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Isaiah 28:1-7

1Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the crownעֲטֶ֤רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of prideגֵּאוּת֙ge.'UtH1348,to the drunkardsשִׁכֹּרֵ֣יshi.ko.ReiH7910of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,whose gloriousצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643beautyתִפְאַרְתּ֑וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597isa fadingנֹבֵ֖לno.VelH5034flowerוְצִ֥יץve.TzitzH6731, which areon the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the fatשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081valleysגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516of them that are overcomeהֲל֥וּמֵיha.Lu.meiH1986with wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196!

2Behold, the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֔יla.do.NaiH136hath a mightyחָזָ֤קcha.ZakH2389and strong oneוְאַמִּץ֙ve.'a.MitzH533, whichas a tempestכְּזֶ֥רֶםke.Ze.remH2230of hailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259anda destroyingקָ֑טֶבKa.tevH6986stormשַׂ֣עַרSa.'arH8178,as a floodכְּ֠זֶרֶםKe.ze.remH2230of mightyכַּבִּירִ֥יםka.bi.RimH3524watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325overflowingשֹׁטְפִ֛יםsho.te.FimH7857,shall cast downH3240to the earthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776with the handבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

3The crownעֲטֶ֥רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of prideגֵּא֖וּתge.'UtH1348,the drunkardsשִׁכּוֹרֵ֥יshi.ko.ReiH7910of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669,shall be troddenתֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָהte.ra.Mas.nahH7429under feetבְּרַגְלַ֖יִםbe.rag.La.yimH7272:

4And the gloriousצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643beautyתִפְאַרְתּ֔וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597, which ison the headרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of the fatשְׁמָנִ֑יםshe.ma.NimH8081valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516,shall be a fadingנֹבֵל֙no.VelH5034flowerצִיצַ֤תtzi.TzatH6733, andas the hasty fruitH1061before the summerקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019; which whenhe that lookethיִרְאֶ֤הyir.'EhH7200upon it seethהָֽרֹאֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7200,while it is yet in his handבְּכַפּ֖וֹbe.kha.PoH3709he eateth it upיִבְלָעֶֽנָּה׃ סyiv.la.'E.nahH1104.

5In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635be for a crownלַעֲטֶ֣רֶתla.'a.Te.retH5850of gloryצְבִ֔יtze.ViH6643,and for a diademוְלִצְפִירַ֖תve.litz.fi.RatH6843of beautyתִּפְאָרָ֑הtif.'a.RahH8597,unto the residueלִשְׁאָ֖רlish.'ArH7605of his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971,

6And for a spiritוּלְר֖וּחַu.le.Ru.achH7307of judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941to him that sittethלַיּוֹשֵׁב֙lai.yo.ShevH3427in judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טha.mish.PatH4941,and for strengthוְלִ֨גְבוּרָ֔הve.Lig.vu.RahH1369to them that turnמְשִׁיבֵ֥יme.shi.VeiH7725the battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421to the gateשָֽׁעְרָה׃ סSha.'e.rahH8179.

7But theyאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428also have erredשָׁג֔וּsha.GuH7686through wineבַּיַּ֣יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,and through strong drinkוּבַשֵּׁכָ֖רu.va.she.KharH7941are out of the wayתָּע֑וּta.'UH8582;the priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548and the prophetוְנָבִיא֩ve.na.Vi'H5030have erredשָׁג֨וּsha.GuH7686through strong drinkבַשֵּׁכָ֜רva.she.KharH7941,they are swallowed upנִבְלְע֣וּniv.le.'UH1104ofH4480wineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,they are out of the wayתָּעוּ֙ta.'UH8582through strong drinkהַשֵּׁכָ֔רha.she.KharH7941;they errשָׁגוּ֙sha.GuH7686in visionבָּֽרֹאֶ֔הba.ro.'EhH7203,they stumbleפָּק֖וּpa.KuH6328injudgmentפְּלִילִיָּֽה׃pe.li.li.YahH6417.

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