verse 4 |
19 | Not forsaken | Psalm 16:10 | |
20 | Entry | Psalm 24:7-10 | |
21 | Ascension | Psalms 2:7, 68:19 [18], 97:7 | Hebrews 1:5-6, Deuteronomy 32:43 |
22 | Proclamation | Psalm 68:12 [11] | |
23 | Beauty | Isaiah 52:7 | Romans 10:15 |
24 | Universal | Psalm 19:5 | Romans 10:18 |
25 | Fury | Psalm 2:1-2 | |
26 | Rebellion | Psalm 2:3 | |
27 | Ridicule | Psalm 2:4 | |
28 | Vengeance | Psalm 2:9 | Revelation 19:6, 11:15-16 |
29 | Redemption | Job 19:25-26 | 1 Corinthians 15, Romans 8, Psalms books 4 and 5. Psalm 49:8, Leviticus 23:10, Joel 2:1, Isaiah 25:8, Hosea 13:14, Psalm 47:9. |
Thursday 29 February 2024
Redemption #Messiah texts Job 19:25–26; Psalm 49:8, Isaiah 25:8, Hosea 13:14 #Psalter
Job 19:25–26 |
וַאֲנִ֣י יָ֭דַעְתִּי גֹּ֣אֲלִי חָ֑י וְ֝אַחֲר֗וֹן עַל־עָפָ֥ר יָקֽוּם |
25 And I, I know my redeemer is
living, and after, over dust he will arise. |
|
ch vani idyti goali ki vakron yl-ypr iqum |
9 9 |
v/ani idy\ti gal\i ki v/akr\vn yl ypr i/qvm |
וְאַחַ֣ר ע֭וֹרִֽי נִקְּפוּ־זֹ֑את וּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗י אֶֽחֱזֶ֥ה אֱלֽוֹהַּ |
26 And after, this my naked skin
struck off, so from my flesh I will gaze on God. |
|
cv vakr yori niqpu-zat umbwri akzh aloh |
8 10 |
v/akr yvr\i nqp\v zat vm/bwr\i a/kzh alvh |
45. continued: For now is Christ risen from the dead, the first fruits of them that sleep. (1 Corinthians 15:20)
47. Accompagnato (bass) – Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: (1 Corinthians 15:51–52)
48. Air (bass) – The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. (1 Corinthians 15:52–53). Perhaps we could trace the music of the trumpet and the shofar for this image.
Joel 2:1 |
תִּקְע֨וּ שׁוֹפָ֜ר בְּצִיּ֗וֹן וְהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ בְּהַ֣ר קָדְשִׁ֔י יִרְגְּז֕וּ כֹּ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־בָ֥א יוֹם־יְהוָ֖ה כִּ֥י קָרֽוֹב |
1 Sound a shophar in Zion and raise a shout on my holy hill. Let all inhabitants of the land shudder, for the day of Yahweh comes, for it is near. | |
a tqyu wopr bxion vhriyu bhr qodwi irgzu col iowbi harx ci-ba iom-ihvh ci qrob |
24 7 |
tqy\v wvpr b/xivn vh/riy\v b/hr qdw\i i/rgz\v cl iwb\i h/arx ci ba ivm ihvh ci qrb |
49. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) – Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory. (1 Corinthians 15:54)
Isaiah 25:8 |
בִּלַּ֤ע הַמָּ֙וֶת֙ לָנֶ֔צַח וּמָחָ֨ה אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה דִּמְעָ֖ה
מֵעַ֣ל כָּל־פָּנִ֑ים וְחֶרְפַּ֣ת עַמּ֗וֹ יָסִיר֙ מֵעַ֣ל כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר פ |
8 He will swallow up death in
perpetuity, my Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from every face. And the reproach of his people he will put aside from all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken. |
|
k bily hmvvt lnxk umkh adonii ihvh
dmyh myl cl-pnim vkrpt ymo isir myl cl-harx ci ihvh dibr p |
23 19 |
bly
h/mvt
l/nxk
