H9002–/וְ–v

I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

וּבְיַ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת (וּ) u. “and”

And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, that are gone up from you.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְיַ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”וּבְיַד (וּ) u. “and”

Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

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

and I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites goblets full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them: 'Drink ye wine.'

וְכֹס֑וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

But they said: 'We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying: Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons, for ever;

וּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live many days in the land wherein ye sojourn.

וּבַ֣יִת (וּ) u. “and”וְזֶ֤רַע (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֶ֣רֶם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And we have hearkened to the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;

וּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

nor to build houses for us to dwell in, neither to have vineyard, or field, or seed;

וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י (וּ) u. “and”וְכֶ֧רֶם (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׂדֶ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וָזֶ֖רַע (וָ) va. “and”

But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up against the land, that we said: Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Arameans; so we dwell at Jerusalem.'

וְנָב֣וֹא (וְ) ve. “so”וּמִפְּנֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

'Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to My words? saith the LORD.

וּלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed, and unto this day they drink none, for they hearken to their father's commandment; but I have spoken unto you, speaking betimes and often, and ye have n

וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָ֨נֹכִ֜י (וְ) ve. “and”וְדַבֵּ֔ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

I have sent also unto you all My servants the prophets, sending them betimes and often, saying: Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given

וְשָׁלֹ֣חַ׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵיטִ֣יבוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁבוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto Me;

וְהָעָ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard, and

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

And unto the house of the Rechabites Jeremiah said: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Because ye have hearkened to the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he commanded you;

וּלְבֵ֨ית (וּ) u. “and”

'Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way, and I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.'

וּלְחַטָּאתָֽם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD'S house upon a fast-day; and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.

וְגַ֨ם (וְ) ve. “and”

It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way; for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people.'

וְיָשֻׁ֕בוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD, all the people in Jerusalem, and all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber; and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hanania

וְהִ֨נֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְלָיָ֣הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶלְנָתָ֨ן (וְ) ve. “and”וּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying: 'Take in thy hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come.' So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in

וָלֵ֑ךְ (וָ) va. “and”

And they said unto him: 'Sit down now, and read it in our ears.' So Baruch read it in their ears.

וּקְרָאֶ֖נָּה (וּ) u. “and”

And they asked Baruch, saying: 'Tell us now: How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?'

וְאֶ֨ת־ (וְ) ve. “and”