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Isaiah 5:12-30

12Andharpכִנּ֜וֹרkhi.NorH3658andlyre, tambourandfluteוְחָלִ֛ילve.cha.LilH2485,andwineוָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinH3196areintheirbanquets;buttheyregardnottheworkוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639ofJehovah,nordotheyseeרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200theoperationofhishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971areledawaycaptivefromlackofknowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,andtheirnobility dieoffamineH7458,andtheirmultitudeוַהֲמוֹנ֖וֹva.ha.mo.NoH1995areparchedwiththirstצָמָֽא׃tza.Ma'H6772.

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651dothSheolשְּׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585enlargeהִרְחִ֤יבָהhir.Chi.vahH7337itsdesireH5315,andopenH7337itsmouthפִ֖יהָFi.haH6310withoutmeasure;andhersplendourshalldescend[intoit],andhermultitudeוַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּva.ha.mo.NahH1995,andhertumultH1995,and[all]thatisjoyful withinher.

15AndthemeanmanH376shallbebowedH7817downH7817,andthegreatmanH376broughtlowוַיִּשְׁפַּל־vai.yish.pal-H8213,andtheeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869oftheloftyshallbebroughtlowתִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה׃tish.Pal.nahH8213;

16andJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635shallbeexaltedוַיִּגְבַּ֛הvai.yig.BahH1361injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,andtheholyהַקָּד֔וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918Godוְהָאֵל֙ve.ha.'ElH410hallowedinrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

17Andthelambsכְבָשִׂ֖יםkhe.va.SimH3532shallfeedasontheirpastureכְּדָבְרָ֑םke.da.ve.RamH1699,andthewasteH2723placesH2723ofthefatones shall strangerseatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398.

18Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto themthatdrawמֹשְׁכֵ֥יmo.she.KheiH4900iniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771withcordsH5688ofvanityH7723,andsinחַטָּאָֽה׃cha.ta.'AhH2403aswithcart-ropes!

19whosayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, LethimhastenH4116, lethimspeedhisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639,thatwemayseeנִרְאֶ֑הnir.'EhH7200[it];andletthecounselH6098oftheHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478drawוְתִקְרַ֣בve.tik.RavH7126nighandcomeוְתָב֗וֹאָהve.ta.Vo.'ahH935,thatwemayknowוְנֵדָֽעָה׃ סve.ne.Da.'ahH3045it!

20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945untothemwhocallevilלָרַ֛עla.Ra'H7451goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,andgoodוְלַטּ֣וֹבve.la.TovH2896evilרָ֑עRa'H7451;whoputH7760darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822forlightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216,andlightוְא֣וֹרve.'orH216fordarknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822;whoputH7760bitterמַ֛רmarH4751forsweetלְמָת֖וֹקle.ma.TokH4966,andsweetוּמָת֥וֹקu.ma.TokH4966forbitterלְמָֽר׃ סle.MarH4751!

21Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945untothemthatarewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450intheirowneyesבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869,andintelligentintheirownesteem!

22Woeה֕וֹיHoH1945untothemthataremightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368fordrinkingלִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,andmenH376valianttomixstrongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH8354;

23whojustifyמַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.KeiH6663thewickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563forabribeשֹׁ֑חַדSho.chadH7810,andturnH5493awayיָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruH5493therighteousnessוְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.KatH6666oftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662fromthem!

24Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651asatongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956offireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784devoureththestubbleקַ֜שׁkashH7179,anddryוַחֲשַׁ֤שׁva.cha.ShashH2842grassH2842sinkethdownintheflameלֶֽהָבָה֙le.ha.VahH3852,theirrootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328shallbeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961asrottenness,andtheirblossomוּפִרְחָ֖םu.fir.ChamH6525shallgoיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927upasdustכָּאָבָ֣קka.'a.VakH80;fortheyhaverejectedמָאֲס֗וּma.'a.SuH3988thelawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,anddespisedthewordאִמְרַ֥ת'im.RatH565oftheHolyקְדֽוֹשׁ־ke.do.osh-H6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25ThereforeH3651istheangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahkindledagainsthispeopleבְּעַמּ֜וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,andhehathstretchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186outhishandיָד֧וֹya.DoH3027againstthemandhathsmittenthem;andthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022trembledH7264,andtheircarcasesarebecomeH1961asdunginthemidstH7130ofthestreetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351.Forallthishisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639isnotturnedH7725awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725,andhishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretchedנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186outstillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750.

26Andhewillliftוְנָֽשָׂא־ve.na.sa'-H5375upabannertothenationsלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471afarH7350off,andwillhissH8319foronefromtheendמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andbehold,itwillcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935rapidly [and] lightly.

27Noneamongthemiswearyעָיֵ֤ף'a.YefH5889,nonestumbleth;theyslumberיָנ֖וּםya.NumH5123not,norsleepיִישָׁ֑ןyi.ShanH3462;nonehaththegirdleofhisloinsחֲלָצָ֔יוcha.la.TzavH2504loosed,northethongשְׂר֥וֹךְse.RokhH8288ofhissandalsנְעָלָֽיו׃ne.'a.LavH5275broken;

28theirarrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671aresharp,andalltheirbowsקַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יוka.she.to.TavH7198bentH1869;theirhorses'hoofsH6541arereckonedH2803astheflint,andtheirwheelsוְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יוve.gal.gi.LavH1534asawhirlwind.

29Theirroaringיִשְׁאַ֨גyi.sha.'agH7580islikealionessH3833,theyroarH7580astheyoungכַּכְּפִירִ֤יםka.ke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715; yea,theygrowlוְיִנְהֹם֙ve.yin.HomH5098,andsnatchthepreyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964,andcarry itawayH5337safe,andthereisnonetodeliverH5337;

30andtheyshallroaragainsttheminthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117liketheroaringoftheseaיָ֑םYamH3220.AndifonelookupontheearthH776,beholddarknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822[and]distressצַ֣רtzarH6862,andthelightוָא֔וֹרva.'orH216isdarkenedintheheavens thereof.

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