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Isaiah 1:9-31

9ExceptJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hadleftH3498unto usaverysmallH4592remnant,weshouldhavebeenH1961asSodomכִּסְדֹ֣םkis.DomH5467,weshouldhavebeenH1961likeuntoGomorrahלַעֲמֹרָ֖הla.'a.mo.RahH6017.

10Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah, yerulersקְצִינֵ֣יke.tzi.NeiH7101ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467;giveהַאֲזִ֛ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untothelawH8451ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, yepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017.

11Whatuntomeisthemultitudeרֹב־rov-H7230ofyoursacrificesH2077? saithJehovah:Ihavehadenoughoftheburnt-offeringsoframsאֵילִ֖ים'ei.LimH352,andthefatוְחֵ֣לֶבve.Che.levH2459offedbeasts;andIdelightH2654notinthebloodוְדַ֨םve.DamH1818ofbullocks,oroflambsוּכְבָשִׂ֛יםu.khe.va.SimH3532,orofhe-goats.

12Whenyecomeתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935toappearH7200beforeme,whohathrequiredבִקֵּ֥שׁvi.KeshH1245thisatyourhandמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.KhemH3027,totrampleרְמֹ֥סre.MosH7429mycourts?

13Bringהָבִיא֙ha.Vi'H935nomorevainoblations;incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004isanabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֛הto.'e.VahH8441untome;newחֹ֤דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320andsabbathוְשַׁבָּת֙ve.sha.BatH7676,thecallingקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121ofassemblies,—Icannotawaywithiniquityandthesolemnוַעֲצָרָֽה׃va.'a.tza.RahH6116meeting.

14Yournewחָדְשֵׁיכֶ֤םcha.de.shei.KhemH2320moonsH2320andyourappointedוּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֙u.mo.'a.dei.KhemH4150feastsH4150mysoulH5315hateth;theyareatrouble untome;IamH1961wearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811ofbearingנְשֹֽׂא׃ne.So'H5375them.

15Andwhenyespreadוּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣םu.ve.fa.ris.KhemH6566forthyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027,Iwillhideאַעְלִ֤ים'a'.LimH5956mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869fromyou;yea,whenyemakeH8085manyH7235prayersתְפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605,Iwillnothearשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085:yourhandsH3027arefullמָלֵֽאוּ׃ma.Le.'uH4390ofbloodדָּמִ֥יםda.MimH1818.

16Washרַחֲצוּ֙ra.cha.TzuH7364you,makeyouclean;putawayH5493theevilofyourdoingsfrombeforemineeyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869;ceaseחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308todoevil;

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.

24Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651saiththeLord,Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theMightyאֲבִ֖יר'a.VirH46OneH46ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ah,Iwilleasemeofmine adversaries,andavengeוְאִנָּקְמָ֖הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358meofmineenemiesמֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃me.'oy.VaiH341;

25andIwillturnוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponthee,andthoroughly purgeawayH5493thydross,andwilltakeawayH5493allthytinH913;

26andIwillrestoreוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725thyjudgesH8199asatthefirstH7223,andthy counsellorsasatthebeginning:afterwardthou shaltbecalledיִקָּ֤רֵאyi.Ka.re'H7121Thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofrighteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,afaithfulנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539townקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151.

27Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726shallberedeemedתִּפָּדֶ֑הti.pa.DehH6299withjusticeבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941,andherconvertswithrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

28ButthedestructionH7667oftransgressorsH6586andsinnersוְחַטָּאִ֖יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400shallbetogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,andtheythatforsakeוְעֹזְבֵ֥יve.'o.ze.VeiH5800Jehovahshallbeconsumed.

29Fortheyshallbeashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954oftheoaksמֵאֵילִ֖יםme.'ei.LimH352whichyehavedesiredH2530,andyeshallbeconfoundedforthegardensמֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹתme.hag.ga.NotH1593thatyehavechosenH977.

30Foryeshallbeתִֽהְי֔וּtih.YuH1961asanoakכְּאֵלָ֖הke.'e.LahH424whoseleafH5929fadeth,andasagardenוּֽכְגַנָּ֔הu.khe.ga.NahH1593thathathnowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

31Andthestrongהֶחָסֹן֙he.cha.SonH2634shallbeH1961astowלִנְעֹ֔רֶתlin.'O.retH5296,andhisworkוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467asaspark;andtheyshallbothburnוּבָעֲר֧וּu.va.'a.RuH1197togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162,andnoneshallquenchH3518them.

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