H9003–/ב–b

Bind the chariot to a swift beast, O inhabitant of Lachish, The beginning of sin `is' she to the daughter of Zion, For in thee have been found the transgressions of Israel.

בָ֥ךְ (בָ֥) va “in”

Wo `to' those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.

בְּא֤וֹר (בְּ) be. “at”

In that day doth `one' take up for you a simile, And he hath wailed a wailing of wo, He hath said, We have been utterly spoiled, The portion of my people He doth change, How doth He move toward me! To the backslider our fields He apportioneth.

בַּיּ֨וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

Therefore, thou hast no caster of a line by lot In the assembly of Jehovah.

בְּגוֹרָ֑ל (בְּ) be. “by”בִּקְהַ֖ל (בִּ) bi “in”

Rise and go, for this `is' not the rest, Because of uncleanness it doth corrupt, And corruption is powerful.

בַּעֲב֥וּר (בַּ) ba. “<in>”

I do surely gather thee, O Jacob, all of thee, I surely bring together the remnant of Israel, Together I do set it as the flock of Bozrah, As a drove in the midst of its pasture, It maketh a noise because of man.

בְּת֣וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

Gone up hath the breaker before them, They have broken through, Yea, they pass through the gate, Yea, they go out through it, And pass on doth their king before them, And Jehovah at their head!

ב֑וֹ (ב֑) v “by”בְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ (בְּ) be. “[will be] at”

And who have eaten the flesh of My people, And their skin from off them have stript, And their bones they have broken, And they have spread `them' out as in a pot, And as flesh in the midst of a caldron.

בַּסִּ֔יר (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּת֥וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

Then do they cry unto Jehovah, And He doth not answer them, And hideth His face from them at that time, As they have made evil their doings.

בָּעֵ֣ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

Thus said Jehovah concerning the prophets Who are causing My people to err, Who are biting with their teeth, And have cried `Peace,' And he who doth not give unto their mouth, They have sanctified against him war.

בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙ (בְּ) be. “with”

Building up Zion with blood, And Jerusalem with iniquity.

בְּדָמִ֑ים (בְּ) be. “with”בְּעַוְלָֽה׃ (בְּ) be. “with”

Her heads for a bribe do judge, And her priests for hire do teach, And her prophets for silver divine, And on Jehovah they lean, saying, `Is not Jehovah in our midst? Evil doth not come in upon us.'

בְּשֹׁ֣חַד (בְּ) be. “for”בִּמְחִ֣יר (בִּ) bi “for”בְּכֶ֣סֶף (בְּ) be. “for”בְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ (בְּ) be. “in”

Therefore, for your sake, Zion is ploughed a field, and Jerusalem is heaps, And the mount of the house `is' for high places of a forest!

בִּגְלַלְכֶ֔ם (בִּ) bi “on”

And it hath come to pass, In the latter end of the days, The mount of the house of Jehovah Is established above the top of the mounts, And it hath been lifted up above the hills, And flowed unto it have peoples.

בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית (בְּ) be. “at”בְּרֹ֣אשׁ (בְּ) be. “at”

And gone have many nations and said, Come and we go up to the mount of Jehovah, And unto the house of the God of Jacob, And He doth teach us of His ways, And we do walk in His paths, For from Zion doth go forth a law, And a word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.

בְּאֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו (בְּ) be. “in”

For all the peoples do walk, Each in the name of its god -- and we, We do walk in the name of Jehovah our God, To the age and for ever.

בְּשֵׁ֣ם (בְּ) be. “in”בְּשֵׁם־ (בְּ) be. “in”

In that day -- an affirmation of Jehovah, I do gather the halting one, And the driven away one I bring together, And she whom I have afflicted.

בַּיּ֨וֹם (בַּ) ba “in the”

And I have set the halting for a remnant, And the far-off for a mighty nation, And reigned hath Jehovah over them in mount Zion, From henceforth, and unto the age.

בְּהַ֣ר (בְּ) be. “in”

Now, why dost thou shout aloud? A king -- is there none in thee? Hath thy counsellor perished, That taken hold of thee hath pain as a travailing woman?

בָּ֗ךְ (בָּ֗) Ba “in”

Be pained, and bring forth, O daughter of Zion, As a travailing woman, For now, thou goest forth from the city, And thou hast dwelt in the field, And thou hast gone unto Babylon, There thou art delivered, There redeem thee doth Jehovah from the hand of thine enemies.

בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And now, gathered against thee have been many nations, who are saying: `Let her be defiled, and our eyes look on Zion.'

בְּצִיּ֖וֹן (בְּ) be. “on”

Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.

בַּשֵּׁ֙בֶט֙ (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”

And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth -- to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth `are' of old, From the days of antiquity.

בְּאַלְפֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “among”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “over”

And he hath stood and delighted in the strength of Jehovah, In the excellency of the name of Jehovah his God, And they have remained, For now he is great unto the ends of earth.

בְּעֹ֣ז (בְּ) be. “by”בִּגְא֕וֹן (בִּ) bi “by”

And this `one' hath been peace, Asshur! when he doth come into our land, And when he doth tread in our palaces, We have raised against him seven shepherds, And eight anointed of man.

בְאַרְצֵ֗נוּ (בְ) ve. “in”בְּאַרְמְנֹתֵ֔ינוּ (בְּ) be. “on”