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Isaiah 5:11-15

11Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who rise earlyמַשְׁכִּימֵ֥יmash.ki.MeiH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242in pursuit ofיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291strong drinkשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941,who lingerמְאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH309into the eveningבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399,to be inflamedיַדְלִיקֵֽם׃yad.li.KemH1814by wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196.

12וְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961At their feastsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853are the lyreכִנּ֜וֹרkhi.NorH3658andharpוָנֶ֗בֶלva.Ne.velH5035,tambourinesתֹּ֧ףtofH8596and flutesוְחָלִ֛ילve.cha.LilH2485and wineוָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinH3196.They disregardלֹ֣אlo'H3808יַבִּ֔יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027the actionsפֹּ֤עַלPo.'alH6467of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and failלֹ֥אlo'H3808to seeרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971will go into exileגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540for their lackמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097of understandingדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;their dignitariesוּכְבוֹדוֹ֙ מְתֵ֣יu.khe.vo.Do me.TeiH3519 H4962are starvingרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458and their massesוַהֲמוֹנ֖וֹva.ha.mo.NoH1995are parchedצִחֵ֥הtzi.ChehH6704with thirstצָמָֽא׃tza.Ma'H6772.

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Sheolשְּׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585enlargesהִרְחִ֤יבָהhir.Chi.vahH7337its throatנַפְשָׁ֔הּnaf.ShahH5315and opensוּפָעֲרָ֥הu.fa.'a.RahH6473wide its enormousלִבְלִי־ חֹ֑קliv.li- ChokH1097 H2706jawsפִ֖יהָFi.haH6310,and down goוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381Zion’snoblesהֲדָרָ֧הּha.da.RahH1926andmassesוַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּva.ha.mo.NahH1995,her revelersוּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּu.she.'o.NahH7588and carousersוְעָלֵ֥זve.'a.LezH5938!

15So mankindאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120will be brought lowוַיִּשַּׁ֥חvai.yi.ShachH7817,and each manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376humbledוַיִּשְׁפַּל־vai.yish.pal-H8213;the arrogantגְבֹהִ֖יםge.vo.HimH1364will lowerתִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה׃tish.Pal.nahH8213their eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869.

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