H9002–/וְ–v

Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, And sound ye it in Judah, saying,

וְהַשְׁמִיע֥וּהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

Hear ye, I pray you, this, O people, foolish and without heart, Eyes they have, and they see not, Ears they have, and they hear not.

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

Me do ye not fear, an affirmation of Jehovah? From My presence are ye not pained? Who hath made sand the border of the sea, A limit age-during, and it passeth not over it, They shake themselves, and they are not able, Yea, sounded have its billows, and they pass not over.

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

And this people hath an apostate and rebellious heart, They have turned aside, and they go on.

וְלָעָ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּמוֹרֶ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”

And they have not said in their heart, `Let us fear, we pray you, Jehovah our God, who is giving rain, The sprinkling and the gathered, in its season, The appointed weeks of harvest He keepeth for us.'

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

Your iniquities have turned these away, And your sins have kept the good from you.

וְחַטֹּ֣אותֵיכֶ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

They have been fat, they have shone, Yea, they have overpassed the acts of the evil, Judgment they have not judged, The judgment of the fatherless -- and they prosper, And the judgment of the needy they have not judged.

וְיַצְלִ֑יחוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט (וּ) u. “and”

An astonishing and horrible thing hath been in the land.

וְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

The prophets have prophesied falsely, And the priests bear rule by their means, And My people have loved `it' so, And what do they at its latter end?

וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַמִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַֽה־ (וּ) u. “and”

Strengthen yourselves, sons of Benjamin, From the midst of Jerusalem, And in Tekoa blow ye a trumpet, And over Beth-Haccerem lift ye up a flame, For evil hath been seen from the north, And great destruction.

וּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֶׁ֥בֶר (וְ) ve. “and”

The comely and the delicate one I have cut off, The daughter of Zion.

וְהַמְּעֻנָּגָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Unto her come do shepherds and their droves, They have stricken tents by her round about, They have fed each `in' his own station.

וְעֶדְרֵיהֶ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Sanctify ye against her the battle, Rise, and we go up at noon. Wo to us, for turned hath the day, For stretched out are the shades of evening,

וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה (וְ) ve. “so”

`Rise, and we go up by night, And we destroy her palaces.'

וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָה (וְ) ve. “and”

For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Cut down her wood, And pour out against Jerusalem a mount, She `is' the city to be inspected, Wholly -- she is oppression in her midst.

וְשִׁפְכ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

As the digging of a well, is `for' its waters, So she hath digged `for' her wickedness, Violence and spoil is heard in her, Before My face continually `are' sickness and smiting.

וָ֠שֹׁד (וָ֠) Va. “and”וּמַכָּֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

To whom do I speak, and testify, and they hear? Lo, their ear `is' uncircumcised, And they are not able to attend. Lo, a word of Jehovah hath been to them for a reproach, They delight not in it.

וְאָעִ֙ידָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׁמָ֔עוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And with the fury of Jehovah I have been filled, (I have been weary of containing,) To pour `it' on the suckling in the street, And on the assembly of youths together, For even husband with wife are captured, An elder with one full of days,

וְאֵת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And their houses have been turned to others, Fields and wives together, For I stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land, An affirmation of Jehovah.

וְנָשִׁ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

For from their least unto their greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, And from prophet even unto priest, Every one is dealing falsely,

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִנָּבִיא֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they heal the breach of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, `Peace, peace!' and there is no peace.

וְאֵ֖ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus said Jehovah: Stand ye by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old, Where `is' this -- the good way? and go ye in it, And find rest for yourselves. And they say, `We do not go.'

וּרְא֜וּ (וּ) u. “and”וְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכוּ־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִצְא֥וּ (וּ) u. “and”

Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O company, That which `is' upon them.

וּדְעִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Hear, O earth, lo, I am bringing evil on this people, The fruit of their devices, For to My words they gave no attention, And My law -- they kick against it.

וְתוֹרָתִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

Why `is' this to Me? frankincense from Sheba cometh, And the sweet cane from a land afar off, Your burnt-offerings `are' not for acceptance, And your sacrifices have not been sweet to Me.

וְקָנֶ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”