H9003–/ב–b

Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

בְּת֣וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you.

בְּאַפִּ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”וּבַחֲמָתִ֔י (בַ) va. “in”

Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.

בְּאֵ֣שׁ (בְּ) be. “with”בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have poured out my wrath upon you.

בְּת֣וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”בְתוֹכָ֑הּ (בְ) ve. “in”

Son of man, say unto her, Thou art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

בְּי֥וֹם (בְּ) be. “in”

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof.

בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ (בְּ) be. “[is] in”בְתוֹכָֽהּ׃ (בְ) ve. “in”

Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [ergänzt: and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

בְקִרְבָּ֔הּ (בְ) ve. “in”

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.

בְּלֹ֥א (בְּ) be. “with”

And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.

בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought upon their heads, saith the Lord Jehovah.

בְּאֵ֥שׁ (בְּ) be. “with”בְּרֹאשָׁ֣ם (בְּ) be. “on”

and they played the harlot in Egypt; they played the harlot in their youth; there were their breasts pressed, and there was handled the bosom of their virginity.

בְמִצְרַ֔יִם (בְ) ve. “in”בִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ן (בִּ) bi “in”

And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.

וּבְכֹ֧ל (בְ) ve. “by”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “by”

Neither hath she left her whoredoms since [ergänzt: the days of] Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their whoredom upon her.

בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ (בִ) vi “in”

Wherefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיַד֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments upon her.

בַּחֶ֣רֶב (בַּ) ba. “with the”בָֽהּ׃ (בָֽ) Va “on”

And she increased her whoredoms; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”

girded with girdles upon their loins, with flowing turbans upon their heads, all of them princes to look upon, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their nativity.

בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗ם (בְּ) be. “on”בְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔ם (בְּ) be. “on”

And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.

בְּתַזְנוּתָ֑ם (בְּ) be. “by”בָ֔ם (בָ֔) Va “by”

Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, remembering the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in the handling of thy bosom by the Egyptians for the breasts of thy youth.

בַּעְשׂ֤וֹת (בַּ) ba “when”

And they shall come against thee with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a company of peoples; they shall set themselves against thee with buckler and shield and helmet round about; and I will commit the judgment unto them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.

וּבִקְהַ֣ל (בִ) vi “with”בְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “by”

And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal with thee in fury; they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.

בָּ֗ךְ (בָּ֗) Ba “on”בְּחֵמָ֔ה (בְּ) be. “in”בַּחֶ֣רֶב (בַּ) ba. “by the”בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ (בָּ) ba. “by <the>”

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy soul is alienated;

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיַ֛ד (בְּ) be. “in”

and they shall deal with thee in hatred, and shall take away all thy labor, and shall leave thee naked and bare; and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be uncovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.

בְּשִׂנְאָ֗ה (בְּ) be. “in”