Ezekiel 29

If I don't get on with some of these books, I will never read them. The 'Old Testament' is so big, it takes a lifetime to get through it. Anyone who says to you, I will read it in a year, is kidding themselves. That would be three chapters a day without a break, and without looking up the words they don't understand!

Ezekiel, prophet in the exile, is peripheral to me. I have not read him seriously yet. Here he deals with the scaly dragon, Egypt. Egypt was not reliable as a staff or ally of Israel. So Egypt is treated as we have seen treatment of Israel: dispersal, a time of captivity, and regathering. It is a curious image if one considers the symbol Egypt as 'the world'. What is not Israel gets the same corrective but also compassionate treatment as Israel. Not so great though during the looting and spoil of the Babylonian force under its king (whatever his name is).

I have let Ezekiel be tongue-tied just once here.

Ezekiel 29		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הָעֲשִׂירִ֔ית בָּעֲשִׂרִ֕י בִּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר	1		In the tenth year, on the twelfth of the tenth month, it happened that Yahweh spoke to me, saying,	3e	4A	18 10
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֣ים פָּנֶ֔יךָ עַל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהִנָּבֵ֣א עָלָ֔יו וְעַל־מִצְרַ֖יִם כֻּלָּֽהּ	2		Child of humanity, set your face against Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.	3e	4B	15 12
דַּבֵּ֨ר וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנְנִ֤י עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם הַתַּנִּים֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל הָרֹבֵ֖ץ בְּת֣וֹךְ יְאֹרָ֑יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָמַ֛ר לִ֥י יְאֹרִ֖י וַאֲנִ֥י עֲשִׂיתִֽנִי	3		Speak and say, Thus says my Lord Yahweh, Behold me against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon reclining in the midst of his Nile, who said, My Nile that I, I make for me.	3d	4C	39 15
וְנָתַתִּ֤י חַחִים֙ בִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָ וְהִדְבַּקְתִּ֥י דְגַת־יְאֹרֶ֖יךָ בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֑יךָ וְהַעֲלִיתִ֙יךָ֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־דְּגַ֣ת יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶ֖יךָ תִּדְבָּֽק	4		And I will assign thorns in your cheeks, and I will make the fish of your Nile cling in your scales, and I will bring you up from the midst of your Nile, and all the fish of your Nile in your scales will cling.	3e	4C	26 29
וּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָ הַמִּדְבָּ֗רָה אוֹתְךָ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־דְּגַ֣ת יְאֹרֶ֔יךָ עַל־פְּנֵ֤י הַשָּׂדֶה֙ תִּפּ֔וֹל לֹ֥א תֵאָסֵ֖ף וְלֹ֣א תִקָּבֵ֑ץ לְחַיַּ֥ת הָאָ֛רֶץ וּלְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם נְתַתִּ֥יךָ לְאָכְלָֽה	5		And I will abandon you towards the wilderness, you and all the fish of your Nile. On the surface of the field you will fall. You will be neither gathered nor collected. To the animals of the land, and to the fowl of the heavens, I have given you as food.	3d	4C	36 18
וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י מִצְרַ֔יִם כִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה יַ֧עַן הֱיוֹתָ֛ם מִשְׁעֶ֥נֶת קָנֶ֖ה לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	6		And they will know, all those sitting in Egypt, that I am Yahweh, because they were a staff of calamus for the house of Israel.	3c	4B	13 15
בְּתָפְשָׂ֨ם בְּךָ֤ בַכַּף֙ תֵּר֔וֹץ וּבָקַעְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־כָּתֵ֑ף וּבְהִֽשָּׁעֲנָ֤ם עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ תִּשָּׁבֵ֔ר וְהַעֲמַדְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־מָתְנָֽיִם	7		When they arrested you by the palm, you were splintered, and you split their every shoulder, and when they leaned on you, you broke, and you made stand all their endowments.	3e	4C	18 22
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֛י מֵבִ֥יא עָלַ֖יִךְ חָ֑רֶב וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֵּ֖ךְ אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה	8		Therefore thus says my Lord Yahweh, Behold me, I will bring against you a sword, and I will cut off from you human and beast.	3d	4C	19 11
וְהָיְתָ֤ה אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֣ה וְחָרְבָּ֔ה וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה יַ֧עַן אָמַ֛ר יְאֹ֥ר לִ֖י וַאֲנִ֥י עָשִֽׂיתִי	9		And the land of Egypt will become a desolation and a desert, and they will know that I am Yahweh, because he said, The Nile is mine that I, I make.	3c	4C	20 13
לָכֵ֛ן הִנְנִ֥י אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְאֶל־יְאֹרֶ֑יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֞י אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם לְחָרְבוֹת֙ חֹ֣רֶב שְׁמָמָ֔ה מִמִּגְדֹּ֥ל סְוֵנֵ֖ה וְעַד־גְּב֥וּל כּֽוּשׁ	10		So behold me to you, (and to your Nile), and I will consign the land of Egypt to swords, a deserted desolation, from the tower of Seveneh, and to the border of Cush.	3d	4B	13 28
לֹ֤א תַעֲבָר־בָּהּ֙ רֶ֣גֶל אָדָ֔ם וְרֶ֥גֶל בְּהֵמָ֖ה לֹ֣א תַעֲבָר־בָּ֑הּ וְלֹ֥א תֵשֵׁ֖ב אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה	11	C	No human foot will cross over her, nor will foot of beast cross over her, and it will not be inhabited for a forty year span.	3e	4C	20 9
וְנָתַתִּ֣י אֶת־אֶרֶץ֩ מִצְרַ֨יִם שְׁמָמָ֜ה בְּת֣וֹךְ ׀ אֲרָצ֣וֹת נְשַׁמּ֗וֹת וְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ בְּת֨וֹךְ עָרִ֤ים מָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ תִּֽהְיֶ֣יןָ שְׁמָמָ֔ה אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַהֲפִצֹתִ֤י אֶת־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וְֽזֵרִיתִ֖ים בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת	12		And I will consign the land of Egypt to desolation in the midst of desolated lands, and her cities in the midst of cities will be deserts. They will be desolate a forty year span. I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and I will sift them among the lands.	3e	4C	43 19
כִּ֛י כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה מִקֵּ֞ץ אַרְבָּעִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ אֲקַבֵּ֣ץ אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם מִן־הָעַמִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־נָפֹ֥צוּ שָֽׁמָּה	13	d	For thus says my Lord Yahweh, At the end of a forty year span, I will collect Egypt from the peoples among whom they were dispersed.	3d	4C	9 24
וְשַׁבְתִּי֙ אֶת־שְׁב֣וּת מִצְרַ֔יִם וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֤י אֹתָם֙ אֶ֣רֶץ פַּתְר֔וֹס עַל־אֶ֖רֶץ מְכֽוּרָתָ֑ם וְהָ֥יוּ שָׁ֖ם מַמְלָכָ֥ה שְׁפָלָֽה	14		And I will turn the captivity of Egypt, and I will have you return to the land of Patros, to the land of their origin, and there they will be a humble kingdom.	3e	4C	26 10
מִן־הַמַּמְלָכוֹת֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־תִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א ע֖וֹד עַל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וְהִ֨מְעַטְתִּ֔ים לְבִלְתִּ֖י רְד֥וֹת בַּגּוֹיִֽם	15		Of the kingdoms, it will be the humblest, and it will not lift up itself any more against the nations, for I will decrease them that they will not be ruling among the nations.	3e	4B	20 12
וְלֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶה־עוֹד֩ לְבֵ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל לְמִבְטָח֙ מַזְכִּ֣יר עָוֺ֔ן בִּפְנוֹתָ֖ם אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ כִּ֥י אֲנִ֖י אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה	16		And it will not be any more for the house of Israel to trust, a reminder of iniquity when they face them. And they will know that I am... O my Lord, Yahweh.	3e	4C	24 11
וַיְהִ֗י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה בָּֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר	17		And it was in the twenty seventh year, on the first of the first month, it happened that Yahweh spoke to me, saying,	3e	4C	19 10
בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּ֠בֶל הֶעֱבִ֨יד אֶת־חֵיל֜וֹ עֲבֹדָ֤ה גְדֹלָה֙ אֶל־צֹ֔ר כָּל־רֹ֣אשׁ מֻקְרָ֔ח וְכָל־כָּתֵ֖ף מְרוּטָ֑ה וְ֠שָׂכָר לֹא־הָ֨יָה ל֤וֹ וּלְחֵילוֹ֙ מִצֹּ֔ר עַל־הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה אֲשֶׁר־עָבַ֥ד עָלֶֽיהָ	18		The child of humanity, Nebukadretsar, king of Babel, made his force serve a great service into Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder polished, but there was no wage for him or his force from Tyre for the service that he had served against her.	3e	4C	37 23
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֥י נֹתֵ֛ן לִנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְנָשָׂ֨א הֲמֹנָ֜הּ וְשָׁלַ֤ל שְׁלָלָהּ֙ וּבָזַ֣ז בִּזָּ֔הּ וְהָיְתָ֥ה שָׂכָ֖ר לְחֵילֽוֹ	19		Therefore thus says my Lord Yahweh, Behold me, giving Nebukadretsar, king of Babel, the land of Egypt, and he will lift up her tumult and the spoil of her spoil, and he will loot her loot, and it will become a wage for his force.	3d	4C	29 25
פְּעֻלָּתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁר־עָ֣בַד בָּ֔הּ נָתַ֥תִּי ל֖וֹ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ עָ֣שׂוּ לִ֔י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה	20		For his work that he served against her, I have given to him the land of Egypt, that which they did for me. An oracle of my Lord Yahweh.	3e	4B	19 12
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא אַצְמִ֤יחַ קֶ֙רֶן֙ לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּלְךָ֛ אֶתֵּ֥ן פִּתְחֽוֹן־פֶּ֖ה בְּתוֹכָ֑ם וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה	21	B	In that day I will cause the horn for the house of Israel to grow, and to you I will give an open mouth among them, and they will know that I am Yahweh.	3d	4C	24 7

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I wonder if this link will share. The fight among the social media software manufacturers is severe. Next time I am on a cruise I will have to take one of those Microsoft courses!

Isaiah 37

True to form, Isaiah 37 is ready quickly, but what it invites is a comparison of the music with 2 Kings 19. On a superficial level, apart from the extra verse division (verse 15), it looks identical. There are however several differences in ornamentation as shown here in a textual form

I have all the music in several forms to allow quick reading and comparison. These are clearly close.
If you know accentuation, you can probably figure out the names I have used. The actual music is in the usual places.

