New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 1:21-24

21HowH351the faithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151has becomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961aharlotלְזוֹנָ֔הle.zo.NahH2181, She whowas fullמְלֵאֲתִ֣יme.le.'a.TiH4392of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941!Righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664once lodgedיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885in her,But nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258murderersמְרַצְּחִֽים׃me.ra.tze.ChimH7523.

22Your silverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701has becomeהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961drossלְסִיגִ֑יםle.si.GimH5509,Your drinkסָבְאֵ֖ךְsa.ve.'EkhH5435dilutedמָה֥וּלma.HulH4107with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

23Yourrulersשָׂרַ֣יִךְsa.Ra.yikhH8269are rebelsסוֹרְרִ֗יםso.RimH5637And companionsוְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.ReiH2270of thievesגַּנָּבִ֔יםga.na.VimH1590;Everyoneכֻּלּוֹ֙ku.LoH3605lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157a bribeשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810And chasesוְרֹדֵ֖ףve.ro.DefH7291after rewardsשַׁלְמֹנִ֑יםshal.mo.NimH8021. They do notdefendיִשְׁפֹּ֔טוּyish.Po.tuH8199theorphanיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490,NorH3808does the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490pleaוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935beforeאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.HemH413them.

24Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651the LordH136Godיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, TheMightyאֲבִ֖יר'a.VirH46OneH46of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002, “Ahה֚וֹיHoH1945,I will be relievedאֶנָּחֵ֣ם'e.na.ChemH5162of My adversariesמִצָּרַ֔יmi.tza.RaiH6862Andavengeוְאִנָּקְמָ֖הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358Myself on My foesH340.

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