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Isaiah 5:20-24

20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945untothemthatcallevilלָרַ֛עla.Ra'H7451goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,andgoodוְלַטּ֣וֹבve.la.TovH2896evilרָ֑עRa'H7451;thatputH7760darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822forlightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216,andlightוְא֣וֹרve.'orH216fordarknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822;thatputH7760bitterמַ֛רmarH4751forsweetלְמָת֖וֹקle.ma.TokH4966,andsweetוּמָת֥וֹקu.ma.TokH4966forbitterלְמָֽר׃ סle.MarH4751!

21Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945untothemthatarewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450intheirowneyesבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869,andprudentintheirownsight!

22Woeה֕וֹיHoH1945untothemthataremightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368todrinkלִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,andmenH376ofstrengthH2428tominglestrongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH8354;

23thatjustifyמַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.KeiH6663thewickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563forabribeשֹׁ֑חַדSho.chadH7810,andtakeawayיָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruH5493therighteousnessוְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.KatH6666oftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662fromhim!

24Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651asthetongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956offireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784devoureththestubbleקַ֜שׁkashH7179,andasthedryוַחֲשַׁ֤שׁva.cha.ShashH2842grassH2842sinkethdownintheflameלֶֽהָבָה֙le.ha.VahH3852,soH3651theirrootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328shallbeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961asrottenness,andtheirblossomוּפִרְחָ֖םu.fir.ChamH6525shallgoיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927upasdustכָּאָבָ֣קka.'a.VakH80;becausetheyhaverejectedמָאֲס֗וּma.'a.SuH3988thelawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,anddespisedthewordאִמְרַ֥ת'im.RatH565oftheHolyקְדֽוֹשׁ־ke.do.osh-H6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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