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And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.'

וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the LORD: I remember for thee the affection of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after Me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

וְקָֽרָאתָ֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus saith the LORD: what unrighteousness have your fathers found in Me, that they are gone far from Me, and have walked after things of nought, and are become nought?

וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And I brought you into a land of fruitful fields, to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled My land, and made My heritage an abomination.

וָאָבִ֤יא (וָ) va. “and”וַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּטַמְּא֣וּ (וַ) va. “and”

The young lions have roared upon him, and let their voice resound; and they have made his land desolate, his cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.

וַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּ (וַ) va “and”

For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands, and thou saidst: 'I will not transgress'; upon every high hill and under every leafy tree thou didst recline, playing the harlot.

וַתֹּאמְרִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst; but thou saidst: 'There is no hope; no, for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.'

וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

Thou saidst: 'I am innocent; surely His anger is turned away from me' --behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because thou sayest: 'I have not sinned.'

וַתֹּֽאמְרִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”

...saying: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, may he return unto her again? Will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; and wouldest thou yet return to Me? saith the LO

וְהָלְכָ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיְתָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Lift up thine eyes unto the high hills, and see: where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy harlotries and with thy wickedness.

וַתַּחֲנִ֣יפִי (וַ) va. “and”

Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

וַיִּמָּנְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Will He bear grudge for ever? Will He keep it to the end?' Behold, thou hast spoken, but hast done evil things, and hast had thy way.

וַתַּעֲשִׂ֥י (וַ) va. “and”וַתּוּכָֽל׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And the LORD said unto me in the days of Josiah the king: 'Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel did? she went up upon every high mountain and under every leafy tree, and there played the harlot.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתִּזְנִי־ (וַ) va. “and”

And I said: After she hath done all these things, she will return unto me; but she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.

וָאֹמַ֗ר (וָ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֛רֶא (וַ) va. “and”

And I saw, when, forasmuch as backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, that yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot;

וָאֵ֗רֶא (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶתֵּ֛ן (וָ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּ֥זֶן (וַ) va. “and”

and it came to pass through the lightness of her harlotry, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks;

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַתֶּחֱנַ֖ף (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּנְאַ֥ף (וַ) va. “and”

even the LORD said unto me--backsliding Israel hath proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; I will not frown upon you; for I am merciful, saith the LORD, I will not bear grudge for ever.

וְקָֽרָאתָ֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְ֠אָמַרְתָּ (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every leafy tree, and ye have not hearkened to My voice, saith the LORD.

וַתְּפַזְּרִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”

Return, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am a lord unto you, and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion;

וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

and I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

וְנָתַתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָע֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more: The ark of the covenant of the LORD; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they make mention of it; neither shall t

וְהָיָ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּפְרִיתֶ֨ם (וּ) u. “and”

At that time they shall call Jerusalem The throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem; neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.

וְנִקְוּ֨וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

But I said: 'How would I put thee among the sons, and give thee a pleasant land, the goodliest heritage of the nations!' And I said: 'Thou shalt call Me, My father; and shalt not turn away from following Me.'

וָאֹמַ֗ר (וָ) va. “and”