H9023–הוּ–hu

And the dead flower of his glory, which is on the head of the fertile valley, will be like the first early fruit before the summer; which a man takes and puts in his mouth the minute he sees it.

תִפְאַרְתּ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “its”בְּכַפּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

In that day will the Lord of armies be a crown of glory, and a fair ornament, to the rest of his people;

עַמּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

For the Lord will come up as on Mount Perazim, he will be moved to wrath as in the valley of Gibeon; so that he may do his work--strange is his work; and give effect to his act--unnatural is his act.

מַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ (הוּ֙) hu “his”מַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ (הוּ) hu “his”עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

Is the ploughman for ever ploughing? does he not get the earth ready and broken up for the seed?

אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

When the face of the earth has been levelled, does he not put in the different sorts of seed, and the grain in lines, and the barley in its place, and the spelt at the edge?

גְּבֻלָתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “its”

For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.

אֱלֹהָ֥יו (ו) v “his”

Is the grain for bread crushed? He does not go on crushing it for ever, but he lets his cart-wheels and his horses go over it without crushing it.

עֶגְלָת֛וֹ (וֹ) o “his”וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו (ו) v “his”

And it will be like a man desiring food, and dreaming that he is feasting; but when he is awake there is nothing in his mouth: or like a man in need of water, dreaming that he is drinking; but when he is awake he is feeble and his soul is full of desire:

נַפְשׁוֹ֒ (וֹ֒) o “his”וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;

בְּפִ֤יו (ו) v “its”וּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙ (ו֙) v “its”וְלִבּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

For this cause I will again do a strange thing among this people, a thing to be wondered at: and the wisdom of their wise men will come to nothing, and the sense of their guides will no longer be seen.

חֲכָמָ֔יו (ו) v “its”

For this reason the Lord, the saviour of Abraham, says about the family of Jacob, Jacob will not now be put to shame, or his face be clouded with fear.

פָּנָ֥יו (ו) v “its”

But when they, the children of Jacob, see the work of my hands among them, they will give honour to my name; yes, they will give honour to the Holy One of Jacob, and go in fear of the God of Israel.

יְלָדָ֞יו (ו) v “its”בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

For his chiefs are at Zoan, and his representatives have come to Hanes.

שָׂרָ֑יו (ו) v “its”וּמַלְאָכָ֖יו (ו) v “its”

And he will let it be broken as a potter's vessel is broken: it will be smashed to bits without mercy; so that there will not be a bit in which one may take fire from the fireplace, or water from the spring.

בִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “its”

And the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times greater, as the light of seven days, in the day when the Lord puts oil on the wounds of his people, and makes them well from the blows they have under

עַמּ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”מַכָּת֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

See, the name of the Lord is coming from far, burning with his wrath, with thick smoke going up: his lips are full of passion, and his tongue is like a burning fire:

אַפּ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”שְׂפָתָיו֙ (ו֙) v “his”וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And his breath is as an overflowing stream, coming up even to the neck, shaking the nations for their destruction, like the shaking of grain in a basket: and he will put a cord in the mouths of the people, turning them out of their way.

וְרוּח֞וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And the Lord will send out the sound of his great voice, and they will see his arm stretched out, with the heat of his wrath, and the flame of a burning fire; with a cloud-burst, and storm, and a rain of ice.

קוֹל֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”זְרוֹעוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) O “his”

Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

דְּבָרָ֖יו (ו) v “his”

For the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit: and when the Lord's hand is stretched out, the helper and he who is helped will come down together.

יָד֗וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

For the Lord has said to me, As a lion, or a young lion, makes an angry noise over his food, and if a band of herdsmen come out against him, he will not be in fear of their voices, or give up his food for their noise: so the Lord of armies will come down

טַרְפּ֗וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

For in that day they will all give up their images of silver and of gold, the sin which they made for themselves.

כַסְפּ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”זְהָב֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.

וּבַחוּרָ֖יו (ו) v “its”

And his rock will come to nothing because of fear, and his chiefs will go in flight from the flag, says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his altar in Jerusalem.

וְסַלְעוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) O “its”שָׂרָ֑יו (ו) v “its”

For the foolish man will say foolish things, having evil thoughts in his heart, working what is unclean, and talking falsely about the Lord, to keep food from him who is in need of it, and water from him whose soul is desiring it.

וְלִבּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”