H9001–/וַ–v

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, [supplied: As] Jehovah liveth -- even as they taught my people to swear by Baal -- they shall be built up in the midst of my people.

וְהָיָ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִבְנ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith Jehovah.

וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins; but dip it not in water.

וְקָנִ֤יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.

וָאֶקְנֶ֥ה (וָ) va. “and”וָאָשִׂ֖ם (וָ) va. “and”

And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying,

וַיְהִ֧י (וַ) va “and”

So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah had commanded me.

וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּ (וָ) va. “and”

And it came to pass at the end of many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence which I commanded thee to hide there.

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and behold, the girdle was spoiled, it was good for nothing.

וָאֵלֵ֣ךְ (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶחְפֹּ֗ר (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֶקַּח֙ (וָֽ) va. “and”

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and go after other gods, to serve them and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle which is good for nothing.

וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

And thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every skin shall be filled with wine. And they will say unto thee, Do we not very well know that every skin shall be filled with wine?

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמְר֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings that sit for David upon his throne, and the priests and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will dash them one against another, both the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah; I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy so as not to destroy them.

וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the mountains of twilight; and ye shall look for light, but he will turn it into the shadow of death, and make [supplied: it] gross darkness.

וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׂמָ֣הּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁ֖ית (וְ) ve. “and”

This shall be thy lot, thy measured portion from me, saith Jehovah; because thou hast forgotten me, and confided in falsehood.

וַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖י (וַֽ) va. “and”

Therefore will I also turn thy skirts over thy face, and thy shame shall be seen.

וְנִרְאָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And their nobles send their little ones for water: they come to the pits, they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed, they are confounded, and have covered their heads.

וְחָפ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; for I will give you assured peace in this place.

וָאֹמַ֞ר (וָ) va. “and”

And Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy falsehood in my name; I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, nor spoken unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine and the sword; and there shall be none to bury them, them, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters; and I will pour their wickedness upon them.

וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou shalt say this word unto them: Let mine eyes run down with tears, night and day, and not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah said unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, my soul [supplied: would] not [supplied: turn] toward this people. Send [supplied: them] out of my sight, and let them go forth.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith Jehovah: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.

וְהָיָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”

For I will visit them with four kinds [supplied: of punishments], saith Jehovah: the sword to slay, and dogs to tear, and the fowl of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy.

וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י (וּ) u. “and”