Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 5:7-9

7For the vineyardכֶ֜רֶםKhe.remH3754of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635isthe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063his pleasantשַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יוsha.'a.shu.'AvH8191plantנְטַ֖עne.Ta'H5194:and he lookedוַיְקַ֤וvay.KavH6960for judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּט֙le.mish.PatH4941,but behold oppressionמִשְׂפָּ֔חmis.PachH4939;for righteousnessלִצְדָקָ֖הlitz.da.KahH6666,but behold a cryצְעָקָֽה׃ סtze.'a.KahH6818.

8Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945unto them that joinמַגִּיעֵ֥יma.gi.'EiH5060houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004to houseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004, thatlayיַקְרִ֑יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126fieldשָׂדֶ֥הsa.DehH7704to fieldבְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704, till there benoאֶ֣פֶס'E.fesH657placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725,that they may be placedוְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.hu.shav.TemH3427alone in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

9In mine earsבְּאָזְנָ֖יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241saidYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Of a truthלֹ֞אlo'H3808manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֤יםba.TimH1004shall be desolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, evengreatגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and fairוְטוֹבִ֖יםve.to.VimH2896,without inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

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