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Isaiah 5:7-17

7Forthevineyardכֶ֜רֶםKhe.remH3754ofJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635isthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hispleasantplant:andhelookedforjusticeלְמִשְׁפָּט֙le.mish.PatH4941,but,behold, oppression;forrighteousnessלִצְדָקָ֖הlitz.da.KahH6666,but,behold,acryH6818.

8Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945untothemthatjoinhouseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004tohouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004,thatlayfieldשָׂדֶ֥הsa.DehH7704tofieldבְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704,tilltherebenoroom,andyebemadetodwellוְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.hu.shav.TemH3427aloneלְבַדְּכֶ֖םle.va.de.KhemH905inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

9Inmineearsבְּאָזְנָ֖יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Ofatruthmanyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227housesH1004shallbeH1961desolate,evengreatגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419andfair,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

10Fortenעֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙'a.Se.retH6235acresofvineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754shallyieldoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259bathבַּ֣תbatH1324,andahomerofseedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233shallyieldbutanephahאֵיפָֽה׃ פ'ei.FahH374.

11Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945untothemthatriseמַשְׁכִּימֵ֥יmash.ki.MeiH7925upearlyH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,thattheymayfollowstrongשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941;thattarrylateintothenight, tillwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196inflamethem!

12Andtheharpכִנּ֜וֹרkhi.NorH3658andthelute,thetabretandthepipe,andwineוָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinH3196,areintheirfeasts;buttheyregardnottheworkוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639ofJehovah,neitherhavetheyconsideredH7200theoperationofhishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971aregoneגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540intocaptivityforlackofknowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;andtheirhonorablemenarefamished,andtheirmultitudeוַהֲמוֹנ֖וֹva.ha.mo.NoH1995areparchedwiththirstצָמָֽא׃tza.Ma'H6772.

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Sheolשְּׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585hathenlargedהִרְחִ֤יבָהhir.Chi.vahH7337itsdesireH5315,andopenedH6473itsmouthפִ֖יהָFi.haH6310withoutmeasure;andtheirglory,andtheirmultitudeוַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּva.ha.mo.NahH1995,andtheirpomp,andhethatrejoiceth amongthem,descendintoit.

15AndthemeanmanH376isbowedH7817downH7817,andthegreatmanH376ishumbled,andtheeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869oftheloftyarehumbled:

16butJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635isexaltedוַיִּגְבַּ֛הvai.yig.BahH1361injusticeH4941,andGodוְהָאֵל֙ve.ha.'ElH410theHolyהַקָּד֔וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918OneH6918issanctifiedH6942inrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

17Then shallthelambsכְבָשִׂ֖יםkhe.va.SimH3532feedasintheirpastureכְּדָבְרָ֑םke.da.ve.RamH1699,andthewasteH2723placesH2723ofthefatones shall wandererseatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398.

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