New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 5:11-15

11Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who riseמַשְׁכִּימֵ֥יmash.ki.MeiH7925earlyH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242that they may pursueיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291strongשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941,Who stayH309up lateH309in the eveningבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399that wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196may inflameיַדְלִיקֵֽם׃yad.li.KemH1814them!

12Their banquetsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960are accompaniedby lyreכִנּ֜וֹרkhi.NorH3658andharpוָנֶ֗בֶלva.Ne.velH5035,by tambourineתֹּ֧ףtofH8596and fluteוְחָלִ֛ילve.cha.LilH2485,and by wineוָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinH3196; But theydo not payיַבִּ֔יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027attentionH5027to the deedsפֹּ֤עַלPo.'alH6467of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,NorH3808do they considerרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540into exileH1540for theirlackמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097of knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847; And theirhonorableוּכְבוֹדוֹ֙u.khe.vo.DoH3519menמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962are famishedרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458,And their multitudeוַהֲמוֹנ֖וֹva.ha.mo.NoH1995is parchedצִחֵ֥הtzi.ChehH6704with thirstצָמָֽא׃tza.Ma'H6772.

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Sheolשְּׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585has enlargedהִרְחִ֤יבָהhir.Chi.vahH7337itsthroatנַפְשָׁ֔הּnaf.ShahH5315and openedוּפָעֲרָ֥הu.fa.'a.RahH6473its mouthפִ֖יהָFi.haH6310withoutלִבְלִי־liv.li-H1097measureחֹ֑קChokH2706; AndJerusalem’s splendorהֲדָרָ֧הּha.da.RahH1926,her multitudeוַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּva.ha.mo.NahH1995,her dinוּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּu.she.'o.NahH7588of revelryand the jubilantוְעָלֵ֥זve.'a.LezH5938within her, descendוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381into it.

15So the commonmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120will be humbledוַיִּשַּׁ֥חvai.yi.ShachH7817and the manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376of importanceabasedוַיִּשְׁפַּל־vai.yish.pal-H8213,The eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of the proudגְבֹהִ֖יםge.vo.HimH1364also will be abasedתִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה׃tish.Pal.nahH8213.

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