New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 5:8-25

8Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to those whoaddמַגִּיעֵ֥יma.gi.'EiH5060houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004to houseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004andjoinיַקְרִ֑יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126fieldשָׂדֶ֥הsa.DehH7704to fieldבְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704,Untilעַ֚ד'adH5704there is noH657moreH657roomמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725,So that you have to liveוְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.hu.shav.TemH3427aloneלְבַדְּכֶ֖םle.va.de.KhemH905in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

9In my earsבְּאָזְנָ֖יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has sworn, “Surelyאִם־ לֹ֞א'im- lo'H518 H3808,manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֤יםba.TimH1004shall becomeיִֽהְי֔וּyih.YuH1961desolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, Evengreatגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and fineH2896onesH2896,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369occupantsיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

10Fortenעֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙'a.Se.retH6235acresצִמְדֵּי־tzim.dei-H6776of vineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754will yieldיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213onlyoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259bathבַּ֣תbatH1324of wine, And ahomerחֹ֖מֶרCho.merH2563of seedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233will yieldיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213but anephahאֵיפָֽה׃ פ'ei.FahH374of grain.”

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.

16But theLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will beexaltedוַיִּגְבַּ֛הvai.yig.BahH1361in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,And the holyהַקָּד֔וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918Godוְהָאֵל֙ve.ha.'ElH410will showנִקְדָּ֖שׁnik.DashH6942HimselfholyH6942in righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

17Then the lambsכְבָשִׂ֖יםkhe.va.SimH3532will grazeוְרָע֥וּve.ra.'UH7462as in their pastureכְּדָבְרָ֑םke.da.ve.RamH1699,And strangersגָּרִ֥יםga.RimH1481will eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398in the wasteH2723placesH2723of thewealthyמֵחִ֖יםme.ChimH4220.

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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