H9028–הֶם–hem

I have made you a tester among my people, so that you may have knowledge of their way and put it to the test.

דַּרְכָּֽם׃ (ם) m “their”

All of them are turned away, going about with false stories; they are brass and iron: they are all workers of deceit.

כֻּלָּם֙ (ם֙) m “them”כֻּלָּ֥ם (ם) m “them”

Are they moving me to wrath? says the Lord; are they not moving themselves to their shame?

פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

But they took no note and did not give ear, but were guided by the thoughts and the pride of their evil hearts, going back and not forward.

אָזְנָ֔ם (ם) m “their”לִבָּ֣ם (ם) m “their”

But still they took no note and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff, doing worse than their fathers.

אָזְנָ֑ם (ם) m “their”עָרְפָּ֔ם (ם) m “their”מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ (ם) m “their”

And you are to say to them, This is the nation which has not given ear to the voice of their God, or taken his teaching to heart: good faith is dead and is cut off from their mouths.

מִפִּיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

For the children of Judah have done what is evil in my eyes, says the Lord: they have put their disgusting images in the house which is named by my name, making it unclean.

שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶ֗ם (הֶ֗ם) Hem “their”

And they have put up the high place of Topheth in the valley of the son of Hinnom, burning their sons and their daughters there in the fire; a thing which was not ordered by me and never came into my mind.

בְּנֵיהֶ֥ם (הֶ֥ם) Hem “their”בְּנֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

At that time, says the Lord, they will take the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his rulers, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem out of their resting-places:

מִקִּבְרֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

I took note and gave ear, but no one said what is right: no man had regret for his evil-doing, saying, What have I done? everyone goes off on his way like a horse rushing to the fight.

בִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔ם (ם) m “their”

So I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will take them for themselves: for everyone, from the least to the greatest, is given up to getting money; from the priest even to the prophet, everyone is false.

נְשֵׁיהֶ֜ם (הֶ֜ם) Hem “their”שְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “their”

Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord.

פְּקֻדָּתָ֛ם (ם) m “their”

The voice of the cry of the daughter of my people comes from a far land: Is the Lord not in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they made me angry with their images and their strange gods which are no gods?

בִּפְסִלֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

If only I had in the waste land a night's resting-place for travellers, so that I might go away, far from my people! for they are all untrue, a band of false men.

כֻלָּם֙ (ם֙) m “them”

Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.

לְשׁוֹנָם֙ (ם֙) m “their”קַשְׁתָּ֣ם (ם) m “their”

Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.

לְשׁוֹנָ֛ם (ם) m “their”

His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם (ם) m “their”

And the Lord said, Because they have given up my law which I put before them, giving no attention to my voice and not being guided by it;

לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם (הֶ֑ם) Hem “them”

But they have been walking in the pride of their hearts, going after the Baals, as their fathers gave them teaching.

לִבָּ֑ם (ם) m “their”אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ (ם) m “their”

And I will send them wandering among the nations, among people strange to them and to their fathers: and I will send the sword after them till I have put an end to them.

וַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑ם (ם) m “their”

Who would not have fear of you, O King of the nations? for it is your right: for among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.

מַלְכוּתָ֖ם (ם) m “their”

Silver hammered into plates is sent from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the expert workman and of the hands of the gold-worker; blue and purple is their clothing, all the work of expert men.

לְבוּשָׁ֔ם (ם) m “their”כֻּלָּֽם׃ (ם) m “them”

They are nothing, a work of error: in the time of their punishment, destruction will overtake them.

פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם (ם) m “their”

For the keepers of the sheep have become like beasts, not looking to the Lord for directions: so they have not done wisely and all their flocks have been put to flight.

מַרְעִיתָ֖ם (ם) m “their”

But they gave no attention and did not give ear, but they went on, every man in the pride of his evil heart: so I sent on them all the curses in this agreement, which I gave them orders to keep, but they did not.

אָזְנָ֔ם (ם) m “their”לִבָּ֣ם (ם) m “their”