H9002–/וְ–v

And they come to thee as the people come, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

וְיָב֣וֹאוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאוֹתָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And lo, thou art to them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do not perform them.

וְהִנְּךָ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵטִ֣ב (וּ) u. “and”וְעֹשִׂ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

וּבְבֹאָ֑הּ (וּ) u. “and”

Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe yourselves with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The diseased ye have not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְחָזְקָ֛ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yes, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek for them.

וְעַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became food to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

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

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be food for them.

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

As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

וּבְכֹ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

וּבְהָרֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”וּמִרְעֶ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

וַאֲנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

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

And as for you, O my flock, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he-goats.

וְאַתֵּ֣נָה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָעַתּוּדִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Seemeth it a small thing to you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drank of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁקַע־ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

וְצֹאנִ֑י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִרְפַּ֥שׂ (וּ) u. “and”

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD to them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.

וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”

Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;

וּבְכָתֵף֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”

Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.

וַאֲנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”וְעַבְדִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.

וּסְבִיב֥וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that subjected them to service.

וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחַיַּ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.

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