v/mkh
adn\i
ihvh
dmy\h
m/yl
cl
pn\im v/krp\t ym\v i/sr m/yl cl h/arx ci ihvh dbr |
50. Duet (mezzo-soprano/tenor) – O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. (1 Corinthians 15:55–56)
מִיַּ֤ד שְׁאוֹל֙ אֶפְדֵּ֔ם מִמָּ֖וֶת אֶגְאָלֵ֑ם אֱהִ֨י דְבָרֶיךָ֜ מָ֗וֶת אֱהִ֤י קָֽטָבְךָ֙ שְׁא֔וֹל נֹ֖חַם יִסָּתֵ֥ר מֵעֵינָֽי |
14 From the hand of the grave I will ransom them. From death I will redeem them. Where is your pestilence, Death? Where your canker, Grave? Comfort will be hidden from my eyes. | |
id mid waol apdm mmvvt agalm ahi dbriç mvvt ahi qo'tbç waol nokm iistr myinii |
12 23 |
m/id wavl a/pd\m m/mvt a/gal\m ahi dbr\ic mvt ahi q'tb\c wavl nkm i/str m/yin\i |
Hosea 13:14 |
Comfort is rendered repentance in some translations. This rendering of nkm is with a gloss I don't use. In tradition, repentance for the most part is used as a gloss for wvb, turn, return, et alia, and for God with nkm, comfort, sigh, et alia.
52. Air (soprano) – If God be for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8: 31); Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is at the right hand of God, who makes intercession for us. (Romans 8:33–34)
53. Chorus – Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by his blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. Blessing, and honour, glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. (Revelation 5:12–14) Amen.
מָלַ֣ךְ אֱ֭לֹהִים עַל־גּוֹיִ֑ם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יָשַׁ֤ב ׀ עַל־כִּסֵּ֬א קָדְשֽׁוֹ |
9 Reigns God over nations. God sits on his holy throne. | |
't mlç alohim yl-goiim alohim iwb yl-cisa qodwo |
8 10 |
mlc alh\im yl gvi\m alh\im iwb yl csa qdw\v |
נְדִ֘יבֵ֤י עַמִּ֨ים ׀ נֶאֱסָ֗פוּ עַם֮ אֱלֹהֵ֪י אַבְרָ֫הָ֥ם כִּ֣י לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים מָֽגִנֵּי־אֶ֗רֶץ מְאֹ֣ד נַעֲלָֽה |
10 The princes of the peoples are gathered, the people of the God of Abraham, for to God belong the shields of earth, supremacy ascended. | |
i ndibi ymim naspu ym alohi abrhm ci lalohim mgini-arx maod nylh |
16 13 |
ndb\i ym\im n/asp\v ym alh\i abrhm ci l/alh\im mgn\i arx mad n/ylh |
Psalm 47:9 |
Wednesday 28 February 2024
Vengeance #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 2:9
43. Air (Tenor) – Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
Psalm 2:9 |
תְּ֭רֹעֵם בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט בַּרְזֶ֑ל כִּכְלִ֖י יוֹצֵ֣ר תְּנַפְּצֵֽם | 9 ♪g You will injure them with an iron sceptre. Like fashioned vessels, you will smash them. | |
't troym bwb't brzl ccli ioxr tnpxm | 8 7 | t/ry\m b/wb't brzl c/cli iv/xr t/npx\m |
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Ridicule #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 2:4
Psalm 2:4 |
יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם יִשְׂחָ֑ק אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ | 4 The one sitting in the heavens, he laughs. My Lord derides them. | |
