H9001–/וַ–v

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 (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִבְנ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

But if they will not give ear, then I will have that nation uprooted, and given to destruction, says the Lord.

וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י (וְ) ve. “and”

This is what the Lord said to me: Go and get yourself a linen band and put it round you and do not put it in water.

וְקָנִ֤יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

So, as the Lord said, I got a band for a price and put it round my body.

וָאֶקְנֶ֥ה (וָ) va. “and”וָאָשִׂ֖ם (וָ) va. “and”

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

וַיְהִ֧י (וַ) va “and”

So I went and put it in a secret place by Parah, as the Lord had said to me.

וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶטְמְנֵ֖הוּ (וָ) va. “and”

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 (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So I went to Parah and, uncovering the hole, took the band from the place where I had put it away: and the band was damaged and of no use for anything.

וָאֵלֵ֣ךְ (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶחְפֹּ֗ר (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֶקַּח֙ (וָֽ) va. “and”

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

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

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.

וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

So you are to say this word to them: This is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: Every skin bottle will be full of wine; and they will say to you, Is it not quite clear to us that every skin bottle will be full of wine?

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמְר֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then you are to say to them, The Lord has said, I will make all the people of this land, even the kings seated on David's seat, and the priests and the prophets and all the people of Jerusalem, overcome with strong drink.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”

I will have them smashed against one another, fathers and sons together, says the Lord: I will have no pity or mercy, I will have no feeling for them to keep me from giving them to destruction.

וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

Give glory to the Lord your God, before he makes it dark, and before your feet are slipping on the dark mountains, and, while you are looking for a light, he makes it into deep dark, into black night.

וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׂמָ֣הּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁ֖ית (וְ) ve. “and”

This is your fate, the part measured out to you by me, says the Lord, because you have put me out of your memory and put your faith in what is false.

וַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖י (וַֽ) va. “and”

So I will have your skirts uncovered before your face, in order that your shame may be seen.

וְנִרְאָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Their great men have sent their servants for water: they come to the holes and there is no water to be seen; they come back with nothing in their vessels; they are overcome with shame and fear, covering their heads.

וְחָפ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord said to me, Make no prayer for this people for their good.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then I said, Ah, Lord God! see, the prophets say to them, You will not see the sword or be short of food; but I will give you certain peace in this place.

וָאֹמַ֞ר (וָ) va. “and”

Then the Lord said to me, The prophets say false words in my name, and I gave them no orders, and I said nothing to them: what they say to you is a false vision and wonder-working words without substance, the deceit of their hearts.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the people to whom they are prophets will be pushed out dead into the streets of Jerusalem, because there is no food, and because of the sword; and they will have no one to put their bodies into the earth, them or their wives or their sons or their d

וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And you are to say this word to them, Let my eyes be streaming with water night and day, and let it not be stopped; for the virgin daughter of my people is wounded with a great wound, with a very bitter blow.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the Lord said to me, Even if Moses and Samuel came before me, I would have no desire for this people: send them away from before me, and let them go.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it will be, when they say to you, Where are we to go? then you are to say to them, The Lord has said, Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are to be in need of food, to need of food; and such as ar

וְהָיָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will put over them four divisions, says the Lord: the sword causing death, dogs pulling the dead bodies about, and the birds of heaven, and the beasts of the earth to take their bodies for food and put an end to them.

וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י (וּ) u. “and”