H9002–/וְ–v

For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will put stones in the way of this people: and the fathers and the sons together will go falling over them; the neighbour and his friend will come to destruction.

וּבָנִ֥ים (וּ) u. “and”וְרֵע֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

The Lord has said, See, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation will be put in motion from the inmost parts of the earth.

וְג֣וֹי (וְ) ve. “and”

Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Zion.

וְכִיד֞וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Go not out into the field or by the way; for there is the sword of the attacker, and fear on every side.

וּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”

O daughter of my people, put on haircloth, rolling yourself in the dust: give yourself to sorrow, as for an only son, with most bitter cries of grief; for he who makes waste will come on us suddenly.

וְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

I have made you a tester among my people, so that you may have knowledge of their way and put it to the test.

וְתֵדַ֕ע (וְ) ve. “so”

All of them are turned away, going about with false stories; they are brass and iron: they are all workers of deceit.

וּבַרְזֶ֑ל (וּ) u. “and”

The blower is blowing strongly, the lead is burned away in the fire: they go on heating the metal to no purpose, for the evil-doers are not taken away.

וְרָעִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

The Lord of armies, the God of Israel, says, Let your ways and your doings be changed for the better and I will let you go on living in this place.

וּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑ם (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣ה (וַ) va. “so”

For if your ways and your doings are truly changed for the better; if you truly give right decisions between a man and his neighbour;

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”

If you are not cruel to the man from a strange country, and to the child without a father, and to the widow, and do not put the upright to death in this place, or go after other gods, causing damage to yourselves:

וְאַלְמָנָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַחֲרֵ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”

Then I will let you go on living in this place, in the land which I gave to your fathers in the past and for ever.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Will you take the goods of others, put men to death, and be untrue to your wives, and take false oaths, and have perfumes burned to the Baal, and go after other gods which are strange to you;

וְֽנָאֹ֔ף (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְקַטֵּ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלֹ֗ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

But go now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I put my name at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil-doing of my people Israel.

וּרְאוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And now, because you have done all these works, says the Lord, and I sent my word to you, getting up early and sending, but you did not give ear; and my voice came to you, but you gave no answer:

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְדַבֵּר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

For this reason I will do to the house which is named by my name, and in which you have put your faith, and to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

וְלַ֨מָּק֔וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And as for you (Jeremiah), make no prayers for this people, send up no cry or prayer for them, make no request for them to me: for I will not give ear.

וְאַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְפִלָּ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

וּבְחֻצ֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

The children go for wood, the fathers get the fire burning, the women are working the paste to make cakes for the queen of heaven, and drink offerings are drained out to other gods, moving me to wrath.

וְהָֽאָבוֹת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַסֵּ֤ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

So this is what the Lord God has said: See, my wrath and my passion will be let loose on this place, on man and beast, and on the trees of the field, and on the produce of the earth; it will be burning and will not be put out.

וַֽחֲמָתִי֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

These are the words of the Lord of armies, the God of Israel: Put your burned offerings with your offerings of beasts, and take flesh for your food.

וְאִכְל֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

For I said nothing to your fathers, and gave them no orders, on the day when I took them out of Egypt, about burned offerings or offerings of beasts:

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וָזָֽבַח׃ (וָ) va. “and”

But this was the order I gave them, saying, Give ear to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people: go in all the way ordered by me, so that all may be well for you.

וְאַתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

But they took no note and did not give ear, but were guided by the thoughts and the pride of their evil hearts, going back and not forward.

וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

From the day when your fathers came out of Egypt till this day, I have sent my servants the prophets to you, getting up early every day and sending them:

וְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”