Isaiah 37		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה	1		And it happened when the king Hezekiah heard, that he ripped his garments. And he covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of Yahweh.	3e	4B	19 11
וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַבַּ֜יִת וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שֶׁבְנָ֣א הַסּוֹפֵ֗ר וְאֵת֙ זִקְנֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמ֖וֹץ הַנָּבִֽיא	2	~	And he sent Elyaqim, who is over the house, and Shebna the secretary, and the elders of the priests, covered in sackcloth, to Isaiah, child of Amoz, the prophet.	3e	4B	34 11
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ יוֹם־צָרָ֧ה וְתוֹכֵחָ֛ה וּנְאָצָ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י בָ֤אוּ בָנִים֙ עַד־מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר וְכֹ֥חַ אַ֖יִן לְלֵדָֽה	3		And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, A day of trouble and reproof and blasphemy is this day, for children come to the breaking, and there is no power to be born.	3c	4C	26 15
אוּלַ֡י יִשְׁמַע֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אֵ֣ת ׀ דִּבְרֵ֣י רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ שְׁלָח֨וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר ׀ אֲדֹנָיו֙ לְחָרֵף֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַ֔י וְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖ע יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְנָשָׂ֣אתָ תְפִלָּ֔ה בְּעַ֥ד הַשְּׁאֵרִ֖ית הַנִּמְצָאָֽה	4		Maybe Yahweh your God will hear the words of the overlord cupbearer whom the king of Ashur, his master, sent to reproach the God of life, and will referee with the words that Yahweh your God has heard. So lift up a prayer through the residue that is found.	3e	4C	52 16
וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַבְדֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֶל־יְשַׁעְיָֽהוּ	5		And the servants of the king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.	3d	3g	17
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּן אֶל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִפְּנֵ֤י הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אוֹתִֽי	6		And Isaiah said to them, Thus you say to your master, Thus says Yahweh, Do not fear because of the presence of the words that you heard, with which the lads of the king of Ashur reviled me.	3c	4C	18 31
הִנְנִ֨י נוֹתֵ֥ן בּוֹ֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב אֶל־אַרְצ֑וֹ וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו בַּחֶ֖רֶב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ	7		Note me well, giving in him a spirit, and he will hear what is heard, and return to his land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his land.	3e	4B	18 10
וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּמְצָא֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר נִלְחָ֖ם עַל־לִבְנָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י נָסַ֖ע מִלָּכִֽישׁ	8		And the cupbearer overlord returned and found the king of Ashur warring against Libnah, for he had heard that he had pulled out from Lachish.	3e	4B	19 9
וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע עַל־תִּרְהָ֤קָה מֶֽלֶךְ־כּוּשׁ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יָצָ֖א לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם אִתָּ֑ךְ וַיִּשְׁמַע֙ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר	9		For he had heard concerning Tirhakah, king of Cush, saying, He has come out to fight you, for he had heard and he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,	3e	4C	20 16
כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֗וּן אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־יַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣ אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בּוֹטֵ֥חַ בּ֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר	10	B	Thus you say to Hezekiah, king of Judah, saying, Do not let your God, in whom you trust, lure you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Ashur.	3d	4C	34 14
הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר לְכָל־הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת לְהַחֲרִימָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּנָּצֵֽל	11		Behold yourself, you heard what the kings of Ashur have done to all the lands to destroy them utterly, and will you be delivered?	3d	4B	26 6
הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ אוֹתָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ אֲבוֹתַ֔י אֶת־גּוֹזָ֖ן וְאֶת־חָרָ֑ן וְרֶ֥צֶף וּבְנֵי־עֶ֖דֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּתְלַשָּֽׂר	12		Did the gods of the nations deliver them whom my ancestors have destroyed: even Gozan and Haran, and Retzeph and the children of Eden that were in Thelasar?	3e	4C	27 11
אַיֵּ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ־חֲמָת֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַרְפָּ֔ד וּמֶ֖לֶךְ לָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם הֵנַ֖ע וְעִוָּֽה	13		Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Iva?	3e	4C	20 5
וַיִּקַּ֨ח חִזְקִיָּ֧הוּ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֛ים מִיַּ֥ד הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֙עַל֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה	14		And Hezekiah received the correspondence from the hand of the messengers, and recited it, and he ascended to the house of Yahweh, and Hezekiah spread it in the presence of Yahweh.	3c	4B	22 19
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר	15		And Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying,	3e	3g	13
יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אַתָּה־ה֤וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ	16		Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, who sits on the cherubim, you are he, the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You yourself have made the heavens and the earth.	3e	4C	34 14
הַטֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אָזְנְךָ֙ וּֽשְׁמָ֔ע פְּקַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה עֵינֶ֖ךָ וּרְאֵ֑ה וּשְׁמַ֗ע אֵ֚ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י סַנְחֵרִ֔יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֔ח לְחָרֵ֖ף אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי	17		Bend Yahweh, your ear, and hear. Give sight, Yahweh, to your eye, and see, and hear all the words of Senacherib that he sent to reproach the God of life.	3c	4C	18 20
אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־כָּל־הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם	18		Truly Yahweh, the kings of Ashur have made desert of all the lands and their land.	3d	4A	4 18
וְנָתֹ֥ן אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם	19		And consigned their gods to the fire, for they are not God, but the construction of the hands of a human, tree and stone. So they have eliminated them.	3c	4B	10 22
וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּ מִיָד֑וֹ וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לְבַדֶּֽךָ	20		And now, Yahweh our God, save us from his hand, and they will know, all the kingdoms of the earth, that you are Yahweh, you alone.	3e	4B	15 18
