H9002–/וְ–v

There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; They break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.

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

Therefore the land will mourn, And everyone who dwells therein will waste away. All living things in her, Even the animals of the field and the birds of the sky; Yes, the fish of the sea also die.

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

"Yet let no man bring a charge, neither let any man accuse; For your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.

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

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, That you may be no priest to me. Because you have your God's law, I will also forget your children.

וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

It will be, like people, like priest; And I will punish them for their ways, And will repay them for their deeds.

וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

They will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; Because they have abandoned giving to Yahweh.

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

Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

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

My people consult with their wooded idol, And answer to a stick of wood. Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray, And they have been unfaithful to their God.

וּמַקְל֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, And burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, Because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, 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 prostitute, Nor your brides when they commit adultery; Because the men consort with prostitutes, And they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes; And the people that does not understand will come to ruin.

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

"Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, Yet don't let Judah offend; And don't come to Gilgal, Neither go up to Beth Aven, Nor swear, 'As Yahweh lives.'

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

The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; And they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices.

וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

"Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, And give ear, house of the king! For the judgment is against you; For you have been a snare at Mizpah, And a net spread on Tabor.

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

The rebels are deep in slaughter; But I discipline all of them.

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

I know Ephraim, And Israel is not hidden from me; For now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Their deeds won't allow them to turn to their God; For the spirit of prostitution is within them, And they don't know Yahweh.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them.

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

They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Yahweh; But they won't find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.

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

Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, And to the house of Judah like rottenness.

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

When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went 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 to Ephraim like a lion, And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.

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

"Come, and let us return to Yahweh; For he has torn us to pieces, And he will heal us; He has injured us, And he will bind up our wounds.

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 will live before him.

וְנִחְיֶ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain that waters the earth."

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