H9001–/וַ–v

And thou hast sworn -- Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves.

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

Be circumcised to Jehovah, And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, O man of Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury go out as fire, and hath burned, And there is none quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.

וּבָעֲרָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah: `Perish doth the heart of the king, And the heart of the princes, And astonished have been the priests, And the prophets do wonder.'

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

And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, Surely thou hast entirely forgotten this people and Jerusalem, saying, Peace is for you, And struck hath a sword unto the soul!'

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

Make ye mention to the nations, Lo, sound ye to Jerusalem: `Besiegers are coming from the land afar off, And they give forth against cities of Judah their voice.

וַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

For this doth the land mourn, And black have been the heavens above, because I have spoken -- I have purposed, And I have not repented, Nor do I turn back from it.

וְקָדְר֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

For this I am not propitious to thee, Thy sons have forsaken Me, And are satisfied by that which is not god, I satisfy them, and they commit adultery, And at the house of a harlot They gather themselves together.

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

They have lied against Jehovah, And they say, ``It is' not He, Nor come in against us doth evil, Yea, sword and famine we do not see.

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, Because of your speaking this word, Lo, I am making My words in thy mouth become fire, And this people wood, and it hath devoured them.

וַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And it hath consumed thy harvest and thy bread, They consume thy sons, and thy daughters, It consumeth thy flock, and thy herd, It consumeth thy vine, and thy fig-tree, It maketh poor thy fenced cities, In which thou art trusting -- by the sword.

וְאָכַ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And it hath come to pass, when ye say, `For what hath Jehovah our God done to us all these?' That thou hast said unto them, `As ye have forsaken Me, And serve the gods of a foreigner in your land, So do ye serve strangers in a land not yours.

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

Me do ye not fear, an affirmation of Jehovah? From My presence are ye not pained? Who hath made sand the border of the sea, A limit age-during, and it passeth not over it, They shake themselves, and they are not able, Yea, sounded have its billows, and they pass not over.

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

And this people hath an apostate and rebellious heart, They have turned aside, and they go on.

וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

As a cage full of fowls, So their houses are full of deceit, Therefore they have been great, and are rich.

וַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

And their houses have been turned to others, Fields and wives together, For I stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land, An affirmation of Jehovah.

וְנָסַ֤בּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they heal the breach of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, `Peace, peace!' and there is no peace.

וַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

Thus said Jehovah: Stand ye by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old, Where `is' this -- the good way? and go ye in it, And find rest for yourselves. And they say, `We do not go.'

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And I have raised up for you watchmen, Attend ye to the voice of the trumpet. And they say, `We do not attend.'

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

Hear, O earth, lo, I am bringing evil on this people, The fruit of their devices, For to My words they gave no attention, And My law -- they kick against it.

וַיִּמְאֲסוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I do give to this people stumbling blocks, And stumbled against them have fathers and sons together, The neighbour and his friend do perish.

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

A watch-tower I have given thee, Among My people a fortress, And thou knowest, and hast tried their way.

וּבָחַנְתָּ֖ (וּ) u. “and”

Stand in the gate of the house of Jehovah, and thou hast proclaimed there this word, and hast said, Hear a word of Jehovah, all ye of Judah, who are coming in at these gates, to bow before Jehovah:

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

Then I have caused you to dwell in this place, In the land that I gave to your fathers, From age even unto age.

וְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

And ye have come in and stood before Me, In this house on which My name is called, And have said, `We have been delivered,' In order to do all these abominations.

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

And now, because of your doing all these works, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I speak unto you, rising early and speaking, And ye have not hearkened, And I call you, and ye have not answered,

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