H9001–/וַ–v

And you will take your oath, By the living Lord, in good faith and wisdom and righteousness; and the nations will make use of you as a blessing, and in you will they take a pride.

וְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Undergo a circumcision of the heart, you men of Judah and people of Jerusalem: or my wrath may come out like fire, burning so that no one is able to put it out, because of the evil of your doings.

וּבָעֲרָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And it will come about in that day, says the Lord, that the heart of the king will be dead in him, and the hearts of the rulers; and the priests will be overcome with fear, and the prophets with wonder.

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! your words were not true when you said to this people and to Jerusalem, You will have peace; when the sword has come even to the soul.

וָאֹמַ֞ר (וָ) va. “and”וְנָגְעָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Make this come to the minds of the nations, make a statement openly against Jerusalem, that attackers are coming from a far country and their voices will be loud against the towns of Judah.

וַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

The earth will be weeping for this, and the heavens on high will be black: because I have said it, and I will not go back from it; it is my purpose, and it will not be changed.

וְקָדְר֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

How is it possible for you to have my forgiveness for this? your children have given me up, taking their oaths by those who are no gods: when I had given them food in full measure, they were false to their wives, taking their pleasure in the houses of lo

וַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וָאַשְׂבִּ֤עַ (וָ) va. “and”וַיִּנְאָ֔פוּ (וַ) va “and”

They would have nothing to do with the Lord, saying, He will do nothing, and no evil will come to us; we will not see the sword or be short of food:

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

For this reason the Lord, the God of armies, has said: Because you have said this, I will make my words in your mouth a fire, and this people wood, and they will be burned up by it.

וַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃ (וַ) va. “and”

They will take all the produce of your fields, which would have been food for your sons and your daughters: they will take your flocks and your herds: they will take all your vines and your fig-trees: and with the sword they will make waste your walled t

וְאָכַ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And it will come about, when you say, Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us? that you will say to them, As you gave me up, making yourselves servants to strange gods in your land, so will you be servants to strange men in a land which is n

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וַתַּעַבְד֞וּ (וַ) va. “and”

Have you no fear of me? says the Lord; will you not be shaking with fear before me, who have put the sand as a limit for the sea, by an eternal order, so that it may not go past it? and though it is ever in motion, it is not able to have its way; though

וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וְהָמ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the heart of this people is uncontrolled and turned away from me; they are broken loose and gone.

וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

As the fowl-house is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: for this reason they have become great and have got wealth.

וַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

And their houses will be handed over to others, their fields and their wives together: for my hand will be stretched out against the people of the land, says the Lord.

וְנָסַ֤בּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they have made little of the wounds of my people, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

וַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

This is what the Lord has said: Take your place looking out on the ways; make search for the old roads, saying, Where is the good way? and go in it that you may have rest for your souls. But they said, We will not go in it.

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And I put watchmen over you, saying, Give attention to the sound of the horn; but they said, We will not give attention.

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Give ear, O earth: see, I will make evil come on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not given attention to my words, and they would have nothing to do with my law.

וַיִּמְאֲסוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will put stones in the way of this people: and the fathers and the sons together will go falling over them; the neighbour and his friend will come to destruction.

וְכָ֣שְׁלוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָבָֽדוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

I have made you a tester among my people, so that you may have knowledge of their way and put it to the test.

וּבָחַנְתָּ֖ (וּ) u. “and”

Take your place in the doorway of the Lord's house, and give out this word there, and say, Give ear to the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who come inside these doors to give worship to the Lord.

וְקָרָ֣אתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then I will let you go on living in this place, in the land which I gave to your fathers in the past and for ever.

וְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

And come and take your place before me in this house, which is named by my name, and say, We have been made safe; so that you may do all these disgusting things?

וּבָאתֶ֞ם (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣ם (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

And now, because you have done all these works, says the Lord, and I sent my word to you, getting up early and sending, but you did not give ear; and my voice came to you, but you gave no answer:

וָאֲדַבֵּ֨ר (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶקְרָ֥א (וָ) va. “and”