H9023–הוּ–hu

In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, come hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his force unto Jerusalem, and they lay siege against it;

חֵילוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “his”

And the king of Babylon slaughtereth the sons of Zedekiah, in Riblah, before his eyes, yea, all the freemen of Judah hath the king of Babylon slaughtered.

לְעֵינָ֑יו (ו) v “his”

and Jehovah bringeth `it' in, and doth as He spake, because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened to His voice, even this thing hath been to you.

בְּקוֹל֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

and he saith unto them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me, to cause your supplication to fall before Him:

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (ו) v “him”

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, whom ye are afraid of; be not afraid of him -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- for with you `am' I, to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

מִפָּנָ֑יו (ו) v “him”מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

and thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: `Lo, I am sending, and I have taken Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and I have set his throne above these stones that I have hid, and he hath stretched out his pavilion over them,

כִסְא֔וֹ (וֹ) O “his”שַׁפְרִיר֖וֹ (וֹ) v “his”

And I have kindled a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and it hath burned them, and he hath taken them captive, and covered himself with the land of Egypt, as cover himself doth the shepherd with his garment, and he hath gone forth thence in peace;

בִּגְד֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

`Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, that they have done in the land of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?

נָשָׁ֔יו (ו) v “his”

`The perfume that ye made in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your heads, and the people of the land, hath not Jehovah remembered it? yea, it cometh up on His heart.

לִבּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

`Because that ye have made perfume, and because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and in His law, and in His statutes, and in His testimonies ye have not walked, therefore hath this evil met you as `at' this day.'

וּבְתֹרָת֧וֹ (וֹ) o “his”וּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יו (ו) v “his”וּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יו (ו) v “his”

Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am giving Pharaoh-Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those seeking his life, as I have given Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and who is seeking his life.'

אֹֽיְבָ֔יו (ו) v “his”נַפְשׁ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”אֹיְב֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

Who is this? as a flood he cometh up, As rivers do his waters shake themselves!

מֵימָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

And that day `is' to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts A day of vengeance, To be avenged of His adversaries, And the sword hath devoured, and been satisfied, And it hath been watered from their blood, For a sacrifice `is' to the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, In the land of the north, by the river Phrat.

מִצָּרָ֔יו (ו) v “his”

He hath multiplied the stumbling, Yea one hath fallen upon his neighbour, And they say: Rise, and we turn back to our people, And unto the land of our birth, Because of the oppressing sword.

רֵעֵ֗הוּ (הוּ) hu “his”

I live -- an affirmation of the King, Jehovah of Hosts `is' His name, Surely as Tabor `is' among mountains, And as Carmel by the sea -- he cometh in,

שְׁמ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And I have given them into the hand of those seeking their life, And into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of his servants, And afterwards it is inhabited, As `in' days of old -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

עֲבָדָ֑יו (ו) v “his”

From the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his mighty ones, From the rushing of his chariot, the noise of his wheels, Fathers have not turned unto sons, From feebleness of hands,

אַבִּירָ֔יו (ו) v “its”לְרִכְבּ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “its”גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יו (ו) v “its”

For, because of thy trusting in thy works, And in thy treasures, even thou art captured, And gone out hath Chemosh in a removal, His priests and his heads together.

כֹּהֲנָ֥יו (ו) v “his”וְשָׂרָ֖יו (ו) v “his”

Cursed `is' he who is doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, And cursed `is' he Who is withholding his sword from blood.

חַרְבּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Secure is Moab from his youth, And at rest `is' he for his preserved things, And he hath not been emptied out from vessel unto vessel, And into captivity he hath not gone, Therefore hath his taste remained in him, And his fragrance hath not been changed.

מִנְּעוּרָ֗יו (ו) v “its”שְׁמָרָ֔יו (ו) v “its”טַעְמוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “its”וְרֵיח֖וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

Therefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sent to him wanderers, And they have caused him to wander, And his vessels they empty out, And his bottles they dash in pieces.

וְכֵלָ֣יו (ו) v “its”

Spoiled is Moab, and her cities hath one gone up, And the choice of its young men Have gone down to slaughter, An affirmation of the King, Jehovah of Hosts `is' His name.

בַּֽחוּרָ֖יו (ו) v “its”שְׁמֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

Near is the calamity of Moab to come, And his affliction hath hasted exceedingly.

וְרָ֣עָת֔וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

Bemoan for him, all ye round about him, And all knowing his name, say ye: How hath it been broken, the staff of strength, The rod of beauty.

שְׁמ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

Cut down hath been the horn of Moab, And his arm hath been broken, An affirmation of Jehovah.

וּזְרֹע֖וֹ (וֹ) O “its”