H9001–/וַ–v

It shall happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Yahweh lives; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.

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

But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, says Yahweh.

וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus says Yahweh to me, Go, and buy you a linen belt, and put it on your loins, and don't put it in water.

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

So I bought a belt according to the word of Yahweh, and put it on my loins.

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

The word of Yahweh came to me the second time, saying,

וַיְהִ֧י (וַ) va “and”

So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Yahweh commanded me.

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

It happened after many days, that Yahweh said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.

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

Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the belt from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the belt was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

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

Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this belt, which is profitable for nothing.

וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

Therefore you shall speak to them this word: Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall tell you, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

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

Then shall you tell them, Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings who sit on David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”

I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says Yahweh: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.

וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

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

This is your lot, the portion measured to you from me, says Yahweh; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

וַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖י (וַֽ) va. “and”

Therefore will I also uncover your skirts on your face, and your shame shall appear.

וְנִרְאָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads.

וְחָפ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Yahweh said to me, Don't pray for this people for [ergänzt: their] good.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then said I, Ah, Lord Yahweh! behold, the prophets tell them, You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.

וָאֹמַ֞ר (וָ) va. “and”

Then Yahweh said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I didn't send them, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke I to them: they prophesy to you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

The people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them-them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness on them.

וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

You shall say this word to them, Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said Yahweh to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

It shall happen, when they tell you, Where shall we go forth? then you shall tell them, Thus says Yahweh: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.

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

I will appoint over them four kinds, says Yahweh: the sword to kill, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the sky, and the animals of the earth, to devour and to destroy.

וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י (וּ) u. “and”