H9003–/ב–b

Like the cattle which go down into the valley, they went without falling, the spirit of the Lord guiding them: so you went before your people, to make yourself a great name.

בַּבִּקְעָ֣ה (בַּ) ba. “[which] in the”

We have become as those who were never ruled by you, on whom your name was not named.

בָּ֔ם (בָּ֔) Ba “over”

While you do acts of power for which we are not looking, and which have not come to the ears of men in the past.

בַּעֲשׂוֹתְךָ֥ (בַּ) ba. “when”

Will you not have mercy on him who takes pleasure in doing righteousness, even on those who keep in mind your ways? Truly you were angry, and we went on doing evil, and sinning against you in the past.

בִּדְרָכֶ֖יךָ (בִּ) bi “in”בָּהֶ֥ם (בָּ) ba. “in <the>”

And there is no one who makes prayer to your name, or who is moved to keep true to you: for your face is veiled from us, and you have given us into the power of our sins.

בְשִׁמְךָ֔ (בְ) ve. “on”בָּ֑ךְ (בָּ֑) Ba “on <the>”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”

I have been ready to give an answer to those who did not make prayer to me; I have been offering myself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nation which gave no respect to my name.

בִשְׁמִֽי׃ (בִ) vi “by”

A people who make me angry every day, making offerings in gardens, and burning perfumes on bricks.

בַּגַּנּ֔וֹת (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

Who are seated in the resting-places of the dead, and by night are in the secret places; who take pig's flesh for food, and have the liquid of disgusting things in their vessels.

בַּקְּבָרִ֔ים (בַּ) ba. “among the”וּבַנְּצוּרִ֖ים (בַ) va. “in <the>”

Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.

בִּ֖י (בִּ֖) b “to”בְּאַפִּ֔י (בְּ) be. “in”

This is the word of the Lord: As the new wine is seen in the grapes, and they say, Do not send destruction on it, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants, in order that I may not put an end to them all.

בָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל (בָּֽ) ba. “in the”בּ֑וֹ (בּ֑) b “[is] in”

Your fate will be the sword, and you will all go down to death: because when my voice came to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiring what was not pleasing to me.

בְּעֵינַ֔י (בְּ) be. “in”וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (בַ) va. “<in>”

So that he who is requesting a blessing will make use of the name of the true God, and he who takes an oath will do so by the true God; because the past troubles are gone out of mind, and because they are covered from my eyes.

בָּאָ֗רֶץ (בָּ) ba. “in the”בֵּאלֹהֵ֣י (בֵּ) be. “by”בָּאָ֔רֶץ (בָּ) ba. “in the”בֵּאלֹהֵ֣י (בֵּ) be. “by”

And I will be glad over Jerusalem, and have joy in my people: and the voice of weeping will no longer be sounding in her, or the voice of grief.

בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (בִ) vi. “in”בְעַמִּ֑י (בְ) ve. “in”בָּהּ֙ (בָּ) ba “in”

The wolf and the lamb will take their food together, and the lion will make a meal of grass like the ox: but dust will be the snake's food. There will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain, says the Lord.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

He who puts an ox to death puts a man to death; he who makes an offering of a lamb puts a dog to death; he who makes a meal offering makes an offering of pig's blood; he who makes an offering of perfumes for a sign gives worship to an image: as they have

בְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔ם (בְּ) be. “<in>”וּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם (בְ) ve. “<in>”

So I will go after trouble for them, and will send on them what they are fearing: because no one made answer to my voice, or gave ear to my word; but they did what was evil in my eyes, going after that in which I took no pleasure.

בְּתַעֲלֻלֵיהֶ֗ם (בְּ) be. “<in>”בְּעֵינַ֔י (בְּ) be. “in”וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (בַ) va. “<in>”

Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.

בְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖ם (בְ) ve. “on”

Before her pains came, she gave birth; before her pains, she gave birth to a man-child.

בְּטֶ֥רֶם (בְּ) be. “<in>”בְּטֶ֨רֶם (בְּ) be. “<in>”

When has such a story come to men's ears? who has seen such things? will a land come to birth in one day? will a nation be given birth in a minute? For when Zion's pains came on her, she gave birth to her children straight away.

בְּי֣וֹם (בְּ) be. “in”

Have joy with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you her lovers: take part in her joy, all you who are sorrowing for her:

בָ֖הּ (בָ֖) va “in”

As to one who is comforted by his mother, so will I give you comfort: and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.

וּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (בִ) vi. “in”

For the Lord is coming with fire, and his war-carriages will be like the storm-wind; to give punishment in the heat of his wrath, and his passion is like flames of fire.

בָּאֵ֣שׁ (בָּ) ba. “in <the>”בְּחֵמָה֙ (בְּ) be. “with”בְּלַהֲבֵי־ (בְּ) be. “with”

For with fire and sword will the Lord come, judging all the earth, and his sword will be on all flesh: and great numbers will be put to death by him.

בָאֵשׁ֙ (בָ) va. “by <the>”וּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹ (בְ) ve. “by”

As for those who keep themselves separate, and make themselves clean in the gardens, going after one in the middle, taking pig's flesh for food, and other disgusting things, such as the mouse: their works and their thoughts will come to an end together,

בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And I will put a sign among them, and I will send those who are still living to the nations, to Tarshish, Put, and Lud, Meshech and Rosh, Tubal and Javan, to the sea-lands far away, who have not had word of me, or seen my glory; and they will give the kn

בָהֶ֜ם (בָ) va. “among”בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ (בַּ) ba. “among the”