H9023–הוּ–hu

if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, then I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

מֵרָ֣עָת֔וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

And now, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I prepare evil against you, and devise a device against you: turn ye then every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

But they say, There is no hope; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will each one do [ergänzt: according to] the stubbornness of his evil heart.

לִבּֽוֹ־ (וֹ) v- “his”

to make their land an astonishment, a perpetual hissing: every one that passeth by shall be astonished, and shake his head.

בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

דְּבָרָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle;

אָזְנָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat everyone the flesh of his friend, in the siege and in the straitness wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.

רֵעֵ֖הוּ (הוּ) hu “his”

Thus will I do unto this place, saith Jehovah, and to the inhabitants thereof, and make this city as Topheth.

וּלְיֽוֹשְׁבָ֑יו (ו) v “its”

Jehovah, thou hast enticed me, and I was enticed; thou hast laid hold of me, and hast prevailed; I am become a derision the whole day: every one mocketh me.

כֻּלֹּ֖ה (ה) h “it”

And I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: but it was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I became wearied with holding in, and I could not.

בִּשְׁמ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Inquire, I pray thee, of Jehovah for us; for Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that Jehovah will deal with us according to all his marvellous works, that he may go up from us.

נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יו (ו) v “his”

And afterwards, saith Jehovah, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life, and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword: he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

עֲבָדָ֣יו׀ (ו) v “his”

He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and deserteth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.

נַפְשׁ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in through the gates of this house kings sitting in the place of David upon his throne, riding in chariots and on horses, -- he, and his servants, and his people.

כִּסְא֗וֹ (וֹ) O “his”וַעֲבָדָ֖יו (ו) v “his”וְעַמּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons; and they shall cut down the choice of thy cedars, and cast [ergänzt: them] into the fire.

וְכֵלָ֑יו (ו) v “his”

And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city?

רֵעֵ֔הוּ (הוּ) hu “his”

Weep not for the dead, neither bemoan him; [ergänzt: but] weep sore for him that goeth away, for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

מוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

For thus saith Jehovah concerning Shallum the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more;

אָבִ֔יו (ו) v “his”

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his upper chambers by injustice; that taketh his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not his earning;

בֵיתוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “his”וַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יו (ו) v “his”בְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ (הוּ֙) hu “his”וּפֹעֲל֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah: They shall not lament for him, Ah, my brother! or, Ah, sister! They shall not lament for him, Ah, lord! or Ah, his glory!

הֹדֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

Is this man Coniah a despised broken vase? a vessel wherein is no delight? Wherefore are they thrown out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

וְזַרְע֔וֹ (וֹ) O “his”

Thus saith Jehovah: Write this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days; for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.

בְּיָמָ֑יו (ו) v “his”מִזַּרְע֗וֹ (וֹ) O “his”

In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell in safety; and this is his name whereby he shall be called, Jehovah our Righteousness.

בְּיָמָיו֙ (ו֙) v “his”שְּׁמ֥וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Concerning the prophets: My heart within me is broken; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome; because of Jehovah, and because of the words of his holiness.

קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

And in the prophets of Jerusalem have I seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in falsehood, and strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that none doth return from his wickedness. They are all become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.

מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”