H9002–/וְ–v

All the nations are as nothing before him; they are esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.

וָתֹ֖הוּ (וָ) va. “and”

To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains [ergänzt: for it].

וְצֹרֵ֖ף (וְ) ve. “and”וּרְתֻק֥וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

[ergänzt: It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;

וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

Scarcely are they planted, scarcely are they sown, scarcely hath their stock taken root in the earth, but he also bloweth upon them and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּסְעָרָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Lift up your eyes on high, and see! Who hath created these things, bringing out their host by number? He calleth them all by name; through the greatness of his might and strength of power, not one faileth.

וּרְאוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאַמִּ֣יץ (וְ) ve. “and”

Why sayest thou, Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and my right is passed away from my God?

וּתְדַבֵּ֖ר (וּ) u. “so”וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

Dost thou not know, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not nor tireth? There is no searching of his understanding.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

וּלְאֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”

Even the youths shall faint and shall tire, and the young men shall stumble and fall;

וְיִֽעֲפ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִגָ֑עוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וּבַחוּרִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew [ergänzt: their] strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint.

וְקוֹיֵ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Keep silence before me, islands; and let the peoples renew [ergänzt: their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us draw near together to judgment.

וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

Who raised up from the east him whom righteousness calleth to its foot? He gave the nations before him, and caused him to have dominion over kings; he gave them as dust to his sword, as driven stubble to his bow.

וּמְלָכִ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”

Who hath wrought and done [ergänzt: it], calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first; and with the last, I [ergänzt: am] HE.

וְעָשָׂ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The isles saw [ergänzt: it], and feared; the ends of the earth trembled: they drew near, and came.

וְיִירָ֔אוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

They helped every one his neighbour, and [ergänzt: each] said to his brother, Take courage.

וּלְאָחִ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, my friend

וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

-- thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called from the extremities thereof, and to whom I said, Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee and not rejected thee,

וּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Lo, all that are incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded; they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall perish.

וְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֹאבְד֖וּ (וְ) ve. “so”

Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them -- them that contend with thee; they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְאֶ֖פֶס (וּ) u. “and”

Fear not, thou worm Jacob, ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

Behold, I have made of thee a new sharp threshing instrument having double teeth: thou shalt thresh and beat small the mountains, and shalt make the hills as chaff;

וְתָדֹ֔ק (וְ) ve. “so”וּגְבָע֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and thou shalt rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

וְר֣וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”וּסְעָרָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

The afflicted and the needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue faileth for thirst: I, Jehovah, will answer them, [ergänzt: I], the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜ים (וְ) ve. “and”וָאַ֔יִן (וָ) va. “and”