H9001–/וַ–v

I was angry with my people, I put shame on my heritage, and gave them into your hands: you had no mercy on them; you put a cruel yoke on those who were old;

וָאֶתְּנֵ֖ם (וָ) va. “and”

And you said, I will be a queen for ever: you did not give attention to these things, and did not keep in mind what would come after.

וַתֹּ֣אמְרִ֔י (וַ) va. “and”

For you had faith in your evil-doing; you said, No one sees me; by your wisdom and knowledge you have been turned out of the way: and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is no other.

וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

Because of this evil will come on you, which may not be turned away for any price: and trouble will overtake you, from which no money will give salvation: destruction will come on you suddenly, without your knowledge.

וּבָ֧א (וּ) u. “and”

I gave word in the past of the things which came about; they came from my mouth, and I made them clear: suddenly I did them, and they came about.

וַתָּבֹֽאנָה׃ (וַ) va. “and”

For this reason I made it clear to you in the past, before it came I gave you word of it: for fear that you might say, My god did these things, and my pictured and metal images made them come about.

וָאַגִּ֤יד (וָ) va. “and”

I, even I, have given the word; I have sent for him: I have made him come, and have given effect to his undertakings.

וְהִצְלִ֥יחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

If only you had given ear to my orders, then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

Your seed would have been like the sand, and your offspring like the dust: your name would not be cut off or come to an end before me.

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

They had no need of water when he was guiding them through the waste lands: he made water come out of the rock for them: the rock was parted and the waters came flowing out.

וַיִּ֨בְקַע־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּזֻ֖בוּ (וַ) va “and”

And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the ea

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith;

וָקָ֔מוּ (וָ) va. “and”וַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be lifted up.

וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

For though the waste places of your land have been given to destruction, now you will not be wide enough for your people, and those who made you waste will be far away.

וְרָחֲק֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then you will say in your heart, Who has given me all these children? when my children had been taken from me, and I was no longer able to have others, who took care of these? when I was by myself, where then were these?

וְאָמַ֣רְתְּ (וְ) ve. “and”

This is the word of the Lord God: See, I will make a sign with my hand to the nations, and put up my flag for the peoples; and they will take up your sons on their beasts, and your daughters on their backs.

וְהֵבִ֤יאוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.

וְהָי֨וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the flesh of your attackers will be taken by themselves for food; and they will take their blood for drink, as if it was sweet wine: and all men will see that I the Lord am your saviour, even he who takes up your cause, the Strong One of Jacob.

וְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָדְע֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

For the Lord God is my helper; I will not be put to shame: so I have made my face like a rock, and I am certain that he will give me my right.

וָאֵדַ֖ע (וָ) va. “and”

For the Lord has given comfort to Zion: he has made glad all her broken walls; making her waste places like Eden, and changing her dry land into the garden of the Lord; joy and delight will be there, praise and the sound of melody.

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

Those whom the Lord has made free will come back with songs to Zion; and on their heads will be eternal joy: delight and joy will be theirs, and sorrow and sounds of grief will be gone for ever.

וּבָ֤אוּ (וּ) u. “and”

I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?

וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”