If there is one thing i can say about gary barwins giller prizeshortlisted yiddish for pirates it is this. Used to express appreciation for someones hope that matters will turn out well. Epictetus we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. Author, from your lips to gods ears, selfpublished, 2017 known as haftorahman spoken to over 100 synagogues across the globe on his interpretations of the haftorah. Oct 24, 2003 from your lips to god s ears may the prediction or wish you are making come true. Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the lord will slay with the breath of his mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of his coming. From your lips to gods ears phrase meaning and origin. From your mouth to my ears sermon by jim dillinger. How do you say from your mouth to gods ears in hebrew. In contrast to idols, gods ears are not heavy isa 59. What does the bible say about my prayers reaching gods ears. From your lips to gods ear is common among at least some jews as a reply to an expression of hope or good wishes.
God gave us two ears and one mouth because he knew listening would be twice as difficult as talking. God speaks through your own mouth the quickened word. A users guide to king davids sefer tehillim book of psalms. Great anguish, such as dying with thirst, is expressed by the tongue cleaving to the roof of the mouth hebrew chekh, job 29. What is meaning of phrase from your lips to gods ears. Yiddish is, above all, the paradigmatic jewish language the insiders way of communicating to fellow jews about daytoday things talk about god and faith is reserved for lashon hakkodesh the holy tongue of hebrew. For the priests lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth pey. Animals, types of biting things like snakes poison. Or, as defined in the taste of yiddish by lillian merwin feinsilver 1970. That you may know the son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he said to the paralytic, i say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go your way to your house. But if youre a tuches lecker, it means youre an ass kisser or ass licker, someone who is constantly brown nosing for approval or attention.
The version from your lips to gods ears appears in the novel the devils arithmetic, written by jane yolen about a jewish girl in new york who is transported back in time to a nazi death camp. From your mouthlips to gods ears is about as ancient a saying as the. Jewish businessman reuben ebrahimoff discusses the importance of the book of psalms. From gods mouth to your ears paperback may 21, 2009 by fernanda persichilli author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. What does the saying from your mouth to gods ears mean. Probably the digging of davids ears refers to this same capacity to respond to gods voice. I touched your mouth, and i put my words in your mouth. He was the first mashadi jew from persia to attend yeshiva in the u. From your mouth to gods ear reveals a sensitive and eloquent upandcomer in alternative americana. From your lips to god s ears, i think, repeating a yiddish expression i have often heard my mother say. The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. In the new testament, james also refers to the ears of the lord with the purpose of threatening the perpetrators of injustice. Yiddish is very expressive language full of colorful and cultural idioms, mainly those from a time mostly lost. How do you say from your mouth to god s ears in hebrew.
Gods word in your mouth is as powerful as gods word in. Yiddish expression meaning, from your mouth to gods ears by marjorie gottlieb wolfe syosset, new york. From your lips to gods ears, i think, repeating a yiddish expression i have often heard my mother say. The original, literal meaning of the saying indicates that the speaker wishes that whatever the addressee has just said will be heard by god and answered. May be used sarcastically, in which case it is roughly equivalent to good luck with that. Some of these and i think a lot more yiddish words are still part of everyday german language. It seems to have been written originally by michael d. The version from your lips to god s ears appears in the novel the devils arithmetic, written by jane yolen about a jewish girl in new york who is. Yiddish may god hear what he has saidand fulfill it. So you stand as one with the word of god in your mouth for the people of god. My words in your mouth ct pastors christianity today.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Classic yiddish phrase expressing wish, desire, hope. From your lips to gods ears hardcover october 15, 2016 by reuben ebrahimoff author visit amazons reuben ebrahimoff page. So you will be a sign for them, and they will know that i am the lord. Jewish and christian people use the book of psalms to feel connected to gd, and when. We have 1 answer for the clue from your mouth to god s ears. The father, son, and holy spirit are available to us 247.
Gods ability to hear is the peril of powerful oppressors. In this life there is a possibility of us getting out of touch with our loved ones and friends, to the extent that we can not reach them, neither by phone or mail. Either way, whoever wrote it deserves the creditif you know who it. The law of truth was in his mouth pey, and iniquity was not found in his lips. What is the origin of the phrase from your lips to gods. The lach at the end of a word in yiddish is a plural diminutive. Set in the years around 1492, yiddish for pirates recounts the compelling story of moishe, a bar mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ships crew, where he meets aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his nearconstant companion. Oct 15, 2016 reuben ebrahimoff, also affectionately known as the haftorahman, was born in kew gardens, queens, ny in 1959. Several revelations come forth from that declaration. If you speak litvisherussian yiddish you will say ever, if you speak polishhungarian yiddish you will say oyer. The new joys of yiddish, by leo rosten and lawrence bush new york, 20031968. Jul 10, 2012 in the new testament, james also refers to the ears of the lord with the purpose of threatening the perpetrators of injustice. What does the phrase from your mouth to gods ear mean. This revelation of father god will change your life.
