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Isaiah 5:4-13

4What could have been doneלַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213more to my vineyardלְכַרְמִ֔יle.khar.MiH3754,that I have not doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in it? whereforeמַדּ֧וּעַma.Du.a'H4069,when I lookedקִוֵּ֛יתִיki.Vei.tiH6960that it should bring forthלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,brought it forthוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213wild grapesבְּאֻשִֽׁים׃be.'u.ShimH891?

5And now go to; I will tellאוֹדִֽיעָה־'o.di.'ah-H3045you what I will doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to my vineyardלְכַרְמִ֑יle.khar.MiH3754:I will take awayהָסֵ֤רha.SerH5493the hedgeמְשׂוּכָּתוֹ֙me.su.ka.ToH4881thereof, and it shall be eaten upלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197; andbreak downפָּרֹ֥ץpa.RotzH6555the wallגְּדֵר֖וֹge.de.RoH1447thereof, and it shall be trodden downלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823:

6And I will layוַאֲשִׁיתֵ֣הוּva.'a.shi.Te.huH7896it wasteבָתָ֗הva.TahH1326:it shall not be prunedיִזָּמֵר֙yi.za.MerH2168,nor diggedיֵעָדֵ֔רye.'a.DerH5737;but there shall come upוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927briersשָׁמִ֖ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitH7898:I will also commandאֲצַוֶּ֔ה'a.tza.VehH6680the cloudsהֶעָבִים֙he.'a.VimH5645that they rainמֵהַמְטִ֥ירme.ham.TirH4305no rainמָטָֽר׃ma.TarH4306upon it.

7For the vineyardכֶ֜רֶםKhe.remH3754of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635isthe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063his pleasantשַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יוsha.'a.shu.'AvH8191plantנְטַ֖עne.Ta'H5194:and he lookedוַיְקַ֤וvay.KavH6960for judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּט֙le.mish.PatH4941,but behold oppressionמִשְׂפָּ֔חmis.PachH4939;for righteousnessלִצְדָקָ֖הlitz.da.KahH6666,but behold a cryצְעָקָֽה׃ סtze.'a.KahH6818.

8Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945unto them that joinמַגִּיעֵ֥יma.gi.'EiH5060houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004to houseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004, thatlayיַקְרִ֑יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126fieldשָׂדֶ֥הsa.DehH7704to fieldבְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704, till there benoאֶ֣פֶס'E.fesH657placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725,that they may be placedוְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.hu.shav.TemH3427alone in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

9In mine earsבְּאָזְנָ֖יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241saidthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Of a truthלֹ֞אlo'H3808manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֤יםba.TimH1004shall be desolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, evengreatגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and fairוְטוֹבִ֖יםve.to.VimH2896,without inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

10Yeaכִּ֗יKiH3588,tenעֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙'a.Se.retH6235acresצִמְדֵּי־tzim.dei-H6776of vineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754shall yieldיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259bathבַּ֣תbatH1324,and the seedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of an homerחֹ֖מֶרCho.merH2563shall yieldיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213an ephahאֵיפָֽה׃ פ'ei.FahH374.

11Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto them that rise up earlyמַשְׁכִּימֵ֥יmash.ki.MeiH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, thatthey may followיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291strong drinkשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941;that continueמְאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH309until nightבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399, tillwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196inflameיַדְלִיקֵֽם׃yad.li.KemH1814them!

12And the harpכִנּ֜וֹרkhi.NorH3658,and the violוָנֶ֗בֶלva.Ne.velH5035,the tabretתֹּ֧ףtofH8596,and pipeוְחָלִ֛ילve.cha.LilH2485,and wineוָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinH3196,are in their feastsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960:but they regardיַבִּ֔יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027not the workפֹּ֤עַלPo.'alH6467of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,neither considerרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200the operationוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.

13Therefore my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971are gone into captivityגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540, because they haveno knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847:and their honourableוּכְבוֹדוֹ֙u.khe.vo.DoH3519menמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962arefamishedרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458,and their multitudeוַהֲמוֹנ֖וֹva.ha.mo.NoH1995dried upצִחֵ֥הtzi.ChehH6704with thirstצָמָֽא׃tza.Ma'H6772.

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