H3282–יַעַן–ya.an

Because your wrath against me and your words of pride have come up to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my cord in your lips, and I will make you go back by the way you came.

יַ֚עַן Ya.'an “because”

Because Manasseh, king of Judah, has done these disgusting things, doing more evil than all the Amorites before him, and making Judah do evil with his false gods,

יַעַן֩ ya.'An “because”

Because they have done evil in my eyes, moving me to wrath, from the day when their fathers came out of Egypt till this day.

יַ֗עַן Ya.'an “because”

Because your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before me, when you had word of what I said against this place and its people, that they would become a waste and a curse, and you gave signs of grief, weeping before me: truly, I have given ear to y

יַ֠עַן Ya.'an “because”

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you ma

יַ֣עַן Ya.'an “because”

But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:

יַ֗עַן Ya.'an “because”

And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God, on hearing his words about this place and its people, and with weeping and signs of grief have made yourself low before me, I have given ear to you, says the Lord God.

יַ֠עַן Ya.'an “because”

Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

יַ֗עַן Ya.'an “because”

Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;

יַ֣עַן Ya.'an “because”

Again, the Lord has said, Because the daughters of Zion are full of pride, and go with outstretched necks and wandering eyes, with their foot-chains sounding when they go:

יַ֚עַן Ya.'an “because”

Because Aram has made evil designs against you, saying,

יַ֗עַן Ya.'an “because”

Because this people will have nothing to do with the softly-flowing waters of Shiloah, and have fear of Rezin and Remaliah's son;

יַ֗עַן Ya.'an “because”

And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;

יַ֚עַן Ya.'an “because”

For this cause the Holy One of Israel says, Because you will not give ear to this word, and are looking for help in ways of deceit and evil, and are putting your hope in them:

יַ֥עַן Ya.'an “because”

Because your wrath against me and your pride have come to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my cord in your lips, and I will make you go back by the way you came.

יַ֚עַן Ya.'an “because”

The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;

יַ֡עַן Ya.'an “because”

Your fate will be the sword, and you will all go down to death: because when my voice came to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiring what was not pleasing to me.

יַ֤עַן Ya.'an “because”

So I will go after trouble for them, and will send on them what they are fearing: because no one made answer to my voice, or gave ear to my word; but they did what was evil in my eyes, going after that in which I took no pleasure.

יַ֤עַן Ya.'an “because”

For this reason the Lord, the God of armies, has said: Because you have said this, I will make my words in your mouth a fire, and this people wood, and they will be burned up by it.

יַ֚עַן Ya.'an “because”

And now, because you have done all these works, says the Lord, and I sent my word to you, getting up early and sending, but you did not give ear; and my voice came to you, but you gave no answer:

יַ֧עַן Ya.'an “because”

Because they have given me up, and made this place a strange place, burning perfumes in it to other gods, of whom they and their fathers and the kings of Judah had no knowledge; and they have made this place full of the blood of those who have done no wr

יַ֣עַן׀ Ya.'an “because”

But if you say, The word of weight of the Lord; this is what the Lord has said: Because you say, The weight of the Lord, and I have sent to you, saying, You are not to say, The weight of the Lord;

יַ֧עַן Ya.'an “because”

So this is what the Lord of armies has said: Because you have not given ear to my words,

יַ֕עַן Ya.'an “because”

Because they have done shame in Israel, and have taken their neighbours' wives, and in my name have said false words, which I did not give them orders to say; and I myself am the witness, says the Lord.

יַ֡עַן Ya.'an “because”

Shemaiah the Nehelamite sent a letter in his name to Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

יַ֡עַן Ya.'an “because”