H9002–/וְ–v

Even Jehovah, God of the Hosts, Jehovah `is' His memorial.

וַֽיהוָ֖ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.

וְאַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁפָּט֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְקַוֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And I -- Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt, Again do I turn thee back into tents, As in the days of the appointed time.

וְאָנֹכִ֛י (וְ) ve. “and”

And I have spoken unto the prophets, And I have multiplied vision, And by the hand of the prophets I use similes.

וְאָנֹכִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְיַ֥ד (וּ) u. “and”

And Jacob doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.

וּבְאִשָּׁ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

And by a prophet hath Jehovah brought up Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet it hath been watched.

וּבְנָבִ֕יא (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנָבִ֖יא (וּ) u. “and”

Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly, And his blood on himself he leaveth, And his reproach turn back to him doth his Lord!

וְדָמָיו֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֶ֨רְפָּת֔וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And now do they add to sin, And make to them a molten image of their silver, By their own understanding -- idols, A work of artizans -- all of it, Of them they say, who `are' sacrificers among men, `The calves let them kiss.'

וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore they are as a cloud of the morning, And as dew, rising early, going away, As chaff tossed about out of a floor, And as smoke out of a window.

וְכַטַּ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְעָשָׁ֖ן (וּ) u. “and”

And I `am' Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt, And a God besides Me thou dost not know, And a Saviour -- there is none save Me.

וְאָנֹכִ֛י (וְ) ve. “and”וֵאלֹהִ֤ים (וֵ) ve. “and”וּמוֹשִׁ֥יעַ (וּ) u. “and”

I do meet them as a bereaved bear, And I rend the enclosure of their heart.

וְאֶקְרַ֖ע (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Thou hast destroyed thyself, O Israel, But in Me `is' thy help, Where `is' thy king now -- And he doth save thee in all thy cities? And thy judges of whom thou didst say, `Give to me a king and heads?'

וְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ (וְ) ve. “so”וְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׂרִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

I give to thee a king in Mine anger, And I take away in My wrath.

וְאֶקַּ֖ח (וְ) ve. “so”

Though he among brethren produceth fruit, Come in doth an east wind, a wind of Jehovah, From a wilderness it is coming up, And it drieth up his fountain, And become dry doth his spring, It -- it spoileth a treasure -- every desirable vessel.

וְיֵב֤וֹשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֶחֱרַ֣ב (וְ) ve. “so”

Become desolate doth Samaria, Because she hath rebelled against her God, By sword they do fall, Their sucklings are dashed in pieces, And its pregnant ones are ripped up!

וְהָרִיּוֹתָ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”

Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah, Say ye unto Him: `Take away all iniquity, and give good, And we do render the fruit of our lips.

וְשׁ֖וּבוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְקַח־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽנְשַׁלְּמָ֥ה (וּֽ) u. “so”

Asshur doth not save us, on a horse we ride not, Nor do we say any more, Our God, to the work of our hands, For in Thee find mercy doth the fatherless.'

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.

וְיַ֥ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

Go on do his sucklings, And his beauty is as an olive, And he hath fragrance as Lebanon.

וִיהִ֥י (וִ) vi. “and”וְרֵ֥יחַֽ (וְ) ve. “and”

Return do the dwellers under his shadow, They revive `as' corn, and flourish as a vine, His memorial `is' as wine of Lebanon.

וְיִפְרְח֣וּ (וְ) ve. “so”

O Ephraim, what to Me any more with idols? I -- I afflicted, and I cause him to sing: `I `am' as a green fir-tree,' From Me is thy fruit found.

וַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּ (וַ) va. “and”

Who `is' wise, and doth understand these? Prudent, and knoweth them? For upright are the ways of Jehovah, And the righteous go on in them, And the transgressors stumble therein!

וְיָ֣בֵֽן (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֵֽדָעֵ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְצַדִּקִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפֹשְׁעִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

Hear this, ye aged ones, And give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land, Hath this been in your days? Or in the days of your fathers?

וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Concerning it to your sons talk ye, And your sons to their sons, And their sons to another generation.

וּבְנֵיכֶם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

What is left of the palmer-worm, eaten hath the locust, And what is left of the locust, Eaten hath the cankerworm, And what is left of the cankerworm, Eaten hath the caterpillar.

וְיֶ֥תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֶ֣תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”