H9002–/וְ–v

Jehovah of Hosts -- Him ye do sanctify, And He `is' your Fear, and He your Dread,

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

And He hath been for a sanctuary, And for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of falling, To the two 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”

Lo, I, and the children whom Jehovah hath given to me, `Are' for signs and for wonders in Israel, From Jehovah of Hosts, who is dwelling in Mount Zion.

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

And when they say unto you, `Seek unto those having familiar spirits, And unto wizards, who chatter and mutter, Doth not a people seek unto its God? -- For the living unto the dead!

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

To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, `That there is no dawn to it.'

וְלִתְעוּדָ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

-- And it hath passed over into it, hardened and hungry, And it hath come to pass, That it is hungry, and hath been wroth, And made light of its king, and of its God, And hath looked upwards.

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

And unto the land it looketh attentively, And lo, adversity and darkness! -- Dimness, distress, and thick darkness is driven away, But not the dimness for which she is in distress!

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

As the former time made light The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, So the latter hath honoured the way of the sea, Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

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

Because the yoke of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, Thou hast broken as `in' the day of Midian.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

For every battle of a warrior `is' with rushing, and raiment rolled in blood, And it hath been for burning -- fuel of fire.

וְשִׂמְלָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.

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

And the people have known -- all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,

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

`Bricks have fallen, and hewn work we build, Sycamores have been cut down, and cedars we renew.'

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

And Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And his enemies he joineth together,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

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

And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.

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

And Jehovah cutteth off from Israel head and tail, Branch and reed -- the same day,

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

Elder, and accepted of face, he `is' the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he `is' the tail.

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

And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, And its eulogised ones are consumed.

וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

Therefore, over its young men the Lord rejoiceth not, And its orphans, and its widows He pitieth not, For every one `is' profane, and an evil doer, And every mouth is speaking folly. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

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

For burned as a fire hath wickedness, Brier and thorn it devoureth, And it kindleth in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!

וָשַׁ֖יִת (וָ) va. “and”

And cutteth down on the right, and hath been hungry, And he devoureth on the left, And they have not been satisfied, Each the flesh of his own arm they devour.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Manasseh -- Ephraim, and Ephraim -- Manasseh, Together they `are' against Judah, With all this not turned back hath His anger. And still His hand is stretched out!

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

Wo `to' those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness.

וּֽמְכַתְּבִ֥ים (וּֽ) u. “and”

To turn aside from judgment the poor, And to take violently away the judgment Of the afflicted of My people, That widows may be their prey, That the fatherless they may spoil.

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