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמ֔וֹץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ הִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּ אֵלַ֔י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֖יב מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר	21		And Isaiah child of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, What you prayed to me against Senacherib, king of Ashur,	3e	4C	17 27
זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה לְךָ֗ בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־צִיּ֔וֹן אַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הֵנִ֔יעָה בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם	22	B	this is the thing that Yahweh spoke concerning him, The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you, has derided you. Behind you, the daughter of Jerusalem has wagged a head.	3e	4B	12 28
אֶת־מִ֤י חֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙ וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֖י הֲרִימ֣וֹתָה קּ֑וֹל וַתִּשָּׂ֥א מָר֛וֹם עֵינֶ֖יךָ אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	23		Whom did you reproach and revile? And against whom have you been exalting a voice, and lifted up on high your eyes? to the Holy One of Israel.	3d	4C	17 14
בְּיַ֣ד עֲבָדֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ ׀ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר בְּרֹ֥ב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְר֥וֹם הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קוֹמַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְחַ֣ר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָבוֹא֙ מְר֣וֹם קִצּ֔וֹ יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלּֽוֹ	24		By the hand of your servants you have reproached my Lord, and you have said, With my many chariots, I am. I have ascended the high ground of the hills, the flanks of Lebanon, and I will gouge the place of its cedars, its choice fir trees, and I will come into from on high its outskirts, the forest of its plantation.	3d	4C	34 25
אֲנִ֥י קַ֖רְתִּי וְשָׁתִ֣יתִי מָ֑יִם וְאַחְרִב֙ בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י כֹּ֖ל יְאֹרֵ֥י מָצֽוֹר	25		I am my fountain, and I imbibe waters, and I will drain, by the sole of my footfall, all the canals of lower Egypt.	3e	4B	10 14
הֲלֽוֹא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙ אוֹתָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי מִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵאתִ֔יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לְהַשְׁא֛וֹת גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֽוֹת	26		Have you not heard from afar what I have done from the days of old, and I fashioned it. Now I have made it come, for you, to reduce to rubble the struggles of enclosed cities.	3d	4C	22 20
וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ קִצְרֵי־יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וָבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֔וֹת וּשְׁדֵמָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה	27		So their inhabitants were short-handed. They were dismayed and reticent. They were herbs of the field and verdant foliage, housetop grass, and a field before it arises.	3e	4C	12 21
וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ וְצֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֲךָ֖ יָדָ֑עְתִּי וְאֵ֖ת הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥ אֵלָֽי	28		But your seat, and your going out, and your coming in, I know, and your shuddering against me.	3d	4A	14 8
יַ֚עַן הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣ אֵלַ֔י וְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ עָלָ֣ה בְאָזְנָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י חַחִ֜י בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ וּמִתְגִּי֙ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ בָּֽהּ	29	C	Because your shuddering against me, and your tranquility has come up in my ears, and I have put my thorn in your nose, and my bit in your lips, and I will have you return in the way by which you have come.	3e	4C	18 30
וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָא֔וֹת אָכ֤וֹל הַשָּׁנָה֙ סָפִ֔יחַ וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית שָׁחִ֑יס וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית זִרְע֧וּ וְקִצְר֛וּ וְנִטְע֥וּ כְרָמִ֖ים וְאִכְל֥וּ פִרְיָֽם	30		And this to you is the sign: you will eat this year accidental planting and in the second year, volunteer planting, and in the third year, sow and reap, and they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.	3c	4C	23 23
וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה פְּלֵיטַ֧ת בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה וְעָשָׂ֥ה פְרִ֖י לְמָֽעְלָה	31		And the residue will add to the security of the house of Judah, a rootstock downward, and make fruit upward.	3c	4B	19 8
כִּ֤י מִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ תֵּצֵ֣א שְׁאֵרִ֔ית וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵהַ֣ר צִיּ֑וֹן קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־זֹּֽאת	32	C	For from Jerusalem a residue will go forth, and security from mount Zion. The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts will do this.	3d	4C	17 11
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לֹ֤א יָבוֹא֙ אֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְלֹֽא־יוֹרֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ עֳלֶ֖יהָ סֹלְלָֽה	33		Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Ashur, He will not come against this city, nor shoot there an arrow, nor confront her with a shield, nor pour out of a ramp, against her.	3e	4C	25 17
בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א בָּ֣הּ יָשׁ֑וּב וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לֹ֥א יָב֖וֹא נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה	34		In the way that he entered, in it he will return, and to this city he will not come. An oracle of Yahweh.	3d	4B	9 13
וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י עַל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי	35		And I will defend this city to save it, for my sake, and for the sake of David my servant.	3d	4A	13 11
וַיֵּצֵ֣א ׀ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּכֶּה֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים	36		And the messenger of Yahweh came out and struck in the camp of Ashur a hundred and eighty five thousand, and they rose early in the morning and behold, all of them, dead carcasses.	3d	4B	27 17
וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה	37		So Senacherib king of Ashur pulled out, and went and returned. And he settled in Nineveh.	3e	4B	16 6
וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית ׀ נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו	38		And it happened that he was worshiping in the house of Nisrok his God, and Adramelek and Sharetser, his children, struck him with the sword and they, they escaped into the land of Ararat, and Esarchadon his son reigned in his stead.	3d	4C	41 11

