New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 5:18-25

18Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who dragמֹשְׁכֵ֥יmo.she.KheiH4900iniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771with the cordsבְּחַבְלֵ֣יbe.chav.LeiH2256offalsehoodהַשָּׁ֑וְאha.Shav'H7723,And sinחַטָּאָֽה׃cha.ta.'AhH2403as if with cartהָעֲגָלָ֖הha.'a.ga.LahH5699ropesוְכַעֲב֥וֹתve.kha.'a.VotH5688;

19Who sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, “Let Him makeH4116speedH4116,let Him hastenיָחִ֛ישָׁהya.Chi.shahH2363His workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639,that we may seeנִרְאֶ֑הnir.'EhH7200it;And let the purposeעֲצַ֛ת'a.TzatH6098of the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478drawוְתִקְרַ֣בve.tik.RavH7126nearH7126And comeוְתָב֗וֹאָהve.ta.Vo.'ahH935to passH935,that we may knowוְנֵדָֽעָה׃ סve.ne.Da.'ahH3045it!”

20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to those whocallהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559evilלָרַ֛עla.Ra'H7451goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,and goodוְלַטּ֣וֹבve.la.TovH2896evilרָ֑עRa'H7451; Whosubstituteשָׂמִ֨יםsa.MimH7760darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822for lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216and lightוְא֣וֹרve.'orH216for darknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822; Whosubstituteשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760bitterמַ֛רmarH4751for sweetלְמָת֖וֹקle.ma.TokH4966and sweetוּמָת֥וֹקu.ma.TokH4966for bitterלְמָֽר׃ סle.MarH4751!

21Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to those whoH2450arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450in their own eyesבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869And cleverנְבֹנִֽים׃ne.vo.NimH995in their own sightוְנֶ֥גֶד פְּנֵיהֶ֖םve.Ne.ged pe.nei.HemH5048 H6440!

22Woeה֕וֹיHoH1945to those who are heroesגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368in drinkingלִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196And valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menH376in mixingלִמְסֹ֥ךְlim.SokhH4537strongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH7941,

23Who justifyמַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.KeiH6663the wickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563for a bribeשֹׁ֑חַדSho.chadH7810, AndtakeH5493awayיָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruH5493therightsוְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.KatH6666of the ones whoH6662are in the rightH6662!

24Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651,as a tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784consumesכֶּאֱכֹ֨לke.'e.KholH398stubbleקַ֜שׁkashH7179And dryוַחֲשַׁ֤שׁva.cha.ShashH2842grassH2842collapsesיִרְפֶּ֔הyir.PehH7503into the flameלֶֽהָבָה֙le.ha.VahH3852, So theirrootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328will becomeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961like rotכַּמָּ֣קka.MakH4716and their blossomוּפִרְחָ֖םu.fir.ChamH6525blowH5927awayH5927as dustכָּאָבָ֣קka.'a.VakH80; For they haverejectedמָאֲס֗וּma.'a.SuH3988the lawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635And despisedנִאֵֽצוּ׃ni.'E.tzuH5006the wordאִמְרַ֥ת'im.RatH565of the Holyקְדֽוֹשׁ־ke.do.osh-H6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25On thisH3651accountH3651theangerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068has burnedחָרָה֩cha.RahH2734against His peopleבְּעַמּ֜וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,And He has stretchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186out His handיָד֧וֹya.DoH3027againstH5921them and struckH5221them downH5221. And themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022quakedוַֽיִּרְגְּזוּ֙vai.yir.ge.ZuH7264, and theircorpsesנִבְלָתָ֛םniv.la.TamH5038layוַתְּהִ֧יva.te.HiH1961like refuseכַּסּוּחָ֖הka.su.ChahH5478in the middleבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the streetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351.For allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not spentשָׁ֣בshavH7725, But Hishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750stretchedנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186out.

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