אֲשֶׁ֥ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֲשֶׁ֥ר

   a-SHER

   which, that
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִצְלַ֖ח

   a-SHER lo-yits-LAKH

   which, that will not succeed, be of use
3. clause🔊 וִיהִי֙ כָּאֵז֣וֹר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל׃

   vi-HI ka-E-zor ha-ZEH a-SHER lo-yits-LAKH la-KOL

   and it will be like the waistband, belt this which, that will not succeed, be of use for anything, for all
4. sentence🔊 הָעָם֩ הַזֶּ֨ה הָרָ֜ע הַֽמֵּאֲנִ֣ים לִשְׁמ֣וֹעַ אֶת־דְּבָרַ֗י הַהֹֽלְכִים֙ בִּשְׁרִר֣וּת לִבָּ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְעָבְדָ֖ם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם וִיהִי֙ כָּאֵז֣וֹר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִצְלַ֖ח לַכֹּֽל׃

   ha-AM ha-ZEH ha-RA ha-me-a-NIM lish-mo-A et-de-va-RAI ha-hol-KHIM bish-ri-RUT li-BAM va-yel-KHU a-kha-RE e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM le-av-DAM u-le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-HEM vi-HI ka-E-zor ha-ZEH a-SHER lo-yits-LAKH la-KOL

   the people this the evil the ones refusing to hear {direct object marker} my words the ones going, walking in stubbornness their heart and they went after gods other to serve them and to bow down to them and it will be like the waistband, belt this which, that will not succeed, be of use for anything, for all

Exegesis

The comparative construction vihi kaezor hazzeh {וִיהִי כָּאֵז֣וֹר הַזֶּה | vi-hi ka-e-zor ha-zeh} “and it shall be like this sash,” with the relative asher loyitzlach lakol {אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִצְלַח לַכֹּל | a-sher lo-yit-zlach la-kol} “which does not succeed for anything,” completes the metaphor illustrating nationwide futility. The layered syntax of participles, infinitives, wayyiqtol, and comparative clauses conveys sustained condemnation, rendered in English through coordinated and relative structures to preserve clarity and emphasis.