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Isaiah 5:8-25

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.

18Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto themthatdrawמֹשְׁכֵ֥יmo.she.KheiH4900iniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771withcordsH5688offalsehoodH7723,andsinחַטָּאָֽה׃cha.ta.'AhH2403as it werewithacartהָעֲגָלָ֖הha.'a.ga.LahH5699rope;

19thatsayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, LethimmakeH3045speed, lethimhastenH4116hisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639,thatwemayseeנִרְאֶ֑הnir.'EhH7200it;andletthecounselH6098oftheHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478drawוְתִקְרַ֣בve.tik.RavH7126nighandcomeוְתָב֗וֹאָהve.ta.Vo.'ahH935,thatwemayknowוְנֵדָֽעָה׃ סve.ne.Da.'ahH3045it!

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.

25ThereforeH3651istheangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahkindledagainsthispeopleבְּעַמּ֜וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,andhehathstretchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186forthhishandיָד֧וֹya.DoH3027againstthem,andhathsmittenthem;andthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022trembleH7264,andtheirdeadbodiesareasrefuseinthemidstH7130ofthestreetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351.Forallthishisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639isnotturnedH7725awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725,buthishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretchedנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186outstillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750.

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