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Isaiah 5:8-25

8Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945untothemthataddhouseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004tohouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004,thatjoinfieldשָׂדֶ֥הsa.DehH7704tofieldבְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704,untilthereisnomoreroom,andthatyedwellוְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.hu.shav.TemH3427yourselvesaloneלְבַדְּכֶ֖םle.va.de.KhemH905inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

9Inmineearsבְּאָזְנָ֖יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635[hath said],Manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227housesH1004shallassuredlybecomeיִֽהְי֔וּyih.YuH1961adesolationH8047,greatגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419andexcellentones,withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

10Yea,tenעֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙'a.Se.retH6235acresofvineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754shallyieldoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259bathבַּ֣תbatH1324,andahomerofseedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233shallyieldanephahאֵיפָֽה׃ פ'ei.FahH374.

11Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945untothemthat,risingמַשְׁכִּימֵ֥יmash.ki.MeiH7925earlyH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,runafterstrongשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941;thatlingertilltwilightבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399, [till]wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196inflameththem!

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.

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