H0518I–אִם–im

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord.

אִ֚ם 'im “or?”

For did you not make sport of Israel? was he taken among thieves? for whenever you were talking about him, you were shaking your head over him.

וְאִ֣ם׀ (אִ֣ם) 'Im “<if>?”אִם־ 'im- “or?”

About the children of Ammon. These are the words of the Lord: Has Israel no sons? has he no one to take the heritage? why then has Milcom taken Gad for himself, putting his people in its towns?

אִם־ 'im- “or?”

For this cause give ear to the decision of the Lord which he has made against Edom, and to his purposes designed against the people of Teman: Truly, they will be pulled away by the smallest of the flock; truly, he will make waste their fields with them.

אִם־ 'im- “if”

So give ear to the decision of the Lord which he has made against Babylon, and to his purposes designed against the land of the Chaldaeans; Truly, they will be pulled away by the smallest of the flock; truly, he will make waste their fields with them.

אִם־ 'im- “if”אִם־ 'im- “if”

For this cause, by my life, says the Lord, because you have made my holy place unclean with all your hated things and all your disgusting ways, you will become disgusting to me; my eye will have no mercy and I will have no pity.

אִם־ 'im- “if”

Will its wood be used for any work? do men make of it a pin for hanging any vessel on?

אִם־ 'im- “or?”

By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death.

אִם־ 'im- “if”

And so the Lord has said, By my life, truly, for my oath which he put on one side, and my agreement which has been broken, I will send punishment on his head.

אִם־ 'im- “if”

By my life, says the Lord, truly, with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with burning wrath let loose, I will be King over you:

אִם־ 'im- “if”

Will your heart be high or your hands strong in the days when I take you in hand? I the Lord have said it and will do it.

אִם־ 'im- “or?”

This is what you are to say to them: The Lord has said, By my life, truly, those who are in the waste places will be put to the sword, and him who is in the open field I will give to the beasts for their food, and those who are in the strong places and i

אִם־ 'im- “if”

By my life, says the Lord, truly, because my sheep have been taken away, and my sheep became food for all the beasts of the field, because there was no keeper, and my keepers did not go in search of the sheep, but the keepers took food for themselves and

אִם־ 'im- “if”

For this cause, by my life, says the Lord, because you have been sinning through blood, blood will come after you.

אִם־ 'im- “if”

For this cause the Lord has said: Truly, in the heat of my bitter feeling I have said things against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who have taken my land as a heritage for themselves with the joy of all their heart, and with bitter envy o

אִם־ 'im- “if”

For this cause the Lord has said, See, I have taken an oath that the nations which are round about you are themselves to undergo the shame which they have put on you.

אִם־ 'im- “if”

For in the fire of my wrath I have said, Truly, in that day there will be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

אִם־ 'im- “if”

If the horn is sounded in the town will the people not be full of fear? will evil come on a town if the Lord has not done it?

אִם־ 'im- “<if>?”

Go on to Calneh and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are you better than these kingdoms? or is your land wider than theirs?

אִם־ 'im- “or?”

Is it possible for horses to go running on the rock? may the sea be ploughed with oxen? for the right to be turned by you into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into a bitter plant?

אִֽם־ 'im- “or?”

The Lord has taken an oath by the pride of Jacob, Truly I will ever keep in mind all their works.

אִם־ 'im- “if”

Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?

אִם־ 'im- “or?”

Now why are you crying so loudly? is there no king in you? has destruction come on your wise helper? so that pains have taken you like the pains of a woman in childbirth:

אִֽם־ 'im- “or?”

Was your wrath burning against the rivers? were you angry with the sea, that you went on your horses, on your war-carriages of salvation?

אִ֤ם 'im “or?”