H9002–/וְ–v

Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, -- they break out; and blood toucheth blood.

וְכַחֵ֔שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָצֹ֥חַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגָנֹ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָאֹ֑ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָמִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

For this shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

וּבְע֣וֹף (וּ) u. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet let no man strive, and let no man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַמְּךָ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; for thou hast rejected knowledge, and I will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

They eat the sin of my people, and their soul longeth for their iniquity.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall be as the people so the priest; and I will visit their ways upon them, and recompense to them their doings;

וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

and they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: for they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.

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

Fornication, and wine, and new wine take away the heart.

וְיַ֥יִן (וְ) ve. “and”וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

My people ask counsel of their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredoms causeth [supplied: them] to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God:

וּמַקְל֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

they sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oak and poplar and terebinth, because the shade thereof is good; therefore your daughters play the harlot and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִבְנֶ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵלָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your daughters-in-law for their committing adultery; for they themselves go aside with harlots, and they sacrifice with prostitutes: and the people that doth not understand shall come to ruin.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah trespass; and come ye not unto Gilgal, neither go up to Beth-aven, nor swear [supplied: As] Jehovah liveth!

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

Hear this, ye priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king: for this judgment is for you; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

וְהַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֤ית (וּ) u. “and”וְרֶ֖שֶׁת (וְ) ve. “and”

And they have plunged themselves in the corruption of apostasy, but I will be a chastiser of them all.

וְשַׁחֲטָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, Ephraim, thou hast committed whoredom; Israel is defiled.

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Their doings do not allow them to return unto their God; for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they know not Jehovah.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Israel's pride doth testify to his face; and Israel and Ephraim shall fall by their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.

וְעָנָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶפְרַ֗יִם (וְ) ve. “and”

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find [supplied: him]: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

וּבִבְקָרָ֗ם (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

וַאֲנִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”וְכָרָקָ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sore, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb; but he was unable to heal you, nor hath he removed your sore.

וִֽיהוּדָה֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְה֗וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah. I, I will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.

וְכַכְּפִ֖יר (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵלֵ֔ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

וְנָשׁ֣וּבָה (וְ) ve. “so”וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

After two days will he revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before his face;

וְנִחְיֶ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

and we shall know, -- we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth.

וְנֵדְעָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָב֤וֹא (וְ) ve. “so”