H9003–/ב–b

Let the horn be sounded in Gibeah and in Ramah; give a loud cry in Beth-aven, They are after you, O Benjamin.

בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”בָּרָמָ֑ה (בָּ) ba. “in <the>”

Ephraim will become a waste in the day of punishment; I have given knowledge among the tribes of Israel of what is certain.

בְּי֖וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”בְּשִׁבְטֵי֙ (בְּ) be. “among”

I will go back to my place till they are made waste; in their trouble they will go after me early and will make search for me.

בַּצַּ֥ר (בַּ) ba. “when <the>”

After two days he will give us life, and on the third day he will make us get up, and we will be living before him.

בַּיּוֹם֙ (בַּ) ba “on the”

So I have had it cut in stones; I gave them teaching by the words of my mouth;

בַּנְּבִיאִ֔ים (בַּ) ba. “by the”בְּאִמְרֵי־ (בְּ) be. “by”

But like a man, they have gone against the agreement; there they were false to me.

בִֽי׃ (בִֽ) V “with”

In Israel I have seen a very evil thing; there false ways are seen in Ephraim, Israel is unclean;

בְּבֵית֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Judah has put up disgusting images for himself.

בְּשׁוּבִ֖י (בְּ) be. “when”

When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes prope

בַּחֽוּץ׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit.

בְּרָעָתָ֖ם (בְּ) be. “by”וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖ם (בְ) ve. “by”

For they have made their hearts ready like an oven, while they are waiting secretly; their wrath is sleeping all night; in the morning it is burning like a flaming fire.

בְּאָרְבָּ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”

They are all heated like an oven, and they put an end to their judges; all their kings have been made low; not one among them makes prayer to me.

בָהֶ֖ם (בָ) va. “among <the>”

Ephraim is mixed with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

בָּעַמִּ֖ים (בָּ) ba. “among the”

Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it.

בּ֔וֹ (בּ֔) b “on”

And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; but for all this, they have not gone back to the Lord their God, or made search for him.

בְּפָנָ֑יו (בְּ) be. “in”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “for”

May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.

בִ֑י (בִ֑) V “against”

And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

בְּלִבָּ֔ם (בְּ) be. “with”בִֽי׃ (בִֽ) V “against”

They have gone to what is of no value; they are like a false bow; their captains will come to destruction by the sword, and their ruler by my wrath; for this, the land of Egypt will make sport of them.

בַחֶ֛רֶב (בַ) va. “by the”בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

I will have nothing to do with your young ox, O Samaria; my wrath is burning against them; how long will it be before the children of Israel make themselves clean?

בָּ֑ם (בָּ֑) Ba “on”

Israel has come to destruction; now they are among the nations like a cup in which there is no pleasure.

בַגּוֹיִ֔ם (בַ) va. “among the”בּֽוֹ׃ (בּֽ) b “in”

But though they give money to the nations for help, still I will send them in all directions; and in a short time they will be without a king and rulers.

בַגּוֹיִ֖ם (בַ) va. “among the”

For Israel has no memory of his Maker, and has put up the houses of kings; and Judah has made great the number of his walled towns. But I will send a fire on his towns and put an end to his great houses.

בְּעָרָ֔יו (בְּ) be. “on”

The grain-floor and the place where the grapes are crushed will not give them food; there will be no new wine for them.

בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “<in>”

They will have no resting-place in the Lord's land, but Ephraim will go back to Egypt, and they will take unclean food in Assyria.

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּר (בְ) ve. “in”

For see, they are going away into Assyria; Egypt will get them together, Memphis will be their last resting-place; their fair silver vessels will be covered over with field plants, and thorns will come up in their tents.

בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “[will be] in”