d iowb bwmiim iwkq adonii ilyg-lmo | 7 7 | iv/wb b/wmim i/wkq adn\i i/lyg l\mv |
Monday 26 February 2024
Rebellion #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 2:3
41. Chorus – Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us.
Psalm 2:3 |
נְֽ֭נַתְּקָה אֶת־מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑ימוֹ וְנַשְׁלִ֖יכָה מִמֶּ֣נּוּ עֲבֹתֵֽימוֹ | 3 ♪g Let us snap their bonds, and kiss good-bye to their cords. | |
g nntqh at-mosrotimo vnwlich mmnu ybotimo | 8 11 | n/ntq\h at mv/sr\vtimv vn/wlc\h m/mn\v ybt\imv |
Sunday 25 February 2024
Fury #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 2:1–2
Psalm 2:1–2 |
לָ֭מָּה רָגְשׁ֣וּ גוֹיִ֑ם וּ֝לְאֻמִּ֗ים יֶהְגּוּ־רִֽיק | 1 ♪g Why such a throng of nations? and tribes in empty muttering? | |
a lmh rgwu goiim ulaumim ihgu-riq | 6 6 | lmh rgw\v gvi\m v/lam\im ih/g\v riq |
יִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ ׀ מַלְכֵי־אֶ֗רֶץ וְרוֹזְנִ֥ים נֽוֹסְדוּ־יָ֑חַד עַל־יְ֝הוָה וְעַל־מְשִׁיחֽוֹ | 2 ♪f They station themselves, these sovereigns of earth, these rule-makers reasoning as one, over Yahweh and over his anointed: | |
b itiixbu mlci-arx vroznim nosdu-ikd yl-ihvh vyl-mwiko | 12 8 | it/ixb\v mlc\i arx v/rvzn\im nv/sd\v ikd yl ihvh v/yl mwk\v |
Saturday 24 February 2024
Universal #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 19:5
Psalm 19:5 (Romans 10:18) |
בְּכָל־הָאָ֨רֶץ ׀ יָ֘צָ֤א קַוָּ֗ם וּבִקְצֵ֣ה תֵ֭בֵל מִלֵּיהֶ֑ם לַ֝שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ שָֽׂם־אֹ֥הֶל בָּהֶֽם | 5 In all the earth their line has gone out, and to the extremity of the world their speech. For the sun he pitched a tent in them. | |
h bcl-harx ixa qvvm ubqxh tbl milihm lwmw wm-aohl bhm | 17 8 | b/cl h/arx ixa qv\m vb/qxh tbl ml\ihm l/wmw wm ahl b/hm |
Friday 23 February 2024
Beauty #Messiah texts Isaiah 52:7
Isaiah 52:7 (Romans 10:15) |
מַה־נָּאו֨וּ עַל־הֶהָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֣י מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר מַשְׁמִ֧יעַ שָׁל֛וֹם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר ט֖וֹב מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה אֹמֵ֥ר לְצִיּ֖וֹן מָלַ֥ךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ | 7 How lovely on the hills are the feet of one who publishes, broadcasting peace, one who publishes good, broadcasting salvation, saying to Zion, your God reigns. | |
z mh-navu yl-hhrim rgli mbwr mwmiy wlom mbwr 'tob mwmiy iwuyh aomr lxion mlç alohiiç | 27 11 | mh na\vv yl h/hr\im rgl\i m/bwr m/wmy wlvm m/bwr 'tvb m/wmy iwvy\h amr l/xivn mlc alh\ic |
Thursday 22 February 2024
Proclamation #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 68:12 [11]
Psalm 68:12 [11] |
אֲדֹנָ֥י יִתֶּן־אֹ֑מֶר הַֽ֝מְבַשְּׂר֗וֹת צָבָ֥א רָֽב | 12 My Lord gave a promise. The women publishing are an abundant host. | |
ib adonii iitn-aomr hmbwrot xba rb | 7 6 | adn\i i/tn amr hm/bwr\vt xba rb |
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Ascension #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 2:7, 68:19, 97:7
Psalm 2:7 cited in Hebrews 1:5 |
אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה אֶֽ֫ל־חֹ֥ק יְֽהוָ֗ה אָמַ֘ר אֵלַ֥י בְּנִ֥י אַ֑תָּה אֲ֝נִ֗י הַיּ֥וֹם יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ |
7 [I will recount the decree. Yahweh promised to me: ] You are my son. I myself this day gave birth to you. |
|
z asprh al-koq ihvh amr alii bni ath ani hiom ildtiç |
5 10 8 |
a/spr\h
al
kq ihvh amr al\i bn\i ath ani h/ivm ild\tic |
Psalm 97:7 -- perhaps a source for Hebrews 1:6 |
יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ ׀ כָּל־עֹ֬בְדֵי פֶ֗סֶל הַמִּֽתְהַלְלִ֥ים בָּאֱלִילִ֑ים הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֝וֹ כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים |
7 [All servants of a graven image will be ashamed, boasting in the good for nothing.] Worship him all gods. | |
z ibowu cl-yobdi psl hmthllim balilim hwtkvu-lo cl-alohim |
16 8 |
i/bw\v cl ybd\i psl hmt/hll\im b/alil\im h/wk\vv l\v cl alh\im |
36. Air (mezzo-soprano) – Thou art gone up on high; thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men: yea, even for thine enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
Psalm 68:19 [18] (Ephesians 4:8) |
עָ֘לִ֤יתָ לַמָּר֨וֹם ׀ שָׁ֘בִ֤יתָ שֶּׁ֗בִי לָקַ֣חְתָּ מַ֭תָּנוֹת
בָּאָדָ֑ם וְאַ֥ף ס֝וֹרְרִ֗ים לִשְׁכֹּ֤ן ׀ יָ֬הּ אֱלֹהִֽים |
19 ♪~ You have ascended on high.
