H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And it will come about, when you say, Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us? that you will say to them, As you gave me up, making yourselves servants to strange gods in your land, so will you be servants to strange men in a land which is n

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will be”

But the heart of this people is uncontrolled and turned away from me; they are broken loose and gone.

הָיָ֔ה ha.Yah “it belongs”

A thing of wonder and fear has come about in the land;

נִהְיְתָ֖ה nih.ye.Tah “it has occurred”

To whom am I to give word, witnessing so that they may take note? see, their ears are stopped, and they are not able to give attention: see, the word of the Lord has been a cause of shame to them, they have no delight in it.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it has become”

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it came”

Has this house, which is named by my name, become a hole of thieves to you? Truly I, even I, have seen it, says the Lord.

הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “has it become”

But this was the order I gave them, saying, Give ear to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people: go in all the way ordered by me, so that all may be well for you.

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

But they took no note and did not give ear, but were guided by the thoughts and the pride of their evil hearts, going back and not forward.

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

And the bodies of this people will be food for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth; and there will be no one to send them away.

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

And in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, I will put an end to the laughing voices, the voice of joy and the voice of the newly-married man and the voice of the bride: for the land will become a waste.

תִּהְיֶ֥ה tih.Yeh “it will become”

And they will put them out before the sun and the moon and all the stars of heaven, whose lovers and servants they have been, after whom they have gone, to whom they have made prayers, and to whom they have given worship: they will not be put together or

יִֽהְיֽוּ׃ Yih.Yu “they will become”

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it came”

To the order which I gave your fathers on the day when I took them out of the land of Egypt, out of the oven of iron, saying, Give ear to my voice, and do all the orders I have given you: so you will be my people, and I will be your God:

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

For the number of your gods is as the number of your towns, O Judah; and for every street in Jerusalem you have put up altars to the Baal for burning perfumes to the Baal.

הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they are”

Not one of them will keep his life, for I will send evil on the men of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.

תִֽהְיֶ֖ה tih.Yeh “it will belong”

My heritage has become like a lion in the woodland to me; her voice has been loud against me; so I have hate for her.

הָיְתָה־ ha.ye.tah- “it has become”

And it will come about that, after they have been uprooted, I will again have pity on them; and I will take them back, every man to his heritage and every man to his land.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And it will be that, if they give their minds to learning the ways of my people, using my name in their oaths, By the living Lord; as they have been teaching my people to take oaths by the Baal; then their place will be made certain among my people.

וְהָיָ֡ה (הָיָ֡ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying,

וַיְהִ֧י (יְהִ֧י) y.Hi “it came”

Then after a long time, the Lord said to me, Up! go to Parah and get the band which I gave you orders to put there.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

These evil people who say they will not give ear to my words, who go on in the pride of their hearts and have become servants and worshippers of other gods, will become like this band which is of no use for anything.

וִיהִי֙ (יהִי֙) Hi “let it be”

For as a band goes tightly round a man's body, so I made all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah tightly united to me; so that they might be a people for me and a name and a praise and a glory: but they would not give ear.

לִֽהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “become”

The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah when there was no water.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it came”

Those who do work on the land are in fear, for there has been no rain on the land, and the farmers are shamed, covering their heads.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it has come”