Now i understand my mouth, ears, and heart belong to jesus. I just noticed from xs lipsmouth to gods ear in a posting of geoff pullums. Ready for war weapons of christ the timing of his coming other references to mouths. The ears of the lord biblebridge bible study lessons. I thank god every day that he listened to me even if i didnt realise that until later. One of the things i have heard over and over in our fellowship is the need to be like the church of the bible. Also appearing in english as from your mouth to gods ear. Ive never read a book so jampacked with word play and creative use of language as this one. My mouth, ears, and heart and very life belong to jesus, right down to this very moment and breath. The phrase also appears in the orthodox jewish prayer book. They criticize our old way of understanding the bible.
From your mouth to gods ear 8 translations arabic, german. Every time gods word is proclaimed it changes all of those within its hearing. Since 2010, the yiddish book centers wexler oral history project has recorded more than 500 indepth video interviews that provide a deeper understanding of the jewish experience and the legacy and changing nature of yiddish language and culture. The phrase from your mouth to gods ears appears in bandit, a short story written in yiddish by sholem aleichem better know as the author of fiddler on the roof, who lived from 1859 to 1916. Yiddish expression meaning, from your mouth to god s ears by marjorie gottlieb wolfe syosset, new york. And i have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand, establishing the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to zion, you are my people. In plain english, they think we need to interpret the scriptures in a new way. There is an energetic and spiritual aspect to the primary trinity alignment and the srt neck release. But eventually the critical tide began to turn and everyday jews was acknowledged as a masterpiece of yiddish modernism. An ass is recognized by his long ears, a fool by his long tongue. He again will be a featured speaker at npc, february 26march 1. Apr 21, 2009 god gave us two ears and one mouth because he knew listening would be twice as difficult as talking. When you say this to someone, it means that you hope what they are saying will come true. Author, from your lips to god s ears, selfpublished, 2017 known as haftorahman spoken to over 100 synagogues across the globe on his interpretations of the haftorah.
Yiddish words for ear include and find more yiddish words at. There is a miracle in your mouth part 1 9 am duration. It is a language pidgin that is derived from german and hebrew and depending on the style might also have influences of polish, lith. I have put my words in your mouth, and covered you in the shadow of my hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to zion, you are my people. Ken ulmer\s rousing sermon stirred the hearts of attenders at the national pastors convention last year. And the lord said unto me, behold, i have put my words in thy mouth.
Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements. What is the origin of the phrase from your lips to gods ears. The worst punishment that can befall us is to be given over or abandoned to our sin by god. I was grateful and decided that no matter where i go, god will keep the final goal exactly where he wants it.
We can all on them to teach us divinely inspired listening skills. A bound book containing the five books of moses that is used in synagogue or for study. Oct 28, 2007 may the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, lord, my rock and my redeemer. I speculate that it may be a translation of a common yiddish expression. Maybe theres something wrong that a doctor can fix. From a presentday florida nursing home, this wisecracking yet poetic bird guides us through a world of pirate ships, yiddish jokes and. From her lips to god s ears the energizer from the album searching for a former clarity another gem from the sunshine state. Idiom expressing a wish that the desires of the person to whom the saying is spoken will come true. From your mouth to gods ear idiom, english 8 translations arabic, german, hebrew, russian, sardinian, serbian, spanish, yiddish. From your mouth to gods ear the standard newspaper. Lily tomlin said, when we talk to god, were praying. And god can use each of them, and all of me, when i am surrendered to him, to love and glorify him and to love and bless others in jesus name. The area stimulated at the base of the skull is referred to as the mouth of god as well as the medulla oblongata of the brain stem.
From your lips to gods ears may the prediction or wish you are making come true. A concept album that feasts on its own allusions, adam lipmans from your mouth to gods ears was recorded in a house in salt lake city, utah, under the shadow of. From god s mouth to your ears paperback may 21, 2009 by fernanda persichilli author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A fantastic and funny reference book for yiddish words is the joys of yiddish by leo rosten. Only kids have everlach, like only kids have hentelach or shichelach or zekelach or whatever. Wake yourself, wake yourself, stand up, o jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the lord the cup of his wrath, who have drunk to the dregs the. Yiddish dictionary credit i didnt put this list together. What does the expression from your lips to gods ears mean, and. For more on the book, see the attached essay by josh lambert. God s word in your heart and mouth refutation of the new hermeneutic certain voices in the brotherhood have been advocating what they call a new hermeneutic.
From my mouth to gods ear came endless prayers that i should never become as any of my parents. To the rich who were withholding the wages of the harvesters, james warns, the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the lord of hosts 5. Jul 26, 2009 what is meaning of phrase from your lips to god s ears. This anticipates gods verdict at the final judgment. The phrase from your mouth to god s ears appears in bandit, a short story written in yiddish by sholem aleichem better know as the author of fiddler on the roof, who lived from 1859 to 1916. I would describe it as a kind of literary vaudeville. I gave another new trainee an opinion on something the other day or maybe i gave her encouragement or something cause we both have anxiety per new job and she said in response to me from your lips to gods ears. Ten yiddish expressions you should know daily writing tips. Either way, whoever wrote it deserves the creditif you know who it is, please let me know.
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