2 Kings 19

I was skating about on the surface of several chapters and all seemed very unfamiliar to me till I noted that 2 Kings 19 was sitting there empty in the middle of a series of chapters from 13 to 25. Again this is from the 4 parallel chapters in Isaiah 36-39, so true to form, Isaiah 37 is now 93% complete by automation. All that remains for me is to form the sentences there, most of which will be based on or identical to the ones below depending on the minor changes in the Hebrew.

Quite apart from the technical difficulty I had for 3 days restarting the database, I now feel that I am back on the horse. I don't know if there is a saddle or not. It depends on whether the horse remains predictable, and language and history and culture being what they are, I am sure there are surprises left. Many of the words in this passage were only single guesses. The text of the prayers and prophecies here is unique in its phrasing. While reading this chapters I also tweaked 19 other chapters. And I discovered that my data recovery process loses the audit dates. I have since backed up these so some history of changes is gone - not very important except to an archivist.

This is a cool story - apart from the questions my translation raises about language, which are legion, the statement of faith from Hezekiah in verse 15 reflects the faith of the Psalms through the phrase ... the heavens and the earth. 

I have not fully recovered changes I made in April in my forms and programs, but I am always changing them anyway. And I really need to redevelop them in some places. One that I have made selects verses by word sequences. so that I can check my decisions concerning the concordance of sentence construction. I was surprised that את הארץ was not found where I expected, but in the psalms, they being poetry, the phrase does not include the object marker: עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ

I have rarely used the phrase the living God to date. Suddenly I find myself filled with questions about the formation and intent of this phrase. How should I distinguish אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי (here) from 1 Samuel 17 and Deuteronomy 5, אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽיים?  Is it a variation in the cultural usage of the Hebrew language? I decided on a construct in this case. And where אל is used rather than the long plural of God, I have used the living One. (Psalms 42 and Hosea 2).

