H9002–/וְ–v

Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, who take counsel, but not of me, and who make leagues, but not by my Spirit, that they may heap sin upon sin;

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִנְסֹ֥ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

who walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked of my mouth, -- to take refuge under the protection of Pharaoh, and trust in the shadow of Egypt!

וּפִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וְלַחְס֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

For to you the protection of Pharaoh shall be a shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt a confusion.

וְהֶחָס֥וּת (וְ) ve. “and”

For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.

וּמַלְאָכָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

They were all ashamed of a people [ergänzt: that] did not profit them, nor were a help or profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

-- The burden of the beasts of the south: Through a land of trouble and anguish, whence come the lioness and lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to the people that shall not profit [ergänzt: them].

וְצוּקָ֜ה (וְ) ve. “and”וָלַ֣יִשׁ (וָ) va. “and”וְשָׂרָ֣ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For Egypt shall help in vain, and to no purpose; therefore have I named her, Arrogance, that doeth nothing.

וּמִצְרַ֕יִם (וּ) u. “and”וָרִ֖יק (וָ) va. “and”

Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and record it in a book, that it may be for the time to come, as a witness for ever,

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְהִי֙ (וּ) u. “so”

who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things; speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits;

וְלַ֣חֹזִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel: Because ye reject this word, and confide in oppression and wilfulness, and depend thereon,

וְנָל֔וֹז (וְ) ve. “and”

And he shall break it as the breaking of a potter's vessel, that is broken in pieces unsparingly; and in the pieces of it there shall not be found a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to scoop water out of the cistern.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַחְשֹׂ֥ף (וְ) ve. “and”

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest shall ye be saved, in quietness and confidence shall be your strength; but ye would not.

וָנַ֙חַת֙ (וָ) va. “and”וּבְבִטְחָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

And ye said, No, but we will flee upon horses, -- therefore shall ye flee; and, We will ride upon the swift, -- therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

One thousand [ergänzt: shall flee] at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as a banner on a hill.

וְכַנֵּ֖ס (וְ) ve. “and”

And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up, that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

וְלָכֵ֞ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָכֵ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord will give you the bread of adversity, and the water of oppression; yet thy teachers shall not be hidden any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers.

וּמַ֣יִם (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when ye turn to the right hand or when ye turn to the left, thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it.

וְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And ye shall defile the silver covering of your graven images, and the gold overlaying of your molten images; thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth: Out! shalt thou say unto it.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he will give the rain of thy seed with which thou shalt sow the ground; and bread, the produce of the ground, and it shall be fat and rich. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures;

וְלֶ֙חֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁמֵ֑ן (וְ) ve. “and”

and the oxen and the asses that till the ground shall eat salted provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.

וְהָאֲלָפִ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעֲיָרִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַמִּזְרֶֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And there shall be upon every high mountain and upon every hill that is lifted up, brooks [ergänzt: and] water-courses, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

וְעַל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that Jehovah bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the wound of their stroke.

וְא֤וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַ֥חַץ (וּ) u. “and”

Behold, the name of Jehovah cometh from far, burning [ergänzt: with] his anger -- a grievous conflagration; his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a consuming fire;

וְכֹ֖בֶד (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

and his breath as an overflowing torrent, which reacheth even to the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction, and [ergänzt: to put] a bridle into the jaws of the peoples, that causeth them to go astray.

וְרוּח֞וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֶ֣סֶן (וְ) ve. “and”

Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a feast is sanctified; and joy of heart, as of one who goeth with a pipe to come unto the mountain of Jehovah, to the Rock of Israel.

וְשִׂמְחַ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”