Covenant
Shimshai * Track #1 On Seer Prophet Son
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Covenant by Shimshai
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The words of “Covenant” derive from verse 2:18 of the Book of Hosea in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). The song alternates between Hebrew and English. The New American Standard Bible translates the verse like this:
In that day I will also make a covenant for them
with the beasts of the field, the bi...
Covenant Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Ve charati la hem
Brit bayom ha hoo
Im chayat hasadeh
Ve im of ha shamaim
Ve remes ha adama
Ve keshet ve cherev
Um milchama esh bor
Min ha a’aretz
Ve hishkavtim la vetach
[Verse 2]
Ve charati la hem
Brit bayom ha hoo
Im chayat hasadeh
Ve im of ha shamaim
Ve remes ha adama
Ve keshet ve cherev
Um milchama esh bor
Min ha a’aretz
Ve hishkavtim la vetach
Esh bor min ha a’aretz
Ve hishkavtim la vetach
[Verse 3]
Ve charati la hem
Brit bayom ha hoo
Im chayat hasadeh
Ve im of ha shamaim
Ve remes ha adama
Ve keshet ve cherev
Um milchama esh bor
Min ha a’aretz
Ve hishkavtim la vetach
Esh bor min ha a’aretz
Ve hishkavtim la vetach
[Verse 4]
In that day
I make a covenant
With the beasts and the birds
With all creatures
That walk on the earth
And bow and sword and battle
Disappear from the land
So that all may safely rest
So that all may safely rest
[Verse 5]
In that day
I make a covenant
With the beasts and the birds
With all creatures
That walk on the earth
And bow and sword and battle
Disappear from the land
So that all may safely rest
[Verse 5]
In that day
I make a covenant
With the beasts and the birds
With all creatures
That walk on the earth
And bow and sword and battle
Disappear from the land
So that all may safely rest
So that all may safely rest
[Verse 6]
Ve charati la hem
Brit bayom ha hoo
Im chayat hasadeh
Ve im of ha shamaim
Ve remes ha adama
Ve keshet ve cherev
Um milchama esh bor
Min ha a’aretz
Ve hishkavtim la vetach
[Verse 7]
Ve charati la hem
Brit bayom ha hoo
Im chayat hasadeh
Ve im of ha shamaim
Ve remes ha adama
Ve keshet ve cherev
Um milchama esh bor
Min ha a’aretz
Ve hishkavtim la vetach
Ve keshet ve cherev
Um milchama
Esh bor min ha a’aretz
Ve hishkavtim la vetach
Esh bor min ha a’aretz
Ve hishkavtim la vetach
Covenant Q&A
Who wrote Covenant's ?
Covenant was written by Shimshai.
What did Shimshai say about "Covenant"?
While connecting with some fabulous Israeli musicians in Australia around 2006 I was handed the words to this biblical passage and asked to see if I could find a song for it. My friend Amir Paiss then went out for coffee, and by the time he came back I had this ready to go. We recorded it for his al...