2 Kings 19		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה	1		And it happened when the king Hezekiah heard, that he ripped his garments. And he covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of Yahweh.	3e	4B	19 11
וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַבַּ֜יִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֣א הַסֹּפֵ֗ר וְאֵת֙ זִקְנֵ֣י הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא בֶּן־אָמֽוֹץ	2	~	And he sent Elyaqim, who is over the house, and Shebna the secretary, and the elders of the priests, covered in sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, child of Amoz.	3e	4B	33 11
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ יוֹם־צָרָ֧ה וְתוֹכֵחָ֛ה וּנְאָצָ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י בָ֤אוּ בָנִים֙ עַד־מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר וְכֹ֥חַ אַ֖יִן לְלֵדָֽה	3		And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, A day of trouble and reproof and blasphemy is this day, for children come to the breaking, and there is no power to be born.	3c	4C	26 15
אוּלַ֡י יִשְׁמַע֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אֵ֣ת ׀ כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ שְׁלָח֨וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר ׀ אֲדֹנָיו֙ לְחָרֵף֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַ֔י וְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖ע יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְנָשָׂ֣אתָ תְפִלָּ֔ה בְּעַ֥ד הַשְּׁאֵרִ֖ית הַנִּמְצָאָֽה	4		Maybe Yahweh your God will hear all the words of the overlord cupbearer whom the king of Ashur, his master, sent to reproach the God of life, and will referee with the words that Yahweh your God has heard. So lift up a prayer through the residue that is found.	3e	4C	53 16
וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַבְדֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֶל־יְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ	5		And the servants of the king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.	3d	3g	17
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּן אֶל־אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִפְּנֵ֤י הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אֹתִֽי	6		And Isaiah said to them, Thus you say to your master, Thus says Yahweh, Do not fear because of the presence of the words that you heard, with which the lads of the king of Ashur reviled me.	3c	4C	17 31
הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן בּוֹ֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב לְאַרְצ֑וֹ וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו בַּחֶ֖רֶב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ	7		Note me well, I will give in him a spirit, and he will hear what is heard, and return to his land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his land.	3e	4B	18 10
וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּמְצָא֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר נִלְחָ֖ם עַל־לִבְנָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י נָסַ֖ע מִלָּכִֽישׁ	8		And the cupbearer overlord returned and found the king of Ashur warring against Libnah, for he had heard that he had pulled out from Lachish.	3e	4B	19 9
וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע אֶל־תִּרְהָ֤קָה מֶֽלֶך־כּוּשׁ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֥ה יָצָ֖א לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם אִתָּ֑ךְ וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר	9		And he heard of Tirhakah, king of Cush, saying, Behold, he has come out to fight you, and he turned and he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,	3e	4C	22 16
כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֗וּן אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־יַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בֹּטֵ֥חַ בּ֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר	10	B	Thus you say to Hezekiah, king of Judah, saying, Do not let your God, whom you trust in, lure you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Ashur.	3d	4C	34 14
הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר לְכָל־הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת לְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּנָּצֵֽל	11		Behold yourself, you heard what the kings of Ashur have done to all the lands to destroy them utterly, and will you be delivered?	3d	4B	27 6
הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ אֹתָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שִׁחֲת֣וּ אֲבוֹתַ֔י אֶת־גּוֹזָ֖ן וְאֶת־חָרָ֑ן וְרֶ֥צֶף וּבְנֵי־עֶ֖דֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר	12		Did the gods of the nations deliver them whom my ancestors have destroyed: even Gozan and Xaran, and Retzeph and the children of Eden that were in Thelasar?	3e	4C	27 11
אַיּ֤וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ־חֲמָת֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַרְפָּ֔ד וּמֶ֖לֶךְ לָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם הֵנַ֖ע וְעִוָּֽה	13	C	Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Iva?	3e	4C	20 5
וַיִּקַּ֨ח חִזְקִיָּ֧הוּ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֛ים מִיַּ֥ד הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑ם וַיַּ֙עַל֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה	14		And Hezekiah received the correspondence from the hand of the messengers, and recited it, and he ascended to the house of Yahweh, and Hezekiah spread it in the presence of Yahweh.	3c	4B	21 19
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל חִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אַתָּה־ה֤וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ	15		And Hezekiah prayed in the presence of Yahweh, and he said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, who sits on the cherubim, you are he, the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You yourself have made the heavens and the earth.	3e	4C	46 14
הַטֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אָזְנְךָ֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע פְּקַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה עֵינֶ֖יךָ וּרְאֵ֑ה וּשְׁמַ֗ע אֵ֚ת דִּבְרֵ֣י סַנְחֵרִ֔יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁלָח֔וֹ לְחָרֵ֖ף אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי	16		Bend Yahweh, your ear, and hear. Give sight, Yahweh, to your eyes and see, and hear the words of Senacherib that he sent to reproach the God of life.	3c	4C	19 20
אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם	17		Truly Yahweh, the kings of Ashur have made desert of the nations and their land.	3d	4A	4 16
וְנָתְנ֥וּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם	18		And they consigned their gods to the fire, for they are not God, but the construction of the hands of a human, tree and stone. So they have eliminated them.	3c	4B	10 22
וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נוּ נָ֖א מִיָּד֑וֹ וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְבַדֶּֽךָ	19		And now, Yahweh our God, save us, if you will, from his hand, and they will know, all the kingdoms of the earth, that you, Yahweh, are God, you alone.	3d	4B	17 22