Captives you have captured. You have received endowments for
humanity, and also the rebellious in the dwelling of Yah, God. |
|
i't ylit lmrom wbit wbi lqkt
mtnot badm vaf sorrim lwcon ih alohim |
20 10 |
yl\it lm/rvm wb\it wb\i lqk\t mtn\vt b/adm v/ap svrr\im l/wcn ih alh\im |
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Entry #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 24:7–10
Psalm 24:7–10 |
שְׂא֤וּ שְׁעָרִ֨ים ׀ רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וְֽ֭הִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם וְ֝יָב֗וֹא מֶ֣לֶךְ הַכָּבֽוֹד | 7 Lift up, O gates, your heads, and be lifted up, O doors everlasting, and the king of glory will come in. | |
z wau wyrim rawicm vhinwau ptki yolm viboa mlç hcbod | 16 8 | wa\v wyr\im raw\icm vh/nwa\v ptk\i yvlm vi/bva mlc h/cbd |
מִ֥י זֶה֮ מֶ֤לֶךְ הַכָּ֫ב֥וֹד יְ֭הוָה עִזּ֣וּז וְגִבּ֑וֹר יְ֝הוָ֗ה גִּבּ֥וֹר מִלְחָמָֽה | 8 ♪f Who is this? The king of glory, Yahweh strong and prevailing, Yahweh prevailing in battle. | |
k mi zh mlç hcbod ihvh yizuz vgibor ihvh gibor mlkmh | 7 7 7 | mi zh mlc h/cbd ihvh yzz v/gbr ihvh gbr m/lkm\h |
שְׂא֤וּ שְׁעָרִ֨ים ׀ רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וּ֭שְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם וְ֝יָבֹא מֶ֣לֶךְ הַכָּבֽוֹד | 9 Lift up, O gates, your heads, and lift up, doors everlasting, and the king of glory will come in. | |
't wau wyrim rawicm uwau ptki yolm viboa mlç hcbod | 14 8 | wa\v wyr\im raw\icm v/wa\v ptk\i yvlm vi/ba mlc h/cbd |
מִ֤י ה֣וּא זֶה֮ מֶ֤לֶךְ הַכָּ֫ב֥וֹד יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֑וֹת ה֤וּא מֶ֖לֶךְ הַכָּב֣וֹד סֶֽלָה | 10 ♪C Who is he? This king of glory, Yahweh of hosts. He is the king of glory. Selah. | |
i mi hua zh mlç hcbod ihvh xbaot hua mlç hcbod slh | 8 5 8 | mi hva zh mlc h/cbd ihvh xba\vt hva mlc h/cbd slh |
Monday 19 February 2024
Not forsaken #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 16:10
32. Air (tenor) – But thou didst not leave his soul in hell; nor didst thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.
