H9001–/וַ–v

And taken from them hath been a reviling by all the removed of Judah that `are' in Babylon, saying, Jehovah doth set thee as Zedekiah, and as Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted with fire;

וְלֻקַּ֤ח (וְ) ve. “and”

Because that they have done folly in Israel, and commit adultery with the wives of their neighbours, and speak a word in My name falsely that I have not commanded them, and I `am' He who knoweth and a witness -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

וַיְנַֽאֲפוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

Jehovah hath made thee priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, for there being inspectors of the house of Jehovah, for every one mad and making himself a prophet, and thou hast put him unto the torture and unto the stocks.

וְנָתַתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Zephaniah the priest readeth this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

וַיִּקְרָ֛א (וַ) va “and”

And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

`Send unto all the removal, saying, Thus said Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite, Because that Shemaiah prophesied to you, and I -- I have not sent him, and he doth cause you to trust on falsehood,

וַיַּבְטַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

For, lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and I have turned back `to' the captivity of My people Israel and Judah, said Jehovah, and I have caused them to turn back unto the land that I gave to their fathers, and they do possess it.'

וְ֠שַׁבְתִּי (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֗ים (וַ) va. “and”וִֽירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃ (וִֽ) Vi. “and”

Ask, I pray you, and see, is a male bringing forth? Wherefore have I seen every man, His hands on his loins, as a travailing woman, And all faces have been turned to paleness?

וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, I break his yoke from off thy neck, And thy bands I draw away, And lay no more service on him do strangers.

וְהָיָה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they have served Jehovah their God, And David their king whom I raise up to them.

וְעָ֣בְד֔וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou, be not afraid, My servant Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah, Nor be affrighted, O Israel, For, lo, I am saving thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity, And Jacob hath turned back and rested, And is quiet, and there is none troubling.

וְשָׁ֧ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁקַ֥ט (וְ) ve. “and”וְשַׁאֲנַ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

For with thee `am' I, An affirmation of Jehovah -- to save thee, For I make an end of all the nations Whither I have scattered thee, Only, of thee I do not make an end, And I have chastised thee in judgment, And do not entirely acquit thee.

וְיִסַּרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore all consuming thee are consumed, And all thine adversaries -- all of them -- Into captivity do go, And thy spoilers have been for a spoil, And all thy plunderers I give up to plunder.

וְהָי֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I turn back `to' the captivity of the tents of Jacob, And his dwelling places I pity, And the city hath been built on its heap, And the palace according to its ordinance remaineth.

וְנִבְנְתָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And gone forth from them hath thanksgiving, And the voice of playful ones, And I have multiplied them and they are not few, And made them honourable, and they are not small.

וְיָצָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִרְבִּתִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִכְבַּדְתִּ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And his sons have been as aforetime, And his company before Me is established, And I have seen after all his oppressors.

וְהָי֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔י (וּ) u. “and”

And his honourable one hath been of himself, And his ruler from his midst goeth forth, And I have caused him to draw near, And he hath drawn nigh unto Me, For who `is' he who hath pledged his heart To draw nigh unto Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

וְהָיָ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִקְרַבְתִּ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִגַּ֣שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And ye have been to Me for a people, And I am to you for God.

וִהְיִ֥יתֶם (וִ) vi “and”

Again do I build thee, And thou hast been built, O virgin of Israel, Again thou puttest on thy tabrets, And hast gone out in the chorus of the playful.

וְֽנִבְנֵ֔ית (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְיָצָ֖את (וְ) ve. “and”

Again thou dost plant vineyards In mountains of Samaria, Planters have planted, and made common.

וְחִלֵּֽלוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Lo, I am bringing them in from the north country, And have gathered them from the sides of the earth, Among them `are' blind and lame, Conceiving and travailing one -- together, A great assembly -- they turn back hither.

וְקִבַּצְתִּים֮ (וְ) ve. “and”

Hear a word of Jehovah, O nations, And declare ye among isles afar off, and say: He who is scattering Israel doth gather him, And hath kept him as a shepherd `doth' his flock,

וּשְׁמָר֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, And redeemed him from a hand stronger than he.

וּגְאָל֕וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And they have come in, And have sung in the high place of Zion, And flowed unto the goodness of Jehovah, For wheat, and for new wine, and for oil, And for the young of the flock and herd, And their soul hath been as a watered garden, And they add not to grieve any more.

וּבָאוּ֮ (וּ) u. “and”וְרִנְּנ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָהֲר֞וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיְתָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then rejoice doth a virgin in a chorus, Both young men and old men -- together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,

וְהָפַכְתִּ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִ֣חַמְתִּ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”