H9002–/וְ–v

O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.

וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַטַּ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

So I have had it cut in stones; I gave them teaching by the words of my mouth;

וּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָ (וּ) u. “and”

Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.

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

But like a man, they have gone against the agreement; there they were false to me.

וְהֵ֕מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.

וּכְחַכֵּ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes prope

וְרָע֣וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַנָּ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face.

וּבַל־ (וּ) u. “and”

In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit.

וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it.

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

And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; but for all this, they have not gone back to the Lord their God, or made search for him.

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

May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.

וְאָנֹכִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵ֕מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

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

Though I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me.

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

Put the horn to your mouth. He comes like an eagle against the house of the Lord; because they have gone against my agreement, they have not kept my law.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

They have put up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, but I had no knowledge of it; they have made images of silver and gold, so that they may be cut off.

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

The workman made it, it is no god; the ox of Samaria will be broken into bits.

וְה֔וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.

וְסוּפָ֣תָה (וְ) ve. “and”

He gives the offerings of his lovers, and takes the flesh for food; but the Lord has no pleasure in them; now he will keep in mind their evil-doing and give them the punishment of their sins; they will go back to Egypt.

וְיִפְקֹ֣ד (וְ) ve. “so”

For Israel has no memory of his Maker, and has put up the houses of kings; and Judah has made great the number of his walled towns. But I will send a fire on his towns and put an end to his great houses.

וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”

The grain-floor and the place where the grapes are crushed will not give them food; there will be no new wine for them.

וָיֶ֖קֶב (וָ) va. “and”וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

They will have no resting-place in the Lord's land, but Ephraim will go back to Egypt, and they will take unclean food in Assyria.

וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּר (וּ) u. “and”

They will give no wine offering to the Lord, they will not make offerings ready for him; their bread will be like the bread of those in sorrow; all who take it will be unclean, because their bread will be only for their desire, it will not come into the

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

What will you do on the day of worship, and on the day of the feast of the Lord?

וּלְי֖וֹם (וּ) u. “and”

The days of punishment, the days of reward are come; Israel will be put to shame; the prophet is foolish, the man who has the spirit is off his head, because of your great sin.

וְרַבָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

As for Ephraim, their glory will go in flight like a bird: there will be no birth and no one with child and no giving of life.

וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן (וּ) u. “and”וּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃ (וּ) u. “and”