H9002–/וְ–v

For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and live;

וִֽחְיֽוּ׃ (וִֽ) Vi “and”

But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.

וְאַֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְאֵ֥ר (וּ) u. “and”וּבֵֽית־ (וּ) u. “and”

Seek the LORD, and live--lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Bethel--

וִֽחְי֑וּ (וִֽ) vi “and”וְאֵין־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast righteousness to the ground;

וּצְדָקָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

Him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and bringeth on the shadow of death in the morning, and darkeneth the day into night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; the LORD is His name;

וּכְסִ֗יל (וּ) u. “and”וְהֹפֵ֤ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְי֖וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.

וְשֹׁ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

וְדֹבֵ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore, because ye trample upon the poor, and take from him exactions of wheat; ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them, ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine thereof.

וּמַשְׂאַת־ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the just, that take a ransom, and that turn aside the needy in the gate.

וַעֲצֻמִ֖ים (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִיהִי־ (וִ) vi. “and”

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

וְאֶ֣הֱבוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַצִּ֥יגוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord: Lamentation shall be in all the broad places, and they shall say in all the streets: 'Alas! alas!' and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and proclaim lamentation to such as are skilful

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִסְפֵּ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”

And in all vineyards shall be lamentation; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! Wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?

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

I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Yea, though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.

וּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשֶׁ֥לֶם (וְ) ve. “and”

Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs; and let Me not hear the melody of thy psalteries.

וְזִמְרַ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

But let justice well up as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

וְיִגַּ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּצְדָקָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

Did ye bring unto Me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

וּמִנְחָ֜ה (וּ) u. “and”

So shall ye take up Siccuth your king and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

וְהַבֹּטְחִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Pass ye unto Calneh, and see, and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines; are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?

וּרְא֔וּ (וּ) u. “and”וּלְכ֥וּ (וּ) u. “and”וּרְד֣וּ (וּ) u. “and”

That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

וּסְרֻחִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וְאֹכְלִ֤ים (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲגָלִ֖ים (וַ) va. “and”

That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but they are not grieved for the hurt of Joseph.

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