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמ֔וֹץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּ אֵלַ֛י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי	20		And Isaiah child of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, What you prayed to me against Senacherib, king of Ashur, I have heard.	3c	4C	17 30
זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה לְךָ֗ בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־צִיּ֔וֹן אַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הֵנִ֔יעָה בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם	21	B	This is the thing that Yahweh spoke concerning him, The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you, has derided you. Behind you, the daughter of Jerusalem has wagged a head.	3e	4B	12 28
אֶת־מִ֤י חֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙ וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֖י הֲרִימ֣וֹתָ קּ֑וֹל וַתִּשָּׂ֥א מָר֛וֹם עֵינֶ֖יךָ עַל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	22		Whom did you reproach and revile? And against whom have you exalted a voice, and lifted up on high your eyes? against the Holy One of Israel.	3d	4C	17 14
בְּיַ֣ד מַלְאָכֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ ׀ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר בְּרֹ֥ב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְר֥וֹם הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קוֹמַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְח֣וֹר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָב֙וֹאָה֙ מְל֣וֹן קִצֹּ֔ה יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלּֽוֹ	23		By the hand of your messengers you have reproached my lord, and you have said, With my many chariots, I am. I have ascended the high ground of the hills, the flanks of Lebanon, and I will gouge the place of its cedars, its choice fir trees, and I will enter extreme lodging, the forest of its plantation.	3d	4C	34 26
אֲנִ֣י קַ֔רְתִּי וְשָׁתִ֖יתִי מַ֣יִם זָרִ֑ים וְאַחְרִב֙ בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י כֹּ֖ל יְאֹרֵ֥י מָצֽוֹר	24		I am my fountain, and I imbibe strange waters, and I will drain, by the sole of my footfall, all the canals of lower Egypt.	3e	4B	11 14
הֲלֹֽא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙ אֹתָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי לְמִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵיאתִ֗יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לַהְשׁ֛וֹת גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֽוֹת	25		Have you not heard from afar? I have done it from the days of old, and I fashioned it. Now I have brought it, for you, to reduce to rubble the struggles of enclosed cities.	3d	4C	22 19
וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ קִצְרֵי־יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֔וֹת וּשְׁדֵפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה	26		So their inhabitants were short-handed. They were dismayed and reticent. They were herbs of the field, and verdant foliage, housetop grass, and as blighted corn before it arises.	3e	4C	13 21
וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ וְצֵאתְךָ֥ וּבֹאֲךָ֖ יָדָ֑עְתִּי וְאֵ֖ת הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥ אֵלָֽי	27		But your seat, and your going out, and your coming in, I know, and your shuddering against me.	3d	4A	13 8
יַ֚עַן הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣ אֵלַ֔י וְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ עָלָ֣ה בְאָזְנָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י חַחִ֜י בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ וּמִתְגִּי֙ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ בָּֽהּ	28	C	Because your shuddering against me, and your tranquility has come up in my ears, and I have put my thorn in your nose, and my bit in your lips, and I will return you in the way by which you have come.	3e	4C	18 30
וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָא֔וֹת אָכ֤וֹל הַשָּׁנָה֙ סָפִ֔יחַ וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית סָחִ֑ישׁ וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית זִרְע֧וּ וְקִצְר֛וּ וְנִטְע֥וּ כְרָמִ֖ים וְאִכְל֥וּ פִרְיָֽם	29		And this to you is the sign: you will eat this year accidental planting and in the second year, volunteer planting, and in the third year, sow and reap, and they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.	3c	4C	23 23
וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה פְּלֵיטַ֧ת בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה וְעָשָׂ֥ה פְרִ֖י לְמָֽעְלָה	30		And the residue will add to the security of the house of Judah, a rootstock downward, and make fruit upward.	3c	4B	19 8
כִּ֤י מִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ תֵּצֵ֣א שְׁאֵרִ֔ית וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵהַ֣ר צִיּ֑וֹן קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־זֹּֽאת	31	C	For from Jerusalem a residue will go forth, and security from mount Zion. The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts will do this.	3d	4C	17 11
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לֹ֤א יָבֹא֙ אֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְלֹֽא־יוֹרֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ עָלֶ֖יהָ סֹלְלָֽה	32		Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Ashur, He will not come against this city, nor shoot there an arrow, nor confront her with a shield, nor pour out of a ramp, against her.	3e	4C	25 17
בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹ֖א בָּ֣הּ יָשׁ֑וּב וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖א נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה	33		In the way that he came, in it he will return, and to this city he will not come. An oracle of Yahweh.	3d	4B	10 13
וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי	34		And I will defend this city to save it, for my sake, and for the sake of David my servant.	3d	4A	13 11
וַיְהִי֮ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַהוּא֒ וַיֵּצֵ֣א ׀ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּךְ֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים	35		And it was in that night that the messenger of Yahweh came out and struck in the camp of Ashur a hundred and eighty five thousand, and they rose early in the morning and behold, all of them, dead carcasses.	3d	4B	33 17
וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה	36		So Senacherib king of Ashur pulled out, and went and returned. And he settled in Nineveh.	3e	4B	16 6
וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית ׀ נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו	37		And it happened that he was worshiping in the house of Nisrok his God, and Adramelek and Sharetser, his children, struck him with the sword and they, they escaped into the land of Ararat, and Esarchadon his son reigned in his stead.	3d	4C	41 11

