H9001–/וַ–v

And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.

וּבָ֕א (וּ) u. “and”וְהִכָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

וְהִצַּ֣תִּי (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂרָפָ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׁבָ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָטָה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָצָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.

וְשִׁבַּ֗ר (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח (וָ) va. “and”

Wherefore my fury and my anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.

וַתִּתַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּבְעַר֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּהְיֶ֛ינָה (וַ) va. “and”

And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.

וְלָקַחְתִּ֞י (וְ) ve. “and”וְתַ֨מּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:

וּפָקַדְתִּ֗י (וּ) u. “and”

Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

וַיַּעֲנ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

But we will certainly do whatever thing proceedeth from our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had plenty of provisions, and were well, and saw no evil.

וַנִּֽשְׂבַּֽע־ (וַ) va. “and”וַנִּֽהְיֶ֣ה (וַ) va. “and”

Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people who had given him that answer, saying,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind?

וַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.

וַתְּהִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

Moreover, Jeremiah said to all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt:

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.

וַתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there shall be an end of them.

וְתַמּוּ֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.

וְֽיָדְע֞וּ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give to thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

וְנָתַתִּ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”

Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape! they shall stumble, and fall towards the north by the river Euphrates.

וְנָפָֽלוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

וְאָכְלָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׂ֣בְעָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָוְתָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

He made many to fall, yes, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.

וְנִצְּתָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.

וּנְתַתִּ֗ים (וּ) u. “and”

But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for behold, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

וְשָׁ֧ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁקַ֥ט (וְ) ve. “and”וְשַׁאֲנַ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

וְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”