H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

`Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that hath been, Among trees of the forest?

יִּֽהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “is it”הָיָ֖ה ha.Yah “it is”

Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire hath eaten of it, And it is scorched, Hath it been used yet for work?

בִּֽהְיוֹת֣וֹ (הְיוֹת֣) h.yo.T “was”

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

And I pass over by thee, and I see thee, And lo, thy time `is' a time of loves, And I spread My skirt over thee, And I cover thy nakedness, And I swear to thee, and come in to a covenant with thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And thou dost become Mine.

וַתִּ֥הְיִי (תִּ֥הְיִי) Tih.yi “you belonged”

And thou dost trust in thy beauty, And goest a-whoring because of thy renown, And dost pour out thy whoredoms On every passer by -- to him it is.

יֶֽהִי׃ Ye.hi “let it belong”

And thou dost take of thy garments, And dost make to thee spotted high-places, And dost go a-whoring upon them, They are not coming in -- nor shall it be!

יִהְיֶֽה׃ yih.Yeh “it will be”

And My bread, that I gave to thee, Fine flour, and oil, and honey, that I caused thee to eat. Thou hast even set it before them, For a sweet fragrance -- thus it is, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

וַיֶּ֑הִי (יֶּ֑הִי) i.Ye.hi “it was”

And with all thine abominations and thy whoredoms, Thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, When thou wast naked and bare, Trodden down in thy blood thou wast!

בִּֽהְיוֹתֵךְ֙ (הְיוֹתֵ) h.yo.te “were”הָיִֽית׃ ha.Yit “you were”

And it cometh to pass, after all thy wickedness, (Wo, wo, to thee -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah),

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

In thy building thine arch at the head of every way, Thy high place thou hast made in every broad place, And -- hast not been as a whore deriding a gift.

הָיִ֥ית ha.yi.t “you were”

And the contrary is in thee from women in thy whoredoms, That after thee none doth go a-whoring; And in thy giving a gift, And a gift hath not been given to thee; And thou art become contrary.

וַיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”וַתְּהִ֥י (תְּהִ֥י) te.Hi “you became”

Lo, this hath been the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, Arrogancy, fulness of bread, and quiet ease, Have been to her and to her daughters, And the hand of the afflicted and needy She hath not strengthened.

הָיָ֔ה ha.Yah “it was”הָ֤יָה Ha.yah “it belonged”

And thy sister Sodom hath not been for a report in thy mouth, In the day of thine arrogancy,

הָֽיְתָה֙ ha.ye.Tah “did she become?”

So that thou dost remember, And thou hast been ashamed, And there is not to thee any more an opening of the mouth because of thy shame, In My receiving atonement for thee, For all that thou hast done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “it will belong”

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

And it springeth up, and becometh a spreading vine, humble of stature, To turn its thin shoots toward itself, And its roots are under it, And it becometh a vine, and maketh boughs, And sendeth forth beauteous branches.

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it became”יִֽהְי֑וּ yih.Yu “they were”וַתְּהִ֣י (תְּהִ֣י) te.Hi “it became”

And there is another great eagle, Great-winged, and abounding with feathers, And lo, this vine hath bent its roots toward him, And its thin shoots it hath sent out toward him, To water it from the furrows of its planting,

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it was”

On a good field, by many waters, it is planted, To make branches, and to bear fruit, To be for an goodly vine.

לִהְי֖וֹת (הְי֖וֹת) h.Yot “become”

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant -- that it may stand.

לִֽהְיוֹת֙ (הְיוֹת֙) h.yOt “be”

In a mountain -- the high place of Israel, I plant it, And it hath borne boughs, and yielded fruit, And become a goodly cedar, And dwelt under it have all birds of every wing, In the shade of its thin shoots they dwell.

וְהָיָ֖ה (הָיָ֖ה) ha.Yah “it will become”

`And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.

יִֽהְיֶ֨ה yih.Yeh “it will belong”

And a man, when he is righteous, And hath done judgment and righteousness,

יִהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

In usury he hath given, and increase taken, And he liveth: he doth not live, All these abominations he hath done, He doth surely die, his blood is on him.

יִהְיֶֽה׃ yih.Yeh “it will be”