New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 5:19-23

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!

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