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Isaiah 3:5-8

5The peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971will oppress one anotherוְנִגַּ֣שׂve.ni.GasH5065,manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376against manבְּאִ֖ישׁbe.'IshH376,neighborוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376against neighborבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453;the youngהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288will rise upיִרְהֲב֗וּyir.ha.VuH7292against the oldבַּזָּקֵ֔ןba.za.KenH2205,and the baseוְהַנִּקְלֶ֖הve.ha.nik.LehH7034against the honorableבַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ba.nikh.BadH3513.

6A manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376כִּֽי־ki-H3588will seizeיִתְפֹּ֨שׂyit.PosH8610his brotherבְּאָחִיו֙be.'a.ChivH251within his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: “You have a cloakשִׂמְלָ֣הsim.LahH8071—you beתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961ourleaderקָצִ֖יןka.TzinH7101!Take chargeתַּ֥חַת יָדֶֽךָ׃Ta.chat ya.De.khaH8478 H3027of thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063heap of rubbleוְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥הve.ha.makh.she.LahH4384.”

7On thatהַה֤וּא׀ha.Hu'H1931dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117he will cry aloudיִשָּׂא֩yi.Sa'H5375לֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559: “I amאֶהְיֶ֣ה'eh.YehH1961notלֹא־lo'-H3808a healerחֹבֵ֔שׁcho.VeshH2280.I have noאֵ֥ין'einH369foodלֶ֖חֶם וְאֵ֣יןLe.chem ve.'EinH3899 H369or clothingשִׂמְלָ֑הsim.LahH8071in my houseוּבְבֵיתִ֕יu.ve.vei.TiH1004.Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808make meתְשִׂימֻ֖נִיte.si.Mu.niH7760leaderקְצִ֥יןke.TzinH7101of the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971!”

8Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389has stumbledכָשְׁלָה֙kha.she.LahH3782and Judahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063has fallenנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they spokeלְשׁוֹנָ֤םle.sho.NamH3956and actedוּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611againstאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,defyingלַמְר֖וֹתlam.RotH4784His gloriousכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃khe.vo.DoH3519presenceעֵנֵ֥י'e.NeiH5869.

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