H9002–/וְ–v

As to Samaria, as the half of thy sins -- she hath not sinned, And thou dost multiply thine abominations more than they, And dost justify thy sisters by all thy abominations that thou hast done.

וְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

Thou also -- bear thy shame, That thou hast adjudged to thy sisters, Because of thy sins that thou hast done more abominably than they, They are more righteous than thou, And thou, also, be ashamed and bear thy shame, In thy justifying thy sisters.

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

And I have turned back `to' their captivity, The captivity of Sodom and her daughters, And the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, And the captivity of thy captives in their midst,

וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁב֥וּת (וּ) u. “and”

And thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, Do turn back to their former state, And Samaria and her daughters Do turn back to their former state, And thou and thy daughters do turn back to your former state.

וַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְ (וַ) va. “and”וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וְאַתְּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְ (וּ) u. “and”

And thy sister Sodom hath not been for a report in thy mouth, In the day of thine arrogancy,

וְל֤וֹא (וְ) ve. “and”

Before thy wickedness is revealed, As `at' the time of the reproach of the daughters of Aram, And of all her neighbours, the daughters of the Philistines, Who are despising thee round about.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Thy devices and thine abominations, Thou hast borne them, an affirmation of Jehovah.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou hast remembered thy ways, And thou hast been ashamed, In thy receiving thy sisters -- Thine elder with thy younger, And I have given them to thee for daughters, And not by thy covenant.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

So that thou dost remember, And thou hast been ashamed, And there is not to thee any more an opening of the mouth because of thy shame, In My receiving atonement for thee, For all that thou hast done, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

וְלֹ֨א (וְ) ve. “and”

`Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,

וּמְשֹׁ֣ל (וּ) u. “and”

And it springeth up, and becometh a spreading vine, humble of stature, To turn its thin shoots toward itself, And its roots are under it, And it becometh a vine, and maketh boughs, And sendeth forth beauteous branches.

וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”

And there is another great eagle, Great-winged, and abounding with feathers, And lo, this vine hath bent its roots toward him, And its thin shoots it hath sent out toward him, To water it from the furrows of its planting,

וְרַב־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

On a good field, by many waters, it is planted, To make branches, and to bear fruit, To be for an goodly vine.

וְלָשֵׂ֣את (וְ) ve. “and”

Say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: It prospereth -- its roots doth he not draw out, And its fruit cut off, and it is withered? `In' all the leaves of its springing it withereth, And not by great strength, and by a numerous people, To lift it up by its roots.

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

And lo, the planted thing -- doth it prosper? When come against it doth the east wind, Doth it not utterly wither? On the furrows of its springing it withereth.'

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

`Say, I pray thee, to the rebellious house, Have ye not known what these `are'? Say, Lo, come hath the king of Babylon to Jerusalem, And he taketh its king, and its princes, And bringeth them to himself to Babylon.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he taketh of the seed of the kingdom, And maketh with him a covenant, And bringeth him in to an oath, And the mighty of the land he hath taken,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he rebelleth against him, To send his messengers to Egypt, To give to him horses, and much people, Doth he prosper? doth he escape who is doing these things? And hath he broken covenant and escaped?

וְעַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Doth he not -- in the place of the king who is causing him to reign, Whose oath he hath despised, And whose covenant he hath broken, With him -- in the midst of Babylon -- die?

וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

And not with a great force, and with a numerous assembly, Doth Pharaoh maintain him in battle, By pouring out a mount, and in building a fortification, To cut off many souls.

וְלֹא֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְקָהָ֣ל (וּ) u. “and”וּבִבְנ֣וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

And he despised the oath -- to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not.

וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live -- Mine oath that he hath despised, And My covenant that he hath broken, Have I not put it on his head?

וּבְרִיתִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

And all his fugitives, with all his bands, By sword do fall, and those remaining, To every wind they are spread out, And ye have known that I, Jehovah, have spoken.

וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have taken of the foliage of the high cedar, And I have set `it', From the top of its tender shoots a tender one I crop, And I -- I have planted `it' on a mountain high and lofty.

וְתָלֽוּל׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

`What -- to you, ye -- using this simile Concerning the ground of Israel, saying: Fathers do eat unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted?

וְשִׁנֵּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”