H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will be”

But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.

הָיָ֔ה ha.Yah “it belongs”

A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:

נִהְיְתָ֖ה nih.ye.Tah “it has occurred”

To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah is become unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it has become”

The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it came”

Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Jehovah.

הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “has it become”

but this thing I commanded them, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk ye in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.

וְהָיִ֤יתִי (הָיִ֤יתִי) ha.Yi.ti “I will become”תִּֽהְיוּ־ tih.yu- “you will become”

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in [ergänzt: their own] counsels [ergänzt: and] in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

וַיִּהְי֥וּ (יִּהְי֥וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

And the dead bodies of this people shall be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall frighten them away.

וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜ה (הָ֨יְתָ֜ה) Ha.ye.Tah “it will become”

Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.

תִּהְיֶ֥ה tih.Yeh “it will become”

and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and which they have sought, and which they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried, they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

יִֽהְיֽוּ׃ Yih.Yu “they will become”

The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it came”

which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God;

וִהְיִ֤יתֶם (הְיִ֤יתֶם) h.Yi.tem “you will become”אֶהְיֶ֥ה 'eh.Yeh “I will become”

For according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they are”

and there shall be no remnant unto them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.

תִֽהְיֶ֖ה tih.Yeh “it will belong”

My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.

הָיְתָה־ ha.ye.tah- “it has become”

And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Jehovah liveth; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.

וְהָיָ֡ה (הָיָ֡ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying,

וַיְהִ֧י (יְהִ֧י) y.Hi “it came”

And it came to pass after many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

Then the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable for nothing.

וִיהִי֙ (יהִי֙) Hi “let it be”

For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they may be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

לִֽהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “become”

The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it came”

Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it has come”