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Isaiah 5:20-24

20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945unto them that callהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559evilלָרַ֛עla.Ra'H7451goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,and goodוְלַטּ֣וֹבve.la.TovH2896evilרָ֑עRa'H7451;that putשָׂמִ֨יםsa.MimH7760darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822for lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216,and lightוְא֣וֹרve.'orH216for darknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822;that putשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760bitterמַ֛רmarH4751for sweetלְמָת֖וֹקle.ma.TokH4966,and sweetוּמָת֥וֹקu.ma.TokH4966for bitterלְמָֽר׃ סle.MarH4751!

21Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945unto them that arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450in their own eyesבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869,and prudentנְבֹנִֽים׃ne.vo.NimH995in their own sightפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440!

22Woeה֕וֹיHoH1945unto them that aremightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368to drinkלִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,and menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582of strengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428to mingleלִמְסֹ֥ךְlim.SokhH4537strong drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941:

23Which justifyמַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.KeiH6663the wickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563forעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118rewardשֹׁ֑חַדSho.chadH7810,and take awayיָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruH5493the righteousnessוְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.KatH6666of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662from him!

24Therefore as the fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784devourethכֶּאֱכֹ֨לke.'e.KholH398the stubbleקַ֜שׁkashH7179,and the flameלְשׁ֣וֹן לֶֽהָבָה֙le.Shon le.ha.VahH3852 H3956consumethיִרְפֶּ֔הyir.PehH7503the chaffוַחֲשַׁ֤שׁva.cha.ShashH2842, sotheir rootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328shall be as rottennessכַּמָּ֣קka.MakH4716,and their blossomוּפִרְחָ֖םu.fir.ChamH6525shall go upיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927as dustכָּאָבָ֣קka.'a.VakH80:because they have cast awayמָאֲס֗וּma.'a.SuH3988the lawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and despisedנִאֵֽצוּ׃ni.'E.tzuH5006the wordאִמְרַ֥ת'im.RatH565of the Holy Oneקְדֽוֹשׁ־ke.do.osh-H6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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