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Isaiah 1:17-23

17learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925todowellH3190;seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, relievetheoppressed,judgeH8199thefatherlessיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,pleadforthewidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490.

18Comenow,andletusreasontogether, saithJehovah:thoughyoursinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399beH1961asscarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144,theyshallbeH1961aswhiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835assnowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;thoughtheybeH1961redיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119likecrimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438,theyshallbeH1961aswoolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19Ifyebewillingתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14andobedient, yeshalleatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398thegoodט֥וּבtuvH2898ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:

20butifyerefuseתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985andrebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784, yeshallbedevouredH398withtheswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719;forthemouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

21Howאֵיכָה֙'ei.KhahH349isthefaithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.NahH539citybecomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961aharlot! shethatwasH1961fullH4395ofjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941!righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664lodgedinher,butnowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258murderersH7523.

22Thysilverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701isbecomeהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961dross, thy wine mixedwithwaterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

23ThyprincesH8269arerebelliousH5637,andcompanionsוְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.ReiH2270ofthievesH1590;everyonelovethbribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810,andfollowethafterrewards:theyjudgeH8199notthefatherlessיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490,neitherdoththecauseH7379ofthewidowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490comeH935untothem.

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