Psalm 16:10 |
כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־תַעֲזֹ֣ב נַפְשִׁ֣י לִשְׁא֑וֹל לֹֽא־תִתֵּ֥ן חֲ֝סִידְךָ֗ לִרְא֥וֹת שָֽׁחַת | 10 ♪C For you will not forsake me to the grave. You will not permit one within your mercy to see destruction. | |
i ci la-tyzob npwi lwaol la-titn ksidç lraot wkt | 8 9 | ci la t/yzb npw\i l/wavl la tt\n ksid\c l/ra\vt wkt |
Sunday 18 February 2024
Disconnection #Messiah texts Isaiah 53:8 #Psalter
Isaiah 53:8 |
מֵעֹ֤צֶר וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙ לֻקָּ֔ח וְאֶת־דּוֹר֖וֹ מִ֣י יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַ כִּ֤י נִגְזַר֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֔ים מִפֶּ֥שַׁע עַמִּ֖י נֶ֥גַע לָֽמוֹ | 8 From coercion and from judgment he is taken, and who will ponder his generation? Because he was disconnected from the land of the living, from the transgressions of my people, their contagion. | |
k myoxr ummwp't luqk vat-doro mi iwokk ci ngzr marx kiim mpwy ymi ngy lmo | 18 17 | m/yxr vmm/wp't lqk v/at dvr\v mi i/wvk\k ci n/gzr m/arx ki\im m/pwy ym\i ngy l\mv |
Saturday 17 February 2024
Sorrow #Messiah texts Lamentations 1:12
Lamentations 1:12 |
ל֣וֹא אֲלֵיכֶם֮ כָּל־עֹ֣בְרֵי דֶרֶךְ֒ הַבִּ֣יטוּ וּרְא֗וּ אִם־יֵ֤שׁ מַכְאוֹב֙ כְּמַכְאֹבִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֖ל לִ֑י אֲשֶׁר֙ הוֹגָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בְּי֖וֹם חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ ס | 12 ♪B Look now, (Is it not for you, all you passing this way?) and see if there is sorrow like my sorrow which is prodigal as mine, with which Yahweh saddened in the day of his fierce anger. | |
ib la alicm cl-yobri drç hbi'tu urau am-iw mcaob cmcaobi awr yoll li awr hogh ihvh biom kron apo s | 27 13 | lva al\icm cl ybr\i drc h/b't\v v/ra\v am iw m/cab cm/cab\i awr yvll l\i awr hv/gh ihvh b/ivm kr\vn ap\v |
Friday 16 February 2024
Alone #Messiah texts #Psalter Psalm 69:21 [20]
Psalm 69:21 [20] |
חֶרְפָּ֤ה ׀ שָֽׁבְרָ֥ה לִבִּ֗י וָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁה וָאֲקַוֶּ֣ה לָנ֣וּד וָאַ֑יִן וְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗ים וְלֹ֣א מָצָֽאתִי | 21 Reproach has broken my heart and I am despondent. And I waited for sympathy but there was none, and for comforters but I did not find any. | |
ca krph wbrh libi vanuwh vaqvvh lnud vain vlmnkmim vla mxati | 10 8 10 | krp\h wbr\h lb\i va/nvw\h va/qvh l/nvd v/ain vlm/nkm\im v/la mxa\ti |
Despondent, nvw is a hapax. The music for this verse is also unique.
