H9002–/וְ–v

Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast to me, even to me?

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְסָפ֜וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י (וּ) u. “and”וְזֶה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when ye ate, and when ye drank, did ye not eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

וְכִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and her cities around her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?

וּשְׁלֵוָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעָרֶ֖יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנֶּ֥גֶב (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

וְחֶ֣סֶד (וְ) ve. “and”וְרַֽחֲמִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

וְאַלְמָנָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָת֛וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָנִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָעַת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

But they refused to hearken, and withdrew the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

וְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Yes, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.

וְלִבָּ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

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

But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

וְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשָּׁ֑ב (וּ) u. “and”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

וְחֵמָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus saith the LORD; I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

וְהַר־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

וּזְקֵנ֔וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְאִ֧ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.

וּרְחֹב֤וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וִֽילָד֑וֹת (וִֽ) vi. “and”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

וּמֵאֶ֖רֶץ (וּ) u. “and”

And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

וַֽאֲנִי֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”וּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbor.

וּשְׂכַ֥ר (וּ) u. “and”וְלַיּוֹצֵ֨א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַבָּ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח (וַ) va. “so”

But now I will not be to the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, let your hands be strong.

וּבֵ֣ית (וּ) u. “and”

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not;

וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

So again have I thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

וּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט (וּ) u. “and”

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

וְאִ֣ישׁ׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁבֻ֥עַת (וּ) u. “and”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

וְצ֣וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וְצ֨וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וְצ֣וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְשִׂמְחָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”וּֽלְמֹעֲדִ֖ים (וּֽ) u. “and”וְהָאֱמֶ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשָּׁל֖וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts: It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

וְיֹשְׁבֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”