H9002–/וְ–v

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine: for it is cut off from your mouth.

וּבְכ֔וּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהֵילִ֖לוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

For a nation is come up upon my land, strong and without number: his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a lioness.

וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹת (וּֽ) u. “and”

He hath made my vine a desolation, and barked my fig-tree; he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away: its branches are made white.

וּתְאֵנָתִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

The oblation and the drink-offering are cut off from the house of Jehovah; the priests, Jehovah's ministers, mourn.

וָנֶ֖סֶךְ (וָ) va. “and”

Be ashamed, ye husbandmen; howl, ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley: because the harvest of the field hath perished.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The vine is dried up, and the fig-tree languisheth; the pomegranate-tree, the palm also and the apple-tree; all the trees of the field are withered, yea, joy is withered away from the children of men.

וְהַתְּאֵנָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְתַפּ֗וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests; howl, ministers of the altar; come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the oblation and the drink-offering are withholden from the house of your God.

וְסִפְד֜וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וָנָֽסֶךְ׃ (וָ) va. “and”

Hallow a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly, gather the elders, [ergänzt: and] all the inhabitants of the land to the house of Jehovah your God, and cry unto Jehovah.

וְזַעֲק֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

וּכְשֹׁ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”

Is not the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

וָגִֽיל׃ (וָ) va. “and”

To thee, Jehovah, do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned up all the trees of the field.

וְלֶ֣הָבָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

The beasts of the field also cry unto thee; for the water-courses are dried, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

וְאֵ֕שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of Jehovah cometh, for it is at hand;

וְהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; -- a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, to the years of generations and generations.

וַאֲפֵלָ֗ה (וַ) va. “and”וַעֲרָפֶ֔ל (וַ) va. “and”וְעָצ֔וּם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וָדֽוֹר׃ (וָ) va. “and”

A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth; the land is as a garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness: yea, and nothing escapeth them.

וְאַחֲרָ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so they run.

וּכְפָרָשִׁ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and break not their ranks.

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

Neither doth one press upon another; they march every one in his path; and fall amid weapons, but are not wounded.

וְאִ֤ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְעַ֥ד (וּ) u. “and”

The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

וְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very great; for strong is he that executeth his word: for the day of Jehovah is great and very terrible; and who can bear it?

וַֽיהוָ֗ה (וַֽ) va. “and”וְנוֹרָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Yet even now, saith Jehovah, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning;

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְצ֥וֹם (וּ) u. “and”וּבְבְכִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃ (וּ) u. “and”

and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

וְקִרְע֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשׁ֖וּבוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרַחוּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרַב־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִחָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Who knoweth? He might return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, an oblation and a drink-offering for Jehovah your God?

וָנֶ֔סֶךְ (וָ) va. “and”

gather the people, hallow the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride from her closet.

וְיֹנְקֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַלָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare, O Jehovah, thy people, and give not thine inheritance to reproach, that they should be a byword of the nations. Wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?

וְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְֽיֹאמְר֞וּ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”