H9001–/וַ–v

Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.

וְרִחַמְתִּֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ (וּ) u. “and”

Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

וַיְדַבֵּר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Now when all the princes, and all the people who had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should liberate his man-servant, and every one his maid-servant, that none should retain them in service any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

But afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had liberated, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׁ֗בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּכְבְּשׁ֔וּם (וַֽ) va “and”

Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

At the end of seven years dismiss ye every man his brother a Hebrew, who hath been sold to thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not to me, neither inclined their ear.

וַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And ye had now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

וַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּכְרְת֤וּ (וַ) va. “and”

But ye turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaids.

וַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּחַלְּל֣וּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּשִׁ֗בוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּ (וַ) va. “and”

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened to me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

וְנָתַתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in two, and passed between the parts of it,

וְנָתַתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for food to the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

וְנָתַתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיְתָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.

וַהֲשִׁ֨בֹתִ֜ים (וַ) va. “and”וְנִלְחֲמ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכָד֖וּהָ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָ (וּ) u. “and”

Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲבִֽאוֹתָם֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

וָאֶקַּ֞ח (וָ) va. “and”

And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, who was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:

וָאָבִ֤א (וָ) va. “and”

And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, Drink ye wine.

וָאֶתֵּ֞ן (וָ) va. “and”וָאֹמַ֥ר (וָ) va. “and”

But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;

וַנִּשְׁמַ֗ע (וַ) va. “and”

But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

וַנֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va. “and”וַנִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va. “and”וַנַּ֔עַשׂ (וַ) va. “and”

But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַנֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַנֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va. “and”

Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened to me.

וָאֶשְׁלַ֣ח (וָ) va. “and”

Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.

וָאֶקְרָ֥א (וָ) va. “and”