H9003–/ב–b

And I will make children their chiefs, and foolish ones will have rule over them.

בָֽם׃ (בָֽ) Va “over”

And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.

בְּאִ֖ישׁ (בְּ) be. “<in>”בְּרֵעֵ֑הוּ (בְּ) be. “<in>”בַּזָּקֵ֔ן (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

When one man puts his hand on another in his father's house, and says, You have clothing, be our ruler and be responsible for us in our sad condition:

בְּאָחִיו֙ (בְּ) be. “<in>”

Then he will say with an oath, I will not be a helper, for in my house there is no bread or clothing: I will not let you make me a ruler of the people.

בַיּ֨וֹם (בַ) va “in the”וּבְבֵיתִ֕י (בְ) ve. “in”

Their respect for a man's position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full.

בָּ֔ם (בָּ֔) Ba “against”

As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way.

ב֑וֹ (ב֑) v “over”

The Lord comes to be the judge of their responsible men and of their rulers: it is you who have made waste the vine-garden, and in your houses is the property of the poor which you have taken by force.

בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט (בְּ) be. “in”בְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

Again, the Lord has said, Because the daughters of Zion are full of pride, and go with outstretched necks and wandering eyes, with their foot-chains sounding when they go:

וּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם (בְ) ve. “on”

In that day the Lord will take away the glory of their foot-rings, and their sun-jewels, and their moon-ornaments,

בַּיּ֨וֹם (בַּ) ba “in the”

Your men will be put to the sword, and your men of war will come to destruction in the fight.

בַּחֶ֣רֶב (בַּ) ba. “by the”בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

And in that day seven women will put their hands on one man, saying, There will be no need for you to give us food or clothing, only let us go under your name, so that our shame may be taken away.

בְּאִ֣ישׁ (בְּ) be. “on”בַּיּ֤וֹם (בַּ) ba “in the”

In that day will the young growth of the Lord be beautiful in glory, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride of those who are still living in Israel.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “in the”

And it will come about that the rest of the living in Zion, and of those who have been kept from destruction in Jerusalem, will be named holy, even everyone who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem:

בְּצִיּ֗וֹן (בְּ) be. “in”בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (בִּ) bi. “in”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

When Zion has been washed from her sin by the Lord, and Jerusalem made clean from her blood by a judging and a burning wind.

בְּר֥וּחַ (בְּ) be. “by”וּבְר֥וּחַ (בְ) ve. “by”

Let me make a song about my loved one, a song of love for his vine-garden. My loved one had a vine-garden on a fertile hill:

בְּקֶ֥רֶן (בְּ) be. “on”

And after working the earth of it with a spade, he took away its stones, and put in it a very special vine; and he put up a watchtower in the middle of it, hollowing out in the rock a place for the grape-crushing; and he was hoping that it would give the

בְּתוֹכ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”בּ֑וֹ (בּ֑) b “in”

Is there anything which might have been done for my vine-garden which I have not done? why then, when I was hoping for the best grapes did it give me common grapes?

בּ֑וֹ (בּ֑) b “for”

Cursed are those who are joining house to house, and putting field to field, till there is no more living-space for any but themselves in all the land!

בְּבַ֔יִת (בְּ) be. “<in>”בְשָׂדֶ֖ה (בְ) ve. “on”בְּקֶ֥רֶב (בְּ) be. “in”

The Lord of armies has said to me secretly, Truly, numbers of great and fair houses will be waste, with no one living in them.

בְּאָזְנָ֖י (בְּ) be. “in”

Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!

בַבֹּ֖קֶר (בַ) va. “in the”בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף (בַ) va. “in the”

For this cause the underworld has made wide its throat, opening its mouth without limit: and her glory, and the noise of her masses, and her loud-voiced feasters, will go down into it.

בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “in”

But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.

בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט (בַּ) ba. “by <the>”בִּצְדָקָֽה׃ (בִּ) bi “by”

Cursed are those who make use of ox-cords for pulling the evil thing, and the bands of a young ox for their sin!

בְּחַבְלֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “with”

Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!

בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”

For this reason the wrath of the Lord has been burning against his people, and his hand has been stretched out against them in punishment, and the hills were shaking, and their dead bodies were like waste in the open places of the town.

בְּעַמּ֜וֹ (בְּ) be. “on”בְּקֶ֣רֶב (בְּ) be. “in”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “for”