H9002–/וְ–v

How long, O Lord, will your ears be shut to my voice? I make an outcry to you about violent behaviour, but you do not send salvation.

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

Why do you make me see evil-doing, and why are my eyes fixed on wrong? for wasting and violent acts are before me: and there is fighting and bitter argument.

וְעָמָ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֹׁ֥ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָמָ֖ס (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָד֖וֹן (וּ) u. “and”

For this reason the law is feeble and decisions are not effected: for the upright man is circled round by evil-doers; because of which right is twisted.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

See among the nations, and take note, and be full of wonder: for in your days I am doing a work in which you will have no belief, even if news of it is given to you.

וְֽהַבִּ֔יטוּ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְהִֽתַּמְּה֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

For see, I am sending the Chaldaeans, that bitter and quick-moving nation; who go through the wide spaces of the earth to get for themselves living-places which are not theirs.

וְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר (וְ) ve. “and”

They are greatly to be feared: their right comes from themselves.

וְנוֹרָ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂאֵת֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And their horses are quicker than leopards and their horsemen more cruel than evening wolves; they come from far away, like an eagle in flight rushing on its food.

וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ (וּ) u. “and”

He makes little of kings, rulers are a sport to him; all the strong places are to be laughed at; for he makes earthworks and takes them.

וְהוּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֹזְנִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Are you not eternal, O Lord my God, my Holy One? for you there is no death. O Lord, he has been ordered by you for our punishment; and by you, O Rock, he has been marked out to put us right.

וְצ֖וּר (וְ) ve. “and”

Before your holy eyes sin may not be seen, and you are unable to put up with wrong; why, then, are your eyes on the false? why do you say nothing when the evil-doer puts an end to one who is more upright than himself?

וְהַבִּ֥יט (וְ) ve. “and”

He takes them all up with his hook, he takes them in his net, getting them together in his fishing-net: for which cause he is glad and full of joy.

וְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָגִֽיל׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

For this reason he makes an offering to his net, burning perfume to his fishing-net; because by them he gets much food and his meat is fat.

וִֽיקַטֵּ֖ר (וִֽ) vi. “so”וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

For this cause his net is ever open, and there is no end to his destruction of the nations.

וְתָמִ֛יד (וְ) ve. “and”

I will take my position and be on watch, placing myself on my tower, looking out to see what he will say to me, and what answer he will give to my protest.

וְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה (וַ) va. “so”וּמָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

And the Lord gave me an answer, and said, Put the vision in writing and make it clear on stones, so that the reader may go quickly.

וּבָאֵ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”

For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.

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

As for the man of pride, my soul has no pleasure in him; but the upright man will have life through his good faith.

וְצַדִּ֖יק (וְ) ve. “and”

A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself.

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

Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!

וּמְלִיצָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְיֹאמַ֗ר (וְ) ve. “so”וּמַכְבִּ֥יד (וּ) u. “and”

Will not your creditors suddenly be moved against you, and your troublers get up from their sleep, and you will be to them like goods taken in war?

וְיִקְצ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Because you have taken their goods from great nations, all the rest of the peoples will take your goods from you; because of men's blood and violent acts against the land and the town and all who are living in it.

וַחֲמַס־ (וַ) va. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

You have been a cause of shame to your house by cutting off a number of peoples, and sinning against your soul.

וְחוֹטֵ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

For the stone will give a cry out of the wall, and it will be answered by the board out of the woodwork.

וְכָפִ֖יס (וְ) ve. “and”

See, is it not the pleasure of the Lord of armies that the peoples are working for the fire and using themselves up for nothing?

וְיִֽיגְע֤וּ (וְ) ve. “so”וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

A curse on him who gives his neighbour the wine of his wrath, making him overcome with strong drink from the cup of his passion, so that you may be a witness of their shame!

וְאַ֣ף (וְ) ve. “and”