H9003–/ב–b

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

בְּת֣וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

[ergänzt: As] they gather silver, and copper, 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 fury, and I will lay you on and melt you.

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

Yea, I will collect you, and blow upon you 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 fury 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 of her like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they devour souls; they take away treasure and precious things; they increase her widows in the midst of her;

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

her priests do violence to my law, and profane my holy things: they put no difference between the holy and profane, neither do they make known [ergänzt: the difference] between the unclean and the clean, and they hide their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

בְקִרְבָּ֔הּ (בְ) ve. “in”

The people of the land use oppression and practise robbery; and they vex the poor and needy, and oppress the stranger wrongfully.

בְּלֹ֥א (בְּ) be. “with”

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

בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And I will pour out mine indignation upon them; I will consume them in the fire of my wrath: their own way will I recompense upon their head, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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

And they committed whoredom in Egypt; they committed whoredom in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there were handled the teats of their virginity.

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

And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, all of them the choice of the children of Asshur; and with all after whom she lusted, with all their idols she defiled herself.

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

Neither left she her whoredoms [ergänzt: brought] from Egypt; for in her youth they had lain with her, and had handled the breasts of her virginity, and poured their fornication upon her.

בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ (בִ) vi “in”

Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the children of Asshur, after whom she lusted.

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

These discovered her nakedness, they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword; and she became a name among women; and they executed judgment upon her.

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

And she increased her fornications; 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 on their heads, all of them captains in appearance, [ergänzt: after] the likeness of the children of Babylon, of Chaldea, the land of their nativity.

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

And the children of Babylon came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their fornication; she too defiled herself with them, and her soul was alienated from them.

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

Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she played the harlot in the land of Egypt;

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

And thou didst look back to the lewdness of thy youth, in the handling of thy teats by the Egyptians, for the breasts of thy youth.

בַּעְשׂ֤וֹת (בַּ) ba “when”

And they shall come against thee [ergänzt: with] armour, chariots and wheels, and with an assemblage of peoples; they shall set themselves against thee [ergänzt: with] target, and shield, and helmet round about; and I will put judgment before 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 furiously with thee: they shall cut off thy nose and thine ears, and thy remnant 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 give thee over 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 labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare; so that the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy fornications.

בְּשִׂנְאָ֗ה (בְּ) be. “in”