H9002–/וְ–v

And I saw, when, forasmuch as backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, that yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot;

וְלֹ֨א (וְ) ve. “and”

and it came to pass through the lightness of her harlotry, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks;

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto Me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD--

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every leafy tree, and ye have not hearkened to My voice, saith the LORD.

וּבְקוֹלִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Return, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am a lord unto you, and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion;

וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ (וּ) u. “and”

and I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

וְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more: The ark of the covenant of the LORD; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they make mention of it; neither shall t

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

At that time they shall call Jerusalem The throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem; neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.'

וְיָבֹ֤אוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

But I said: 'How would I put thee among the sons, and give thee a pleasant land, the goodliest heritage of the nations!' And I said: 'Thou shalt call Me, My father; and shalt not turn away from following Me.'

וְאָנֹכִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶתֶּן־ (וְ) ve. “so”וּמֵאַחֲרַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

But the shameful thing hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

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

Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not hearkened to the voice of the LORD our God.'

וּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮ (וּֽ) u. “and”וַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, yea, return unto Me; and if thou wilt put away thy detestable things out of My sight, and wilt not waver;

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And wilt swear: 'As the LORD liveth' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; then shall the nations bless themselves by Him, and in Him shall they glory.

וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”וּב֥וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem: break up for you a fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest My fury go forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

וְהָסִ֙רוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem, and say: 'Blow ye the horn in the land'; cry aloud and say: 'Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.'

וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאִמְר֕וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִמְר֔וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָב֖וֹאָה (וְ) ve. “so”

Set up a standard toward Zion; put yourselves under covert, stay not; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

וְשֶׁ֥בֶר (וְ) ve. “and”

A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations is set out, gone forth from his place; to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.

וּמַשְׁחִ֣ית (וּ) u. “and”

For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.

וְהֵילִ֑ילוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall fail, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.

וְלֵ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנְּבִיאִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said I: 'Ah, Lord GOD! surely Thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying: Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.'

וְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

At that time shall it be said of this people and of Jerusalem; a hot wind of the high hills in the wilderness toward the daughter of My people, not to fan, nor to cleanse;

וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְל֥וֹא (וְ) ve. “and”

Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as the whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles.--' Woe unto us! for we are undone.'--

וְכַסּוּפָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

For hark! one declareth from Dan, and announceth calamity from the hills of Ephraim:

וּמַשְׁמִ֥יעַ (וּ) u. “and”