Reproof

Reproof for חסד is gone. I had used it in Psalm 23 and 52. My first decisions after a month off are beginning to happen again. The decision to use reproof a few times instead of the more familiar loving-kindness or mercy was made up to 7 years ago, perhaps more. It is not without some justification, but as a gloss, it leads away from sentiment only to the extent that we are aware it is an exception to the norm. Besides, reproof is an important concept particularly in Job.

חסד covenant mercy(1), covenant-merciful-kindness(1), kindly(3), kindness(22), kindnesses(2), loving-kindness(128), loving-kindnesses(2), mercies(2), mercy(45), show yourself kind(2), there ... loving-kindness(1), xesed(1)
יכח argue(2), arguments(2), correct(11), correction(9), corrections(3), corrects(1), might referee(1), one reproves(1), own correction(1), reasoning prove(1), referee together(1), referee(11), refereed(1), reproof(4), reprove(4), reproved(2), reproves(1)

My holiday finished with a touch of reproof! I found myself locked out of my local database. Some idiosyncrasy of Oracle XE stopped it from allowing a connection. How it fixed itself and how it changed while I was away remain a mystery to me. I did feel that the Invisible was saying: You need to slow down and learn more before continuing. So I read a scholarly article on Proverbs 1:1-7 and I recognized why I don't want to go to such depth. Too many words, too many syllables. But at some point, I should be able to interpret and not just read...

I have other compromises that I am not completely happy with. I used height and heights for two different roots (רום and קום). But height is prosaic and heights poetic so I have left the conflict. And they differ by only one letter in Hebrew. The first is basically arise and place plus a few miscellaneous homonyms, the second exalt and lift high with a homonym contribute. You can see how easily one part of this group could morph into another.

קום arise(123), arisen(9), arises(12), arising(21), arose(73), assignation(2), blurred(1), blurring(1), height(17), hold high(1), make arise(2), one arising(1), own place(5), place where(1), place(289), placed(23), places(14), placing(1), quicken(1), quickly arise(1), quite arisen(1), raise(32), raised(15), raises(2), raising(7), risen corn(3), sneering(1), there arise(1), upheld(5), uphold(12), upholds(1), waking arising(1)
רום ... exalted(1), contribute(5), contribution(35), contributions(2), contributors(1), exalt themselves(1), exalt(19), exaltation(8), exalted(39), exalting(4), exalts(3), heights(11), high(27), higher(1), lift high(5), lifted high(6), lifting high(1), lifts high(1), looked after(1), mightily high(1), one contributes(1), quite full exalted(1), ram(4), ready(1), recover(2), rumah(2), stamp(1), tall(1), taller(1)

I will fight with glosses the whole way and lose. The longer I wait to change something that bothers me, the harder it gets. I know the compromises for the most part and I fix them sometimes immediately when I can. But language is more than glosses and more than words.

