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Isaiah 1:17-23

17Learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925to doH3190goodהֵיטֵ֛בhei.TevH3190;Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,Rebukeאַשְּׁר֣וּ'a.she.RuH833the oppressorחָמ֑וֹץcha.MotzH2541,ObtainH8199justiceH8199for the orphanיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,Pleadרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378for the widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490caseH490.

18“Comeלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֛אna'H4994, and let usdebateוְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.ChahH3198your case,”Saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Thoughאִם־'im-H518your sinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399are as scarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144,They shall become as whiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835as snowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;Thoughאִם־'im-H518they are redיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119like crimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438,They shall be like woolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518you areH14willingתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14and obedientוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.TemH8085, You willeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the bestט֥וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;

20But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you refuseתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985and rebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784, You will bedevouredתְּאֻכְּל֔וּte.'u.ke.LuH398by the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719.” Forthe mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

21HowH351the faithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151has becomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961aprostituteלְזוֹנָ֔הle.zo.NahH2181, She whowas fullמְלֵאֲתִ֣יme.le.'a.TiH4392of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941!Righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664oncedweltיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885in her,But nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258murderersמְרַצְּחִֽים׃me.ra.tze.ChimH7523.

22Your silverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701has becomeהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961wasteH5509matterH5509,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 giftsשַׁלְמֹנִ֑יםshal.mo.NimH8021. Theydo not obtainH8199justiceH8199for theorphanיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490,NorH3808does the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490caseוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935beforeאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.HemH413them.

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