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Isaiah 1:21-24

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.

24Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651the Lordהָֽאָדוֹן֙ha.'a.dOnH113GODיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Mightyאֲבִ֖יר'a.VirH46One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002: “Ahה֚וֹיHoH1945,I will be relievedאֶנָּחֵ֣ם'e.na.ChemH5162of My foesמִצָּרַ֔יmi.tza.RaiH6862and avenge Myselfוְאִנָּקְמָ֖הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358on My enemiesמֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃me.'oy.VaiH341.

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