H9002–/וְ–v

There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

וְכַחֵ֔שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָצֹ֥חַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגָנֹ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָאֹ֑ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָמִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

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

Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַמְּךָ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.

וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.

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

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

וְיַ֥יִן (וְ) ve. “and”וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, [ergänzt: departing] from under their God.

וּמַקְל֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִבְנֶ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵלָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for [ergänzt: the men] themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes; and the people that doth not understand shall be overthrown.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah liveth.

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.

וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

וְהַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֤ית (וּ) u. “and”וְרֶ֖שֶׁת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the revolters are gone deep in making slaughter; but I am a rebuker of them all.

וְשַׁחֲטָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled.

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them.

וְעָנָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶפְרַ֗יִם (וְ) ve. “and”

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

וּבִבְקָרָ֗ם (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

וַאֲנִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”וְכָרָקָ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [ergänzt: saw] his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.

וִֽיהוּדָה֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְה֗וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.

וְכַכְּפִ֖יר (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵלֵ֔ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

וְנָשׁ֣וּבָה (וְ) ve. “so”וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.

וְנִחְיֶ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.

וְנֵדְעָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָב֤וֹא (וְ) ve. “so”