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Isaiah 5:4-13

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?

5Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258I will tell youאוֹדִֽיעָה־ נָּ֣א'o.di.'ah- na'H3045 H4994אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853אֵ֛ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am about to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to My vineyardלְכַרְמִ֑יle.khar.MiH3754:I will take awayהָסֵ֤רha.SerH5493its hedgeמְשׂוּכָּתוֹ֙me.su.ka.ToH4881,and it will beוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961consumedלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197;I will tear downפָּרֹ֥ץpa.RotzH6555its wallגְּדֵר֖וֹge.de.RoH1447,and it will beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961trampledלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823.

6I will makeוַאֲשִׁיתֵ֣הוּva.'a.shi.Te.huH7896it a wastelandבָתָ֗הva.TahH1326,neitherלֹ֤אlo'H3808prunedיִזָּמֵר֙yi.za.MerH2168norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808cultivatedיֵעָדֵ֔רye.'a.DerH5737,and thornsוָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitH7898and briersשָׁמִ֖ירsha.MirH8068will grow upוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927.I will commandאֲצַוֶּ֔ה'a.tza.VehH6680וְעַ֤לve.'AlH5921the cloudsהֶעָבִים֙he.'a.VimH5645that rainמָטָֽר׃ma.TarH4306shall not fallמֵהַמְטִ֥ירme.ham.TirH4305on itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.”

7Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the vineyardכֶ֜רֶםKhe.remH3754of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635is the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063are the plantנְטַ֖עne.Ta'H5194of His delightשַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יוsha.'a.shu.'AvH8191.He lookedוַיְקַ֤וvay.KavH6960for justiceלְמִשְׁפָּט֙le.mish.PatH4941,but sawוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009bloodshedמִשְׂפָּ֔חmis.PachH4939;for righteousnessלִצְדָקָ֖הlitz.da.KahH6666,but heardוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009a cry of distressצְעָקָֽה׃ סtze.'a.KahH6818.

8Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to you who addמַגִּיעֵ֥יma.gi.'EiH5060houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004to houseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004and joinיַקְרִ֑יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126fieldשָׂדֶ֥הsa.DehH7704to fieldבְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704untilעַ֚ד'adH5704noאֶ֣פֶס'E.fesH657placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725is leftand you liveוְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.hu.shav.TemH3427aloneלְבַדְּכֶ֖םle.va.de.KhemH905inבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

9I heardבְּאָזְנָ֖יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hosts declareצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: “Surelyאִם־ לֹ֞א'im- lo'H518 H3808manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֤יםba.TimH1004will becomeיִֽהְי֔וּyih.YuH1961desolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,great mansionsגְּדֹלִ֥ים וְטוֹבִ֖יםge.do.Lim ve.to.VimH1419 H2896left unoccupiedמֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃me.'Ein yo.ShevH369 H3427.

10Forכִּ֗יKiH3588tenעֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙'a.Se.retH6235acresצִמְדֵּי־tzim.dei-H6776of vineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754will yieldיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213butaאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259bathבַּ֣תbatH1324of wine,and a homerחֹ֖מֶרCho.merH2563of seedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233onlyיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213an ephahאֵיפָֽה׃ פ'ei.FahH374of grain.”

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.

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