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Isaiah 1:21-31

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.

25I will turnוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against youעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921;I will thoroughly purgeוְאֶצְרֹ֥ף כַּבֹּ֖רve.'etz.Rof ka.BorH6884 H1253your drossסִיגָ֑יִךְsi.Ga.yikhH5509;I will removeוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605your impuritiesבְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃be.di.La.yikhH913.

26I will restoreוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725your judgesשֹׁפְטַ֙יִךְ֙sho.fe.Ta.yikhH8199as at firstכְּבָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הke.va.Ri.sho.NahH7223,and your counselorsוְיֹעֲצַ֖יִךְve.yo.'a.Tza.yikhH3289as at the beginningכְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑הke.vat.te.chi.LahH8462.After thatאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651you will be calledיִקָּ֤רֵאyi.Ka.re'H7121the Cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Righteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,the Faithfulנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539Cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151.”

27Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726will be redeemedתִּפָּדֶ֑הti.pa.DehH6299with justiceבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941,her repentant onesוְשָׁבֶ֖יהָve.sha.Vei.haH7725with righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

28But rebelsפֹּשְׁעִ֛יםpo.she.'ImH6586and sinnersוְחַטָּאִ֖יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400will togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162be shatteredוְשֶׁ֧בֶרve.She.verH7667,and those who forsakeוְעֹזְבֵ֥יve.'o.ze.VeiH5800the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will perishיִכְלֽוּ׃yikh.LuH3615.

29Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588you will be ashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954of the sacred oaksמֵאֵילִ֖יםme.'ei.LimH352אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in which you have delightedחֲמַדְתֶּ֑םcha.mad.TemH2530;you will be embarrassedוְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּve.Tach.pe.RuH2659by the gardensמֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹתme.hag.ga.NotH1593thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃be.char.TemH977.

30Forכִּ֣יkiH3588you will becomeתִֽהְי֔וּtih.YuH1961like an oakכְּאֵלָ֖הke.'e.LahH424whose leavesעָלֶ֑הָ'a.Le.haH5929are witheredנֹבֶ֣לֶתno.Ve.letH5034,like a gardenוּֽכְגַנָּ֔הu.khe.ga.NahH1593אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

31The strong manהֶחָסֹן֙he.cha.SonH2634will becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961tinderלִנְעֹ֔רֶתlin.'O.retH5296and his workוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467will bea sparkלְנִיצ֑וֹץle.ni.TzotzH5213;bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147will burnוּבָעֲר֧וּu.va.'a.RuH1197togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162,with no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to quench the flamesמְכַבֶּֽה׃ סme.kha.BehH3518.

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