H9003–/ב–b

Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to 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 on it, to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you.

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

Yes, I will gather you, and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it.

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

As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be melted in the midst of it; and you shall know that I, Yahweh, have poured out my wrath on you.

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

Son of man, tell her, You are a land that is not cleansed, nor rained on in the day of indignation.

בְּי֥וֹם (בְּ) be. “in”

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst of it, 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 of it.

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 of it 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; yes, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.

בְּלֹ֥א (בְּ) be. “with”

I sought for a man among them, who 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 my indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought on their heads, says the Lord Yahweh.

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

and they played the prostitute in Egypt; they played the prostitute 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”

She bestowed her prostitution on them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself.

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

Neither has she left her prostitution 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 prostitution on her.

בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ (בִ) vi “in”

Therefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, on 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 killed with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments on her.

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

She increased her prostitution; for she saw men portrayed on the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,

בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”

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

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

The Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution, 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 prostitution, remembering the days of her youth, in which she had played the prostitute in the land of Egypt.

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

Thus you called to memory the lewdness of your youth, in the handling of your bosom by the Egyptians for the breasts of your youth.

בַּעְשׂ֤וֹת (בַּ) ba “when”

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

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

I will set my jealousy against you, and they shall deal with you in fury; they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters; and your 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 says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I will deliver you into the hand of them whom you hate, into the hand of them from whom your soul is alienated;

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

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

בְּשִׂנְאָ֗ה (בְּ) be. “in”