H9023–הוּ–hu

And it came to pass when Jerusalem was taken, in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.

חֵילוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “his”

And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes, and the king of Babylon slaughtered all the nobles of Judah;

לְעֵינָ֑יו (ו) v “his”

and Jehovah hath brought [ergänzt: it about] and done according as he said; for ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened unto his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.

בְּקוֹל֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel, to whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (ו) v “him”

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid: be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah; for I will be with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

מִפָּנָ֑יו (ו) v “him”מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

and say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones which I have hidden, and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.

כִסְא֔וֹ (וֹ) O “his”שַׁפְרִיר֖וֹ (וֹ) v “his”

And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive; and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

בִּגְד֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

נָשָׁ֔יו (ו) v “his”

Is it not the incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes and the people of the land, that Jehovah remembered, and that came into his mind?

לִבּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened unto the voice of Jehovah, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil hath come upon you, as at this day.

וּבְתֹרָת֧וֹ (וֹ) o “his”וּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יו (ו) v “his”וּבְעֵדְוֹתָ֖יו (ו) v “his”

thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will give Pharaoh-Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.

אֹֽיְבָ֔יו (ו) v “his”נַפְשׁ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”אֹיְב֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

Who is this [ergänzt: that] riseth up as the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?

מֵימָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

For this is the day of the Lord Jehovah of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may be avenged of his adversaries; and the sword shall devour, and it shall be sated and made drunk with their blood; for the Lord Jehovah of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country, by the river Euphrates.

מִצָּרָ֔יו (ו) v “his”

He made many to stumble, yea, one fell upon another; and they said, Arise, and let us return to our own people and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.

רֵעֵ֗הוּ (הוּ) hu “his”

[ergänzt: As] I live, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts, surely as Tabor among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.

שְׁמ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

And I will give them into the hand of those that seek their life, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants; but afterwards it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith Jehovah.

עֲבָדָ֑יו (ו) v “his”

at the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his steeds, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of his wheels: fathers shall not look back for [ergänzt: their] children, from feebleness of hands;

אַבִּירָ֔יו (ו) v “its”לְרִכְבּ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “its”גַּלְגִּלָּ֑יו (ו) v “its”

For because thou hast confided in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken, and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.

כֹּהֲנָ֥יו (ו) v “his”וְשָׂרָ֖יו (ו) v “his”

Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood!

חַרְבּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and hath settled on his lees; he hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

מִנְּעוּרָ֗יו (ו) v “its”שְׁמָרָ֔יו (ו) v “its”טַעְמוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “its”וְרֵיח֖וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

Therefore behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will send unto him pourers that shall pour him off, and shall empty his vessels, and break in pieces his flagons.

וְכֵלָ֣יו (ו) v “its”

Moab is laid waste, and his cities are gone up [ergänzt: in smoke], and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts.

בַּֽחוּרָ֖יו (ו) v “its”שְׁמֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

וְרָ֣עָת֔וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

שְׁמ֑וֹ (וֹ) o “its”

The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith Jehovah.

וּזְרֹע֖וֹ (וֹ) O “its”