H9001–/וַ–v

And because of the wrath of the Lord this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had sent them away from before him: and Zedekiah took up arms against the king of Babylon.

וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And in the ninth year of his rule, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem with all his army and took up his position before it, building earthworks all round it.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּבְנ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

So the town was shut in by their forces till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

וַתָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va. “and”

In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the store of food in the town was almost gone, so that there was no food for the people of the land.

וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק (וַ) va “and”

Then an opening was made in the wall of the town, and all the men of war went in flight out of the town by night through the doorway between the two walls which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldaeans were stationed round the town:) and they went b

וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע (וַ) va. “and”וַיֵּצְא֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Chaldaean army went after King Zedekiah and overtook him on the other side of Jericho, and all his army went in flight from him in every direction.

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then they made the king a prisoner and took him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath to be judged.

וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Babylon put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes: and he put to death all the rulers of Judah in Riblah.

וַיִּשְׁחַ֧ט (וַ) va “and”

And he put out Zedekiah's eyes; and the king of Babylon, chaining him in iron bands, took him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

וַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִאֵ֤הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And he had the house of the Lord and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned with fire:

וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף (וַ) va “and”

And the brass pillars which were in the house of the Lord, and the wheeled bases and the great brass water-vessel in the house of the Lord, were broken up by the Chaldaeans, who took all the brass away to Babylon.

וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

There were ninety-six apples on the outside; the number of apples all round the network was a hundred.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the captain of the armed men took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three door-keepers;

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”

These Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took with him to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken prisoner away from his land.

וַיַּכֶּ֣ה (וַ) va “and”וַיְמִתֵ֛ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֥גֶל (וַ) va “and”

And in the thirty-seventh year after Jehoiachin, king of Judah, had been taken prisoner, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evil-merodach, king of Babylon, in the first year after he became king, took Jehoiachin, king of Judah, o

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And he said kind words to him and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּן֙ (וַ) va “and”

And his prison clothing was changed, and he was a guest at the king's table every day for the rest of his life.

וְשִׁנָּ֕ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָכַ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And all her glory has gone from the daughter of Zion: her rulers have become like harts with no place for food, and they have gone in flight without strength before the attacker.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Great is the sin of Jerusalem; for this cause she has become an unclean thing: all those who gave her honour are looking down on her, because they have seen her shame: now truly, breathing out grief, she is turned back.

וַתָּ֥שָׁב (וַ) va. “and”

In her skirts were her unclean ways; she gave no thought to her end; and her fall has been a wonder; she has no comforter: see her sorrow, O Lord; for the attacker is lifted up.

וַתֵּ֣רֶד (וַ) va. “and”

From on high he has sent fire into my bones, and it has overcome them: his net is stretched out for my feet, I am turned back by him; he has made me waste and feeble all the day.

וַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּה (וַ) va “and”

In his burning wrath every horn of Israel has been cut off; his right hand has been turned back before the attacker: he has put a fire in Jacob, causing destruction round about.

וַיִּבְעַ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

His bow has been bent for the attack, he has taken his place with his hand ready, in his hate he has put to death all who were pleasing to the eye: on the tent of the daughter of Zion he has let loose his passion like fire.

וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔ג (וַֽ) va “and”

The Lord has become like one fighting against her, sending destruction on Israel; he has sent destruction on all her great houses, making waste his strong places: increasing the grief and the sorrow of the daughter of Judah.

וַיֶּ֙רֶב֙ (וַ) va “and”