H9002–/וְ–v

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.

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

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; and thy judgment goeth forth as the light.

וּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָ (וּ) u. “and”

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.

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

But they like men have transgressed the covenant; there have they dealt treacherously against Me.

וְהֵ֕מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so doth the company of priests; they murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they commit enormity.

וּכְחַכֵּ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

when I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria, for they commit falsehood; and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers maketh a raid without.

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

And let them not say to their heart--I remember all their wickedness; now their own doings have beset them about, they are before My face.

וּבַל־ (וּ) u. “and”

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.

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

And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face; but they have not returned unto the LORD their God, nor sought Him, for all this.

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

Woe unto them! for they have strayed from Me; Destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against Me; Shall I then redeem them, seeing they have spoken lies against Me?

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

And they have not cried unto Me with their heart, though they wail upon their beds; they assemble themselves for corn and wine, they rebel against Me.

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

Though I have trained and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise evil against Me.

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

Set the horn to thy mouth. As a vulture he cometh against the house of the LORD; because they have transgressed My covenant, and trespassed against My law.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

They have set up kings, but not from Me, they have made princes, and I knew it not; of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

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

For from Israel is even this: the craftsman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in shivers.

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

For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; it hath no stalk, the bud that shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.

וְסוּפָ֣תָה (וְ) ve. “and”

As for the sacrifices that are made by fire unto Me, let them sacrifice flesh and eat it, for the LORD accepteth them not. Now will He remember their iniquity, and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

וְיִפְקֹ֣ד (וְ) ve. “so”

For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces, and Judah hath multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.

וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”

The threshing-floor and the wine-press shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her.

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

They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.

וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּר (וּ) u. “and”

They shall not pour out wine-offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto Him; their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners, all that eat thereof shall be polluted; for their bread shall be for their appetite, it shall not c

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

What will ye do in the day of the appointed season, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?

וּלְי֖וֹם (וּ) u. “and”

The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come, Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool, the man of the spirit is mad! For the multitude of thine iniquity, the enmity is great.

וְרַבָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird; there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception.

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