H9001–/וַ–v

And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, Thou dost call Me -- My husband, And dost not call Me any more -- My lord.

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And I have turned aside the names of the lords from her mouth, And they are not remembered any more by their name.

וַהֲסִרֹתִ֛י (וַ) va. “and”

And I have made to them a covenant in that day, with the beast of the field, And with the fowl of the heavens, And the creeping thing of the ground, And bow, and sword, and war I break from off the land, And have caused them to lie down confidently.

וְכָרַתִּ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And I have betrothed thee to Me to the age, And betrothed thee to Me in righteousness, And in judgment, and kindness, and mercies,

וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And betrothed thee to Me in faithfulness, And thou hast known Jehovah.

וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it hath come to pass in that day, I answer -- an affirmation of Jehovah, I answer the heavens, and they answer the earth.

וְהָיָ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou `art', and it saith, My God!'

וּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַרְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah saith unto me: `Again, go, love a woman, loved of a friend, and an adulteress, like the loved of Jehovah, the sons of Israel, and they are turning unto other gods, and are lovers of grape-cakes.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And I buy her to me for fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley;

וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ (וָ) va. “and”

and I say unto her, `Many days thou dost remain for Me, thou dost not go a-whoring, nor become any one's; and I also `am' for thee.'

וָאֹמַ֣ר (וָ) va. “and”

Afterwards turned back have the sons of Israel, and sought Jehovah their God, and David their king, and have hastened unto Jehovah, and unto His goodness, in the latter end of the days.

וּבִקְשׁוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּפָחֲד֧וּ (וּ) u. “and”

Therefore mourn doth the land, And weak is every dweller in it, With the beast of the field, And with the fowl of the heavens, And the fishes of the sea -- they are removed.

וְאֻמְלַל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou hast stumbled in the day, And stumbled hath also a prophet with thee in the night, And I have cut off thy mother.

וְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָשַׁ֧ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָמִ֖יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also!

וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And it hath been, like people, like priest, And I have charged on it its ways, And its habitual doings I return to it.

וְהָיָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י (וּ) u. “and”

And they have eaten, and are not satisfied, They have gone a-whoring, and increase not, For they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.

וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

My people at its staff asketh and its rod declareth to it, For a spirit of whoredoms hath caused to err, And they go a-whoring from under their God.

וַיִּזְנ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And see doth Ephraim his sickness, and Judah his wound, And Ephraim goeth unto Asshur, And sendeth unto a warlike king, And he is not able to give healing to you, Nor doth he remove from you a scar.

וַיַּ֨רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”

I go -- I turn back unto My place, Till that they are desolate, and have sought My face. In their distress they do seek Me speedily!'

וּבִקְשׁ֣וּ (וּ) u. “and”

`When I give healing to Israel, Then revealed is the iniquity of Ephraim, And the wickedness of Samaria, For they have wrought falsehood, And a thief doth come in, Stript off hath a troop in the street,

וְנִגְלָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”

All of them are warm as an oven, And they have devoured their judges, All their kings have fallen, There is none calling unto Me among them.

וְאָכְל֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on -- `to' Asshur they have gone.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”

Also though they hire among nations, Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, From the burden of a king of princes.

וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ (וַ) va “and”

The sacrifices of Mine offerings! They sacrifice flesh, and they eat, Jehovah hath not accepted them, Now doth He remember their iniquity, And inspect their sin, They -- `to' Egypt they turn back.

וַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּ (וַ) va “and”

And forget doth Israel his Maker, and buildeth temples, And Judah hath multiplied cities of defence, And I have sent a fire into his cities, And it hath consumed their palaces!

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ (וַ) va “and”וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָכְלָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”