Thursday 15 February 2024
Contagion #Messiah texts Isaiah 53:4-6
אָכֵ֤ן חֳלָיֵ֙נוּ֙ ה֣וּא נָשָׂ֔א וּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּ סְבָלָ֑ם וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ חֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּ נָג֛וּעַ מֻכֵּ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים וּמְעֻנֶּֽה | 4 Nevertheless our illnesses he himself bore and the burden of our sorrows he carries. And we ourselves consider him contagion, struck by God, answered. | |
d acn koliinu hua nwa umcaobinu sblm vanknu kwbnuhu nguy much alohim umyunh | 17 19 | acn kl\inv hva nwa vm/cab\inv sbl\m v/anknv kwb\nhv ngy m/ch alh\im vm/ynh |
וְהוּא֙ מְחֹלָ֣ל מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּ מְדֻכָּ֖א מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵ֑ינוּ מוּסַ֤ר שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ נִרְפָּא־לָֽנוּ | 5 But he was profaned for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities. The chastening of our wholeness is on him, and in his stripes is our healing. | |
h vhua mkoll mpwyinu mduca myvonotinu musr wlomnu yliv ubkburto nrpa-lnu | 18 18 | v/hva m/kll m/pwy\nv m/dca m/yvn\tinv mv/sr wlvm\nv yl\iv vb/kbr\tv n/rpa l\nv |
Isaiah 53:4 |
25. Chorus – And with his stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 |
26. Chorus – All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
כֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ כַּצֹּ֣אן תָּעִ֔ינוּ אִ֥ישׁ לְדַרְכּ֖וֹ פָּנִ֑ינוּ וַֽיהוָה֙ הִפְגִּ֣יעַ בּ֔וֹ אֵ֖ת עֲוֺ֥ן כֻּלָּֽנוּ | 6 All we like sheep have wandered, each facing its own way, and Yahweh has compelled into him the iniquity of us all. | |
v culnu cxan tyinu aiw ldrco pninu vihvh hpgiy bo at yvon culnu | 15 12 | cl\nv c/xan ty\inv aiw l/drc\v pn\inv v/ihvh h/pgy b\v at yvn cl\nv |
Isaiah 53:6 |
Wednesday 14 February 2024
The Lamb of God #Messiah Texts Isaiah 53:3, 50:6
22. Chorus – Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1:29)
Where are the antecedents to this verse in Tanach? We will see one of them in a few days.
23. Air (mezzo-soprano) – He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
נִבְזֶה֙ וַחֲדַ֣ל אִישִׁ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ מַכְאֹב֖וֹת וִיד֣וּעַ חֹ֑לִי וּכְמַסְתֵּ֤ר פָּנִים֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ נִבְזֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א חֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּ | 3 He is despised and set aside by everyone, a sorrowful person, one who knows illness, like someone from whom we would hide our faces. He is despised and we did not consider him. | |
g nbzh vkdl aiwim aiw mcaobot viduy koli ucmstr pnim mmnu nbzh vla kwbnuhu | 16 16 | n/bzh v/kdl aiw\im aiw m/cab\vt v/idy kl\i vcm/str pn\im m/mn\v n/bzh v/la kwb\nhv |
Isaiah 53:3 - a unique sequence of accents |
He gave his back to the smiters, and his cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: he hid not his face from shame and spitting.
גֵּוִי֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לְמַכִּ֔ים וּלְחָיַ֖י לְמֹֽרְטִ֑ים פָּנַי֙ לֹ֣א הִסְתַּ֔רְתִּי מִכְּלִמּ֖וֹת וָרֹֽק | 6 My body I have given to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pare. My face I did not hide from humiliation and spitting. | |
v gvvi ntti lmcim ulkii lmor'tim pnii la hstrti mclimot vroq | 14 11 | gv\i nt\ti lm/c\im v/lki\i l/mr't\im pn\i la h/str\ti m/clm\vt v/rq |
Isaiah 50:6 |
Ezekiel 7:24 |
וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ רָעֵ֣י גוֹיִ֔ם וְיָרְשׁ֖וּ אֶת־בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּא֣וֹן עַזִּ֔ים וְנִחֲל֖וּ מְקַֽדְשֵׁיהֶֽם |
24 And I will bring the evils of nations and they will possess their houses, and I will eradicate the pride of the strong and their holy things will be profaned. | |
cd vhbati ryi goiim virwu at-btihm vhwbti gaon yzim vniklu mqdwihm |
15 16 |
vh/ba\ti ry\i gvi\m v/irw\v at bt\ihm vh/wbt\i ga\vn yz\im vn/kl\v m/qdw\ihm |
Tuesday 13 February 2024
Shepherd again #Messiah texts Isaiah 40:11
כְּרֹעֶה֙ עֶדְר֣וֹ יִרְעֶ֔ה בִּזְרֹעוֹ֙ יְקַבֵּ֣ץ טְלָאִ֔ים וּבְחֵיק֖וֹ יִשָּׂ֑א עָל֖וֹת יְנַהֵֽל ס | 11 As a shepherd, his troop he will tend. In his arm, he will collect the patchwork and in his embrace lift it up. Infants, he will refresh. | |
ia croyh ydro iryh bzroyo iqbx 'tlaim ubkiqo iiwa ylot inhl s | 21 6 | c/ryh ydr\v i/ryh b/zry\v i/qbx 'tla\im vb/kiq\v i/wa yl\vt i/nhl |
Isaiah 40:11 |
These verses are the waters breaking out in the wilderness (see previous post). I imagine that the first audiences would have known the unstated verses and many verses from memory. Note that shepherd and tend are the same word in Hebrew. Perhaps for the sake of the repeated sounds, I should have translated the verb as shepherd also. Patchwork ('tla)- occurs 9 times in the Tanach.