Joel Hoffman has a delightfully entitled blog: God Didn't Say That. I appreciated a recent question on translation here. Does language really supply assumed values that you might hate? Clearly it does and we often aren't aware of them.

Panama - selections from the Carribean

Day 2 - at sea - and a formal dinner. 23°16.7'N 084°43.0'W, Moderate breeze / Sunny skies, 24°C

The post office at Hell, Cayman Islands

Day 3 - Grand Cayman. Sounds grand, doesn't it. Here we thrifty tourists decided to get a 'bus' - somewhat like the little buses in Turkey - to see the sights. At $15 each, we got a two-hour tour along the road that runs by 7 mile beach. It was a fine tour with stops for sampling the rum and rum cake along the way. As I reported earlier, Hell is a scheduled stop on this ride. From here we guessed at Grand Cayman postage and hoped the Easter card would be delivered even from Hell.

A hot day deserves a stop at the beach, but we were the only two to get off the bus there. We figured we could get a return taxi/bus for a few dollars. The water was excellent. Getting in was easy, one just slid down a sandy slope where the waves were breaking. Getting back onto the beach was another story. Fortunately two strong men visiting locally for snorkeling helped Diana get back onto terra firma.

7 mile beach

They also went to the parking lot and found that a bus had returned for a number of other swimmers who had also been on a tour and had been dropped off at the beach. The cost for getting back was five dollars each. Altogether a reasonable day. (Even cheaper if Diana had remembered to bring her Hat. But still the hat we bought is quite delightful and will be useful. Maybe we will give it away to someone who likes yellow ribbon.)

The only thing we didn't do was use the free shower on the beach. The sand was composed of coarse and somewhat sharp white granules which back in our stateroom caused a little consternation, but not much.

St Peter's Falmouth

Returning to the ship was a long process because of the tender, about half an hour. We unpacked the backpack and got the sand out of us then went upstairs to get ice cream, vanilla and coffee.

Day 4 - Jamaica, Falmouth. Here we likewise did our own thing. In this case a walk through town. We were accosted by one man who was determined to be our protector, but we said no thanks and he eventually left. He said we needed protection, but we didn't. We walked to St Peter's and back, about a mile and a half.

Day 5 - at sea 2017.04.11 15°49.1'N 073°44.8'W Fresh breeze / Cloudy skies, 28°C

Day 6 - Aruba - the sponsor of BBC News etc. Finally we get to see what it's all about. There are many resorts, some very grand, even pompous.

We were going to bring snorkel equipment, but it is too cumbersome to pack for such a journey.

Again we visited on our own, this time by public transit, a double fare pass for each of us. Renting an umbrella and chair on the beach for an hour or so. The Bugaloe beach hut did not have wifi as promised and the facilities cost a dollar. Not perfect but doable. (We found a good change room at the Hilton Aruba just a 100 or so meters from the beach.) More pictures here.

How do you stop a panorama when using an iphone?

Panama - day 1

Park in Downtown Tampa 

We are back from our repositioning cruise through the Panama canal from Tampa to Victoria. I cannot open my database at the moment. Something changed in the Oracle XE configuration. Being deprived of my work for a few more days highlights the things that give my life meaning apart from isolating myself in ancient texts. Things like running the house, planting in the garden, saying hello to people, going to GVYO rehearsals and to the Opera and so on. I am going to document the cruise to figure out how such an experience fits in for us.

Day 1. We had arrived via Air Canada (Victoria-Toronto-Tampa) the prior night. In the morning we took a short walk through the downtown area of Tampa from our hotel, the Meridien, located in the beautiful old courthouse building. We were looking for a card, a post office, and some tonic water to go with the gin we had purchased for the next three weeks on board the cruise: Tampa to Victoria via three ports in the Caribbean through the Panama canal and then up the coast of Central America to San Diego. 

Diana waited in this park while I searched for the post office. I duly weighed the card, attached the postage, and returned for her to write the card, an Easter card, but then we both forgot to mail it! 

We walked back to the hotel, intrigued by the architecture. We had an hour to spare before the shuttle to the dock, so we settled into the coffee shop in the hotel. 

As we entered the cruise terminal, I noted the card in my pocket. O dear. Ensured that we could mail the card from the ship, we boarded, but they didn't tell us they wouldn't be able to mail the card till San Diego, a week after Easter! Eventually we mailed it from our first stop, Hell, in the Cayman Islands, on the 7 mile beach where we had a lovely swim. I understand it arrived a few days ago. It was a long and tortuous journey from the post office in Hell to Regina, I expect.

The coffee shop in the old court house, now the Meridien hotel

Our trip from Victoria was very smooth and at every checkpoint we were given swift priority either for the handicapped or from our business class seat sale that we had purchased in January. The Rouge flight from Toronto was particularly enjoyable for the Ipad they loaned me with which I watched Arrival, a film we later saw on the ship and watched twice in our suite. I find the film a credible exploration of the problem of language perception and translation. I am still pondering it.

Google photos is a step backward from Picasa albums. The rest of the album is here. I have also tried it on Onedrive but it appears you have to sign in to view. Google vs Microsoft competition is not working for us at the moment.