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Isaiah 28:1-13

1Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945tothecrownעֲטֶ֤רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofprideofthedrunkardsשִׁכֹּרֵ֣יshi.ko.ReiH7910ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andtothefadingflowerוְצִ֥יץve.TzitzH6731ofhisgloriousbeautyH8597,whichisontheheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofthefatvalleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516ofthemthatareovercomewithwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196!

2Behold,theLordלַֽאדֹנָ֔יla.do.NaiH136hathamightyחָזָ֤קcha.ZakH2389andstrongH2389one;asatempestofhailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259,adestroyingstormH2230,asatempestofmightyH2389watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325overflowingשֹׁטְפִ֛יםsho.te.FimH7857,willhecastdowntotheearthH776withthehandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

3Thecrownעֲטֶ֥רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofprideofthedrunkardsשִׁכּוֹרֵ֥יshi.ko.ReiH7910ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669shall betroddenunderfootH7272:

4andthefadingflowerofhisgloriousbeautyH8597,whichisontheheadרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofthefatvalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516,shallbeוְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜הve.Ha.ye.TahH1961asthefirst-ripe figbeforethesummerקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019;whichwhenhethatlookethuponitseeth,whileitisyetH5750inhishandבְּכַפּ֖וֹbe.kha.PoH3709heeatethitup.

5Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117willJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635becomeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961acrownלַעֲטֶ֣רֶתla.'a.Te.retH5850ofgloryH8597,andadiademofbeautyH8597, untotheresidueofhispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971;

6andaspiritוּלְר֖וּחַu.le.Ru.achH7307ofjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941tohimthatsittethinjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טha.mish.PatH4941,andstrengthוְלִ֨גְבוּרָ֔הve.Lig.vu.RahH1369tothemthatturnמְשִׁיבֵ֥יme.shi.VeiH7725backH7725thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421atthegateשָֽׁעְרָה׃ סSha.'e.rahH8179.

7AndeventhesereelH7686withwineבַּיַּ֣יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,andstaggerתָּע֑וּta.'UH8582withstrongוּבַשֵּׁכָ֖רu.va.she.KharH7941drinkבַשֵּׁכָ֜רva.she.KharH7941;thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548andtheprophetוְנָבִיא֩ve.na.Vi'H5030reelH7686withstrongהַשֵּׁכָ֔רha.she.KharH7941drinkH7941,theyareswallowedH1104upofwineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,theystaggerתָּעוּ֙ta.'UH8582withstrongH7941drinkH7941;theyerrH8582invision,theystumbleinjudgment.

8ForalltablesH7979arefullמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390ofvomitקִ֣יאki'H6892andfilthiness,sothatthereisnoplaceH4725clean.

9Whomwillheteachיוֹרֶ֣הyo.RehH3384knowledgeדֵעָ֔הde.'AhH1844?andwhomwillhemaketounderstandיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995themessageשְׁמוּעָ֑הshe.mu.'AhH8052?themthatareweanedגְּמוּלֵי֙ge.mu.LeiH1580fromthemilkמֵֽחָלָ֔בme.cha.LavH2461,anddrawnfromthebreastsמִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Da.yimH7699?

10Foritisprecept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line;herealittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191,therealittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191.

11Nay,butbymenofstrangelipsשָׂפָ֔הsa.FahH8193andwithanothertongueוּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןu.ve.la.ShonH3956willhespeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696tothispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971;

12towhomhesaidH559,Thisistherestהָנִ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117,giveH5117yerestH5117tohimthatiswearyלֶֽעָיֵ֔ףle.'a.YefH5889;andthisistherefreshing:yettheywouldאָב֖וּא'a.Vu'H14nothearH8085.

13Thereforeshallthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahbeוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961untothempreceptuponprecept, preceptuponprecept;lineuponline,lineuponline;herealittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191,therealittleזְעֵ֣ירze.'EirH2191;thattheymaygo,andfallbackwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268,andbeH1961brokenH7665,andsnared,andtakenH3920.

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