H9026–כֶם–khem

Who has given knowledge of it from the first, so that we may be certain of it? and from the start, so that we may say, His word is true? There is no one who gives news, or says anything, or who gives ear to your words.

אִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

The Lord, who has taken up your cause, the Holy One of Israel, says, Because of you I have sent to Babylon, and made all their seers come south, and the Chaldaeans whose cry is in the ships.

גֹּאַלְכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”

I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Maker of Israel, your King.

קְדֽוֹשְׁכֶ֑ם (כֶ֑ם) Khem “your”מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

Bel is bent down, Nebo is falling; their images are on the beasts and on the cattle: the things which you took about have become a weight to the tired beast.

נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶ֣ם (כֶ֣ם) Khem “your”

Come together, all of you, and give ear; who among you has given news of these things? the Lord's loved one will do his pleasure with Babylon, and with the seed of the Chaldaeans.

כֻלְּכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “you”

This is the word of the Lord: Where is the statement which I gave your mother when I put her away? or to which of my creditors have I given you for money? It was for your sins that you were given into the hands of others, and for your evil-doing was your

אִמְּכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”בַּעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”וּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”אִמְּכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

See, all you who make a fire, arming yourselves with burning branches: go in the flame of your fire, and among the branches you have put a light to. This will you have from my hand, you will make your bed in sorrow.

כֻּלְּכֶ֛ם (כֶ֛ם) Khem “you”אֶשְׁכֶ֗ם (כֶ֗ם) Khem “your”

Let your thoughts be turned to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth: for when he was but one, my voice came to him, and I gave him my blessing, and made him a great people.

אֲבִיכֶ֔ם (כֶ֔ם) Khem “your”

Let your eyes be lifted up to the heavens, and turned to the earth which is under them: for the heavens will go in flight like smoke, and the earth will become old like a coat, and its people will come to destruction like insects: but my salvation will b

עֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם (כֶ֜ם) Khem “your”

For you will not go out suddenly, and you will not go in flight: for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will come after you to keep you.

לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “you”

Why do you give your money for what is not bread, and the fruit of your work for what will not give you pleasure? Give ear to me, so that your food may be good, and you may have the best in full measure.

וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.

אָזְנְכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם (כֶ֑ם) Khem “your”

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, or your ways my ways, says the Lord.

מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם (כֶ֔ם) Khem “your”דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔ם (כֶ֔ם) Khem “your”מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

For you will go out with joy, and be guided in peace: the mountains and the hills will make melody before you, and all the trees of the fields will make sounds of joy.

לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “you”

They say, Why have we kept ourselves from food, and you do not see it? why have we kept ourselves from pleasure, and you take no note of it? If, in the days when you keep from food, you take the chance to do your business, and get in your debts;

צֹֽמְכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”עַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”

If keeping from food makes you quickly angry, ready for fighting and giving blows with evil hands; your holy days are not such as to make your voice come to my ears on high.

קוֹלְכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

But your sins have come between you and your God, and by your evil doings his face has been veiled from you, so that he will give you no answer.

עֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם (כֶ֑ם) Khem “your”וְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗ם (כֶ֗ם) Khem “your”

For your hands are unclean with blood, and your fingers with sin; your lips have said false things, and your tongue gives out deceit.

כַפֵּיכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”

And men from strange countries will be your herdsmen, and those who are not Israelites will be your ploughmen and vine-keepers.

צֹאנְכֶ֑ם (כֶ֑ם) Khem “your”אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”וְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃ (כֶֽם) Khem “your”

As they had twice as much grief, and marks of shame were their heritage, so in their land they will be rewarded twice over, and will have eternal joy.

בָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “your”

For their sins and the sins of their fathers, who were burning perfumes on the mountains, and saying evil things against me on the hills: so I will take the measure of their sins, and will send the punishment for them into their breast.

עֲ֠וֹנֹתֵיכֶם (כֶם) khem “your”אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם (כֶ֤ם) Khem “your”

Your fate will be the sword, and you will all go down to death: because when my voice came to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiring what was not pleasing to me.

וְכֻלְּכֶם֙ (כֶם֙) Khem “you”

And your name will become a curse to my people, and the Lord God will put you to death, and give his servants another name:

שִׁמְכֶ֤ם (כֶ֤ם) Khem “your”

Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.

אֲחֵיכֶ֨ם (כֶ֨ם) Khem “your”בְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖ם (כֶ֖ם) Khem “your”