H9002–/וְ–v

And afterwards, saith Jehovah, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life, and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword: he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

וְאַחֲרֵי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְיַד֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְיַ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

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

He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and deserteth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.

וּבָרָעָ֣ב (וּ) u. “and”וּבַדָּ֑בֶר (וּ) u. “and”וְהַיּוֹצֵא֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of Jehovah.

וּלְבֵית֙ (וּ) u. “and”

House of David, thus saith Jehovah: Judge with justice in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go forth like fire and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Behold, I am against thee, inhabitress of the valley, the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; ye that say, Who shall come down against us, or who shall enter into our dwellings?

וּמִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people who enter in through these gates.

וַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְעַמְּךָ֔ (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus saith Jehovah: Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor; and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place.

וּצְדָקָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגֵר֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in through the gates of this house kings sitting in the place of David upon his throne, riding in chariots and on horses, -- he, and his servants, and his people.

וּבַסּוּסִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲבָדָ֖יו (וַ) ve. “and”וְעַמּֽוֹ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

But if ye will not hear these words, I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a waste.

וְאִם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons; and they shall cut down the choice of thy cedars, and cast [supplied: them] into the fire.

וְכֵלָ֑יו (וְ) ve. “and”

Weep not for the dead, neither bemoan him; [supplied: but] weep sore for him that goeth away, for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

for he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his upper chambers by injustice; that taketh his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not his earning;

וַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יו (וַ) va. “and”וּפֹעֲל֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

that saith, I will build me a wide house, and spacious upper chambers; and he cutteth out for himself windows; and it is wainscoted with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹת (וַ) va. “and”וְסָפ֣וּן (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ (וּ) u. “and”

Shalt thou reign, because thou viest with the cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice? Then it was well with him.

וְשָׁתָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּצְדָקָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

וְאֶבְי֖וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

But thine eyes and thy heart are only on thine extortion, and on the blood of the innocent, to shed it, and on oppression and on violence, to do it.

וְלִבְּךָ֔ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֤ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah: They shall not lament for him, Ah, my brother! or, Ah, sister! They shall not lament for him, Ah, lord! or Ah, his glory!

וְה֣וֹי (וְ) ve. “and”וְה֥וֹי (וְ) ve. “and”

He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, dragged along and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

וְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and give forth thy voice in Bashan, and cry from [supplied: the heights of] Abarim: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

וּֽצְעָ֔קִי (וּֽ) u. “and”וּבַבָּשָׁ֖ן (וּ) u. “and”וְצַֽעֲקִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

The wind shall feed on all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into captivity; surely, then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

וּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְ (וּֽ) u. “and”

and I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them before whom thou art afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

וּבְיַ֛ד (וּ) u. “and”וּבְיַ֛ד (וּ) u. “and”וּבְיַ֥ד (וּ) u. “and”

And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

וְאֶֽת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”