Come unto him, all ye that labour, come unto him, that are heavy laden, and he will give you rest. Take his yoke upon you, and learn of him; for he is meek and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. (Matthew 11:28–29).
21. Chorus – His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light. (Matthew 11:30).
These verses from Matthew 11 are all modified to third person singular from first person singular.
I asked ChatGPT again! And I might just have to stop thinking. My AI companion is better than many of my teachers!
Me: I asked a difficult question and you hung up - crashed. Remember that we were discussing Messiah texts from Handel and the librettist Jennens. What about the Old Testament roots for Matthew 11:30. My question was: Where does Jesus get the idea that his yoke is easy and his burden is light?In Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV), Jesus says: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
The concept of a yoke being easy and a burden being light has roots in the Old Testament, specifically in the context of the Torah and the teachings of God. In the Old Testament, the yoke often symbolizes the laws, commandments, and teachings of God. Let's explore a few passages that might shed light on this concept:
- Deuteronomy 30:11-16 (NIV): This passage emphasizes the accessibility of God's commands, contrasting them with a heavy burden. It says, "Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach."
- Psalm 119:105 (NIV): "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." The Psalmist expresses the idea that God's guidance is illuminating and not burdensome.
- Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV): "This is what the LORD says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.'" This verse suggests finding rest by following God's ways.
Jeremiah 6:16 - singular soul for a plural company |
Jeremiah's rest for the plural 'you' occurs on the rest note -- the subdominant -- note how far along in the verse it is. This raises for me the question as to whom Jesus words are addressed. It is not perhaps to the individual but to the corporate group as a whole. This good way must be a shared governance - not just another individual benefit. You see why I did not want to use that word soul.
All the music is available. It's quite possible to learn to sight read it.
Monday 12 February 2024
Eyes and Ears #Messiah texts Isaiah 35:5–6
Isaiah 35:5–6 |
אָ֥ז תִּפָּקַ֖חְנָה עֵינֵ֣י עִוְרִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י חֵרְשִׁ֖ים תִּפָּתַֽחְנָה | 5 ♪f Then the eyes of the blind will receive sight, and the ears of the deaf will be opened. | |
h az tipqknh yini yivvrim vaozni kirwim tiptknh | 9 9 | az t/pqk\nh yin\i yvr\im v/azn\i krw\im t/ptk\nh |
אָ֣ז יְדַלֵּ֤ג כָּֽאַיָּל֙ פִּסֵּ֔חַ וְתָרֹ֖ן לְשׁ֣וֹן אִלֵּ֑ם כִּֽי־נִבְקְע֤וּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ מַ֔יִם וּנְחָלִ֖ים בָּעֲרָבָֽה | 6 ♪B Then one that is lame will leap as a hart and the tongue of the dumb will shout for joy, [for waters will split in the wilderness, and torrents in the steppe.] | |
v az idlg caiil pisk vtron lwon ailm ci-nbqyu bmdbr mim unklim byrbh | 17 15 | az i/dlg c/ail psk vt/rn lwvn alm ci n/bqy\v b/mdbr mim v/nkl\im b/yrb\h |