H9001–/וַ–v

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

וְרִחַמְתִּֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus says Yahweh, 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”

All the princes and all the people obeyed, who had entered into the covenant, that everyone should let his man-servant, and everyone his maid-servant, go free, that none should make bondservants of them any more; 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 let go free, 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 Yahweh came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

At the end of seven years you shall let go every man his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to you, and has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you: but your fathers didn't listen to me, neither inclined their ear.

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

You were now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and you 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 you turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom you had let go free at their pleasure, to return; and you 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 says Yahweh: you have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim to you a liberty, says Yahweh, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.

וְנָתַתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

I will give the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they 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 those who seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the earth.

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

Behold, I will command, says Yahweh, 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 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 Yahweh, 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 Habazziniah, and his brothers, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

וָאֶקַּ֞ח (וָ) va. “and”

and I brought them into the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

וָאָבִ֤א (וָ) va. “and”

I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, Drink you 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, You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons, forever:

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

וַנִּשְׁמַ֗ע (וַ) va. “and”

but we have lived 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 happened, 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 Yahweh to Jeremiah, saying,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction to listen to my words? says Yahweh.

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וָאֶשְׁלַ֣ח (וָ) va. “and”

therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring on Judah and on 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”