H9002–/וְ–v

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

וְיָב֣וֹאוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאוֹתָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And truly you are to them like a love song by one who has a very pleasing voice and is an expert player on an instrument: for they give ear to your words but do them not.

וְהִנְּךָ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵטִ֣ב (וּ) u. “and”וְעֹשִׂ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And when this comes about (see, it is coming), then it will be clear to them that a prophet has been among them.

וּבְבֹאָ֑הּ (וּ) u. “and”

You take the milk and are clothed with the wool, you put the fat beasts to death, but you give the sheep no food.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

You have not made the diseased ones strong or made well that which was ill; you have not put bands on the broken or got back that which had been sent away or made search for the wandering ones; and the strong you have been ruling cruelly.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְחָזְקָ֛ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And my sheep went out of the way, wandering through all the mountains and on every high hill: my sheep went here and there over all the face of the earth; and no one was troubled about them or went in search of them.

וְעַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

By my life, says the Lord, truly, because my sheep have been taken away, and my sheep became food for all the beasts of the field, because there was no keeper, and my keepers did not go in search of the sheep, but the keepers took food for themselves and

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

This is what the Lord has said: See I am against the keepers of the flock, and I will make search and see what they have done with my sheep, and will let them be keepers of my sheep no longer; and the keepers will no longer get food for themselves; I wil

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

As the keeper goes looking for his flock when he is among his wandering sheep, so I will go looking for my sheep, and will get them safely out of all the places where they have been sent wandering in the day of clouds and black night.

וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And I will take them out from among the peoples, and get them together from the countries, and will take them into their land; and I will give them food on the mountains of Israel by the water-streams and wherever men are living in the country.

וּבְכֹ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

I will give them good grass-land for their food, and their safe place will be the mountains of the high place of Israel: there they will take their rest in a good place, and on fat grass-land they will take their food on the mountains of Israel.

וּבְהָרֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”וּמִרְעֶ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

I myself will give food to my flock, and I will give them rest, says the Lord.

וַאֲנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

I will go in search of that which had gone wandering from the way, and will get back that which had been sent in flight, and will put bands on that which was broken, and give strength to that which was ill: but the fat and the strong I will give up to de

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

And as for you, O my flock, says the Lord, truly, I will be judge between sheep and sheep, the he-sheep and the he-goats.

וְאַתֵּ֣נָה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָעַתּוּדִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Does it seem a small thing to you to have taken your food on good grass-land while the rest of your grass-land is stamped down under your feet? and that after drinking from clear waters you make the rest of the waters dirty with your feet?

וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁקַע־ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And as for my sheep, their food is the grass which has been stamped on by your feet, and their drink the water which has been made dirty by your feet.

וְצֹאנִ֑י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִרְפַּ֥שׂ (וּ) u. “and”

For this reason the Lord has said to them, Truly, I, even I, will be judge between the fat sheep and the thin sheep.

וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”

Because you have been pushing with side and leg, pushing the diseased with your horns till they were sent away in every direction;

וּבְכָתֵף֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”

I will make my flock safe, and they will no longer be taken away, and I will be judge between sheep and sheep.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will put over them one keeper, and he will give them food, even my servant David; he will give them food and be their keeper.

וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I the Lord will be their God and my servant David their ruler; I the Lord have said it.

וַאֲנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”וְעַבְדִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will give the rain at the right time, and I will make the shower come down at the right time; there will be showers of blessing.

וּסְבִיב֥וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

And the tree of the field will give its fruit and the earth will give its increase, and they will be safe in their land; and they will be certain that I am the Lord, when I have had their yoke broken and have given them salvation from the hands of those

וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And their goods will no longer be taken by the nations, and they will not again be food for the beasts of the earth; but they will be living safely and no one will be a cause of fear to them.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחַיַּ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will give them planting-places of peace, and they will no longer be wasted from need of food or put to shame by the nations.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”