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Isaiah 1:17-23

17Learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925to do rightהֵיטֵ֛בhei.TevH3190;seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andcorrectאַשְּׁר֣וּ'a.she.RuH833the oppressorחָמ֑וֹץcha.MotzH2541.Defendשִׁפְט֣וּshif.TuH8199the fatherlessיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490andplead the caseרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378of the widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490.”

18“Comeלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֛אna'H4994,let us reason togetherוְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.ChahH3198,”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Thoughאִם־'im-H518your sinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399areיִֽהְי֨וּyih.YuH1961like scarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144,they will be as whiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835as snowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;thoughאִם־'im-H518they are as redיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119as crimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438,they will becomeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961like woolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518you are willingתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14and obedientוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.TemH8085,you will eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the bestט֥וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

20But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you resistתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985and rebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784,you will be devouredתְּאֻכְּל֔וּte.'u.ke.LuH398by the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719.”Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

21Seehowאֵיכָה֙'ei.KhahH349the faithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑ה מְלֵאֲתִ֣יne.'e.ma.Nah me.le.'a.TiH539 H4392cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151has becomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961a harlotלְזוֹנָ֔הle.zo.NahH2181!She once was full of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941;righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664residedיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885within her,but now onlyוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258murderersמְרַצְּחִֽים׃me.ra.tze.ChimH7523!

22Your silverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701has becomeהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961drossלְסִיגִ֑יםle.si.GimH5509;your fine wineסָבְאֵ֖ךְsa.ve.'EkhH5435is dilutedמָה֥וּלma.HulH4107with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

23Your rulersשָׂרַ֣יִךְsa.Ra.yikhH8269are rebelsסוֹרְרִ֗יםso.RimH5637,friendsוְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.ReiH2270of thievesגַּנָּבִ֔יםga.na.VimH1590.They allכֻּלּוֹ֙ku.LoH3605loveאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157bribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810and chasing afterוְרֹדֵ֖ףve.ro.DefH7291rewardsשַׁלְמֹנִ֑יםshal.mo.NimH8021.They do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808defendיִשְׁפֹּ֔טוּyish.Po.tuH8199the fatherlessיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490,and the pleaוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379of the widowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808comesיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935before themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.HemH413.

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