H9002–/וְ–v

The Lord is good, a strong place in the day of trouble; and he has knowledge of those who take him for their safe cover.

וְיֹדֵ֖עַ (וְ) ve. “and”

But like water overflowing he will take them away; he will put an end to those who come up against him, driving his haters into the dark.

וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶף (וּ) u. “and”וְאֹיְבָ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”

For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.

וּכְסָבְאָ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

This is what the Lord has said: The days of my cause against you are ended; they are cut off and past. Though I have sent trouble on you, you will no longer be troubled.

וְכֵ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֵ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And now I will let his yoke be broken off you, and your chains be parted.

וְעַתָּ֕ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְ (וּ) u. “and”

The Lord has given an order about you, that no more of your name are to be planted: from the house of your gods I will have the pictured and metal images cut off; I will make your last resting-place a place of shame; for you are completely evil.

וּמַסֵּכָ֛ה (וּ) u. “and”

For the Lord will make good the vine of Jacob, as well as the vine of Israel: for the wasters have made them waste and sent destruction on the branches of their vine.

וּזְמֹרֵיהֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

The body-covers of his fighting men have been made red, the men of war are clothed in bright red: the war-carriages are like flames of fire in the day when he gets ready, the horses are shaking.

וְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

The river doorways are forced open, and the king's house is flowing away.

וְהַֽהֵיכָ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And the queen is uncovered, she is taken away and her servant-girls are weeping like the sound of doves, hammering on their breasts.

וְהֻצַּ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

But Nineveh is like a pool of water whose waters are flowing away; Keep your place, they say; but no one is turning back.

וְנִינְוֵ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵ֣מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Take silver, take gold; for there is no end to the store; take for yourselves a weight of things to be desired.

וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Everything has been taken from her, all is gone, she has nothing more: the heart is turned to water, the knees are shaking, all are twisted in pain, and colour has gone from all faces.

וּמְבוּקָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וּמְבֻלָּקָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”וְלֵ֨ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּפִ֣ק (וּ) u. “and”וְחַלְחָלָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Where is the lions' hole, the place where the young lions got their food, where the lion and the she-lion were walking with their young, without cause for fear?

וּמִרְעֶ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Food enough for his young and for his she-lions was pulled down by the lion; his hole was full of flesh and his resting-place stored with meat.

וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק (וּ) u. “and”וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

See, I am against you, says the Lord of armies, and I will have your war-carriages burned in the smoke, and your young lions will be food for the sword: you will no longer get your food by force on the earth, and the voice of your she-lions will be stopp

וּכְפִירַ֖יִךְ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The noise of the whip, and the noise of thundering wheels; horses rushing and war-carriages jumping,

וְק֖וֹל (וְ) ve. “and”וְס֣וּס (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֶרְכָּבָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

Horsemen driving forward, and the shining sword and the bright spear: and a great number of wounded, and masses of dead bodies; they are falling over the bodies of the dead:

וְלַ֤הַב (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְרַ֣ק (וּ) u. “and”וְרֹ֥ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹ֣בֶד (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Because of all the false ways of the loose woman, expert in attraction and wise in secret arts, who takes nations in the net of her false ways, and families through her secret arts.

וּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

See, I am against you, says the Lord of armies, and I will have your skirts pulled over your face, and let the nations see you unclothed, and the kingdoms your shame.

וּמַמְלָכ֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

Ethiopia was her strength and Egyptians without number; Put and Lubim were her helpers.

וּמִצְרַ֖יִם (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְלוּבִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”

But even she has been taken away, she has gone away as a prisoner: even her young children are smashed to bits at the top of all the streets: the fate of her honoured men is put to the decision of chance, and all her great men are put in chains.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Get water for the time when you are shut in, make strong your towns: go into the potter's earth, stamping it down with your feet, make strong the brickworks.

וְרִמְסִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

Your crowned ones are like the locusts, and your scribes like the clouds of insects which take cover in the walls on a cold day, but when the sun comes up they go in flight, and are seen no longer in their place.

וְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנוֹדַ֔ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Sorrow! how are the keepers of your flock sleeping, O king of Assyria! your strong men are at rest; your people are wandering on the mountains, and there is no one to get them together.

וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”