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Isaiah 24:1-16

1Behold,Jehovahmakeththeearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776empty,andmakethitwaste,andturnethitupsidedownH3427,andscattereth abroadtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof.

2Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961,aswiththepeopleכָעָם֙kha.'AmH5971,sowiththepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֔ןka.ko.HenH3548;aswiththeservantכַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ka.'E.vedH5650,sowithhismasterכַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוka.do.NavH113;aswiththemaid,sowithhermistressכַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּka.ge.vir.TahH1404;aswiththebuyerכַּקּוֹנֶה֙ka.ko.NehH7069,sowiththesellerכַּמּוֹכֵ֔רka.mo.KherH4376;aswiththecreditorכַּנֹּשֶׁ֕הka.no.ShehH5383,sowiththedebtor;aswiththetakerofinterest,sowiththegiverofinteresttohim.

3Theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbeutterly emptied,andutterly laid waste;forJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

4Theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournethandfadethaway,theworldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398languishethandfadethaway,theloftypeopleעַם־'am-H5971oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776dolanguishH535.

5Theearthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776alsoispollutedחָנְפָ֖הcha.ne.FahH2610undertheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof;becausetheyhavetransgressedthelawsתוֹרֹת֙to.RotH8451,violatedthestatutesH2706,brokenH6565theeverlastingcovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

6ThereforeH3651haththecurseאָלָה֙'a.LahH423devouredH398theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,andtheythatdwellH3427thereinarefoundguiltyוַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּvai.ye'.she.MuH816:thereforeH3651theinhabitantsH3427oftheearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776areburnedH2787,andfewmenleftH7604.

7Thenewתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492mourneth,thevineגָ֑פֶןGa.fenH1612languisheth,allthemerry-hearteddosigh.

8Themirthoftabrets ceaseth,thenoiseofthem thatrejoiceendeth,thejoyH4885oftheharpכִּנּֽוֹר׃ki.NorH3658ceaseth.

9Theyshallnotdrinkיִשְׁתּוּ־yish.tu-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196withasongבַּשִּׁ֖ירba.ShirH7892;strongשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941drinkלְשֹׁתָֽיו׃le.sho.TavH8354shallbebitterיֵמַ֥רye.MarH4843tothemthatdrinkH8354it.

10ThewastecityisbrokenH7665downH7665;everyhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004isshutסֻגַּ֥רsu.GarH5462up,thatnomanmaycomeH935in.

11Thereisacryinginthestreetsבַּֽחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351becauseofthewineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196;alljoyH8057isdarkened,themirthofthelandH776isgoneH1540.

12Inthecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892isleftH7604desolationשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8047,andthegateשָֽׁעַר׃Sha.'arH8179issmitten withdestruction.

13Forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541shallitbeיִהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961inthemidstH8432oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776amongthepeoplesH5971,astheshakingofanolive-tree,asthegleaningsכְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955whenthevintageisdone.

14Theseshallliftיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,theyshallshoutיָרֹ֑נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442;forthemajestyofJehovahtheycryaloudH7442fromtheseaH3220.

15Whereforeglorifyכַּבְּד֣וּka.be.DuH3513yeJehovahintheeast,eventhenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478,intheislesoftheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220.

16Fromtheuttermost partoftheearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776haveweheardH8085songsזְמִרֹ֤תze.mi.RotH2158: Glorytotherighteousלַצַּדִּ֔יקla.tza.DikH6662.ButIsaidH559,Ipineaway,Ipineaway,woeא֣וֹי'oH188isme!thetreacherousH898havedealtH898treacherouslyH898; yea,thetreacherousH898havedealtH898verytreacherouslyH898.

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