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Isaiah 5:2-4

2He dug it upוַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּvay.'a.ze.Ke.huH5823and cleared the stonesוַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּvay.sa.ke.Le.huH5619and plantedוַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ta.'E.huH5193the finest vinesשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321.He builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129a watchtowerמִגְדָּל֙mig.DalH4026in the middleבְּתוֹכ֔וֹbe.to.KhoH8432andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571dug outחָצֵ֣בcha.TzevH2672a winepress as wellיֶ֖קֶבYe.kevH3342.He waited forוַיְקַ֛וvay.KavH6960the vineyardto yieldלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213good grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,but the fruit it producedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213was sourבְּאֻשִֽׁים׃be.'u.ShimH891!

3“And nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,O dwellersיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,I exhortנָ֕אna'H4994you to judgeשִׁפְטוּ־shif.tu-H8199between MeH996and My vineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.

4Whatמַה־mah-H4100moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750could have been doneלַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for My vineyardלְכַרְמִ֔יle.khar.MiH3754thanוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for it?Whyמַדּ֧וּעַma.Du.a'H4069,when I expectedקִוֵּ֛יתִיki.Vei.tiH6960לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sweetgrapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,did it bring forthוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213sour fruitבְּאֻשִֽׁים׃be.'u.ShimH891?

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