H9002–/וְ–v

Yahweh of hosts, him shall you sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

וּלְאֶ֣בֶן (וּ) u. “and”וּלְצ֨וּר (וּ) u. “and”וּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ (וּ) u. “and”

Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.

וְהַיְלָדִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְמוֹפְתִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

When they shall tell you, "Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter:" shouldn't a people consult with their God? on behalf of the living [supplied: should they consult] with the dead?

וְכִֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמַּהְגִּ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”

To the law and to the testimony! if they don't speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

וְלִתְעוּדָ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

They shall pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it shall happen that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and turn their faces upward:

וְרָעֵ֑ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵאלֹהָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

and they shall look to the earth, and see, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and into thick darkness [supplied: they shall be] driven away.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲשֵׁכָה֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲפֵלָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

But there shall be no gloom to her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time has he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

וְאַ֣רְצָה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאַחֲר֖וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire.

וְשִׂמְלָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Hosts will perform this.

וּלְשָׁל֣וֹם (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽלְסַעֲדָ֔הּ (וּֽ) u. “and”וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

All the people shall know, [supplied: even] Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,

וְיוֹשֵׁ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְגֹ֥דֶל (וּ) u. “and”

The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycamores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.

וְגָזִ֣ית (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲרָזִ֖ים (וַ) va. “and”

Therefore Yahweh will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְע֖וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Hosts.

וְהָעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.

וְזָנָ֛ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַגְמ֖וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.

וּנְשׂוּא־ (וּ) u. “and”וְנָבִ֥יא (וְ) ve. “and”

For those who lead this people cause them to err; and those who are led of them are destroyed.

וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵרַ֔ע (וּ) u. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְע֖וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”

For wickedness burns as the fire; it devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

וָשַׁ֖יִת (וָ) va. “and”

One shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

וְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְע֖וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”

Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write perverseness;

וּֽמְכַתְּבִ֥ים (וּֽ) u. “and”

to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

וְלִגְזֹ֕ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”