H9002–/וְ–v

But you have made no prayer to me, O Jacob: and you have given no thought to me, O Israel.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

You have not made me burned offerings of sheep, or given me honour with your offerings of beasts; I did not make you servants to give me an offering, and I did not make you tired with requests for perfumes.

וּזְבָחֶ֖יךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

You have not got me sweet-smelling plants with your money, or given me pleasure with the fat of your offerings: but you have made me a servant to your sins, and you have made me tired with your evil doings.

וְחֵ֥לֶב (וְ) ve. “and”

I, even I, am he who takes away your sins; and I will no longer keep your evil doings in mind.

וְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָ (וְ) ve. “and”

Your first father was a sinner, and your guides have gone against my word.

וּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָ (וּ) u. “and”

Your chiefs have made my holy place unclean, so I have made Jacob a curse, and Israel a thing of shame.

וַאֲחַלֵּ֖ל (וַ) va. “so”וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And now, give ear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself:

וְעַתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

The Lord who made you, forming you in your mother's body, the Lord, your helper, says, Have no fear, O Jacob my servant, and you, Jeshurun, whom I have taken for myself.

וְיֹצֶרְךָ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”וִישֻׁר֖וּן (וִ) vi. “and”

For I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.

וְנֹזְלִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִרְכָתִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

One will say, I am the Lord's; and another will give himself the name, Jacob; another will put a mark on his hand, I am the Lord's, and another will take the name of Israel for himself.

וְזֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְזֶ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְשֵׁ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”

The Lord, the King of Israel, even the Lord of armies who has taken up his cause, says, I am the first and the last, and there is no God but me.

וְגֹאֲל֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”וּמִבַּלְעָדַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

If there is one like me, let him come forward and say it, let him make it clear and put it in order before me: who has made clear in the past the things to come? let him make clear the future to me.

וּמִֽי־ (וּ) u. “and”וְיַגִּידֶ֤הָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַעְרְכֶ֙הָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֹתִיּ֛וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

Have no fear, be strong in heart; have I not made it clear to you in the past, and let you see it? and you are my witnesses. Is there any God but me, or a Rock of whom I have no knowledge?

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִגַּ֖דְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתֶּ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame.

וַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”וְעֵדֵיהֶ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַל־ (וּ) u. “and”

Whoever makes a god, makes nothing but a metal image in which there is no profit.

וּפֶ֣סֶל (וּ) u. “and”

Truly, all those who make use of secret arts will be put to shame, and their words of power are only words of men: let them all come forward together; they will all be in fear and be put to shame.

וְחָרָשִׁ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

The iron-worker is heating the metal in the fire, giving it form with his hammers, and working on it with his strong arm: then for need of food his strength gives way, and for need of water he becomes feeble.

וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”

The woodworker is measuring out the wood with his line, marking it out with his pencil: after smoothing it with his plane, and making circles on it with his instrument, he gives it the form and glory of a man, so that it may be placed in the house.

וּבַמְּחוּגָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

He has cedars cut down for himself, he takes an oak and lets it get strong among the trees of the wood; he has an ash-tree planted, and the rain gives it growth.

וְאַלּ֔וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וְגֶ֥שֶׁם (וְ) ve. “and”

With part of it he makes a fire, and on the fire he gets meat cooked and takes a full meal: he makes himself warm, and says, Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire:

וְיִשְׂבָּ֑ע (וְ) ve. “so”וְיֹאמַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his pictured image: he goes down on his face before it, giving worship to it, and making prayer to it, saying, Be my saviour; for you are my god.

וּשְׁאֵ֣רִית֔וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֹאמַר֙ (וְ) ve. “so”

They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And no one takes note, no one has enough knowledge or wisdom to say, I have put part of it in the fire, and made bread on it; I have had a meal of the flesh cooked with it: and am I now to make the rest of it into a false god? am I to go down on my face

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֨א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְ֠אַף (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְאֹכֵ֑ל (וְ) ve. “so”וְיִתְרוֹ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Keep these things in mind, O Jacob; and you Israel, for you are my servant: I have made you; you are my servant; O Israel, I will not let you go out of my memory.

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”