H9002–/וְ–v

But thou, Jehovah of hosts, who judgest righteously, who triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

וַֽיהוָ֤ה (וַֽ) va. “and”וָלֵ֑ב (וָ) va. “and”

Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand,

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

-- therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;

וּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם (וּ) u. “and”

and there shall be no remnant of them; for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, in the year of their visitation.

וּשְׁאֵרִ֕ית (וּ) u. “and”

Thou hast planted them, they also have taken root: they advance, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, but far from their reins.

וְרָח֖וֹק (וְ) ve. “and”

But thou, Jehovah, knowest me; thou hast seen me, and proved my heart toward thee. Drag them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.

וְאַתָּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of all the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts and the birds perish; for they say, He will not see our end.

וְעֵ֥שֶׂב (וְ) ve. “and”וָע֔וֹף (וָ) va. “and”

If thou hast run with footmen, and they have wearied thee, how wilt thou then contend with horses? And if in a land of peace thou thinkest thyself in security, how wilt thou then do in the swelling of the Jordan?

וְאֵ֥יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְאֶ֤רֶץ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵ֥יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee, even they have cried aloud after thee. Believe them not, though they speak good [ergänzt: words] unto thee.

וּבֵית־ (וּ) u. “and”

Spoilers are come upon all heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Jehovah devoureth from one end of the land even to the [ergänzt: other] end of the land: no flesh hath peace.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

They have sown wheat, and they reap thorns; they have put themselves to pain, [ergänzt: and] do not profit. Be ye therefore ashamed of your revenues, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.

וְקֹצִ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

Thus saith Jehovah against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them up, I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them back, each one to his inheritance, and each one to his land.

וְאִ֥ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith Jehovah.

וְאִ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַבֵּ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins; but dip it not in water.

וּבַמַּ֖יִם (וּ) u. “and”

Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.

וְקוּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְטָמְנֵ֥הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass at the end of many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence which I commanded thee to hide there.

וְקַ֤ח (וְ) ve. “and”

And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and behold, the girdle was spoiled, it was good for nothing.

וְהִנֵּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus saith Jehovah: After this manner will I spoil the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and go after other gods, to serve them and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle which is good for nothing.

וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת (וּ) u. “and”וִיהִי֙ (וִ) vi. “and”

For as a girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְשֵׁ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”וְלִתְהִלָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶת (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings that sit for David upon his throne, and the priests and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

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

And I will dash them one against another, both the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah; I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy so as not to destroy them.

וְהָאָב֧וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַבָּנִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Hear ye, and give ear, be not lifted up; for Jehovah hath spoken.

וְהַאֲזִ֖ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the mountains of twilight; and ye shall look for light, but he will turn it into the shadow of death, and make [ergänzt: it] gross darkness.

וּבְטֶ֛רֶם (וּ) u. “and”