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And it hath passed on into Judah, It hath overflown and passed over, Unto the neck it cometh, And the stretching out of its wings Hath been the fulness of the breadth of thy land, O Emmanu-El!

בִּֽיהוּדָה֙ (בִּֽ) bi. “in”

For thus hath Jehovah spoken unto me with strength of hand, and instructeth me against walking in the way of this people, saying,

בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

And many among them have stumbled and fallen, And been broken, and snared, and captured.

בָ֖ם (בָ֖) va “over”

Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among My disciples.

בְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃ (בְּ) be. “among”

Lo, I, and the children whom Jehovah hath given to me, `Are' for signs and for wonders in Israel, From Jehovah of Hosts, who is dwelling in Mount Zion.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “in”בְּהַ֥ר (בְּ) be. “on”

-- And it hath passed over into it, hardened and hungry, And it hath come to pass, That it is hungry, and hath been wroth, And made light of its king, and of its God, And hath looked upwards.

בָּ֖הּ (בָּ֖) ba “in”בְּמַלְכּ֛וֹ (בְּ) be. “<in>”וּבֵאלֹהָ֖יו (בֵ) ve. “<in>”

The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.

בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As `men' rejoice in their apportioning spoil.

בַּקָּצִ֔יר (בַּ) ba. “at the”בְּחַלְּקָ֥ם (בְּ) be. “when”

Because the yoke of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, Thou hast broken as `in' the day of Midian.

בּ֑וֹ (בּ֑) b “<in>”

For every battle of a warrior `is' with rushing, and raiment rolled in blood, And it hath been for burning -- fuel of fire.

בְּרַ֔עַשׁ (בְּ) be. “with”בְדָמִ֑ים (בְ) ve. “in”

To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.

בְּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט (בְּ) be. “in”וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה (בִ) vi “in”

A word hath the Lord sent into Jacob, And it hath fallen in Israel.

בְּיַעֲקֹ֑ב (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “on”

And the people have known -- all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,

בְּגַאֲוָ֛ה (בְּ) be. “with”וּבְגֹ֥דֶל (בְ) ve. “with”

Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “for”

Therefore, over its young men the Lord rejoiceth not, And its orphans, and its widows He pitieth not, For every one `is' profane, and an evil doer, And every mouth is speaking folly. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “for”

For burned as a fire hath wickedness, Brier and thorn it devoureth, And it kindleth in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!

בְּסִֽבְכֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “<in>”

In the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts Hath the land been consumed, And the people is as fuel of fire; A man on his brother hath no pity,

בְּעֶבְרַ֛ת (בְּ) be. “by”

Manasseh -- Ephraim, and Ephraim -- Manasseh, Together they `are' against Judah, With all this not turned back hath His anger. And still His hand is stretched out!

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “for”

Without Me it hath bowed down In the place of a bound one, And in the place of the slain they fall. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “for”

Wo `to' Asshur, a rod of Mine anger, And a staff in their hand `is' Mine indignation.

בְיָדָ֖ם (בְ) ve. “in”

Against a profane nation I send him, And concerning a people of My wrath I charge him, To spoil spoil, and to seize prey, And to make it a treading-place as the clay of out places.

בְּג֤וֹי (בְּ) be. “on”

And he -- he thinketh not so, And his heart reckoneth not so, For -- to destroy `is' in his heart, And to cut off nations not a few.

בִּלְבָב֔וֹ (בִּ) bi “[is] in”

And it hath come to pass, When the Lord doth fulfil all His work In mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I see concerning the fruit of the greatness Of the heart of the king of Asshur. And concerning the glory of the height of his eyes.

בְּהַ֥ר (בְּ) be. “on”וּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִ) vi. “in”

For he hath said, `By the power of my hand I have wrought, And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, And I remove borders of the peoples, And their chief ones I have spoiled, And I put down as a mighty one the inhabitants,

בְּכֹ֤חַ (בְּ) be. “by”וּבְחָכְמָתִ֖י (בְ) ve. “by”

-- Doth the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Doth the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!

בּ֑וֹ (בּ֑) b “with”