Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 5:19-23

19thatsayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, Let himmakeH3045speedH4116, let himhastenH4116hisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639, thatweH7200mayseeנִרְאֶ֑הnir.'EhH7200it: and let thecounselעֲצַ֛ת'a.TzatH6098of theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478drawוְתִקְרַ֣בve.tik.RavH7126nigh andcomeוְתָב֗וֹאָהve.ta.Vo.'ahH935, thatweH7200mayknowוְנֵדָֽעָה׃ סve.ne.Da.'ahH3045it!

20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945unto them thatcallהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559evilלָרַ֛עla.Ra'H7451goodט֖וֹבTovH2896, andgoodוְלַטּ֣וֹבve.la.TovH2896evilרָ֑עRa'H7451; thatputשָׂמִ֨יםsa.MimH7760darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822forlightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216, andlightוְא֣וֹרve.'orH216fordarknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822; thatputשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760bitterמַ֛רmarH4751forsweetלְמָת֖וֹקle.ma.TokH4966, andsweetוּמָת֥וֹקu.ma.TokH4966forbitterלְמָֽר׃ סle.MarH4751!

21Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945unto them that arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450theirownH6440eyesבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869, andprudentנְבֹנִֽים׃ne.vo.NimH995in theirownH6440sightH5869!

22Woeה֕וֹיHoH1945unto them that aremightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368todrinkלִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196, andmenH376ofstrengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428to minglestrongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH8354:

23whichjustifyמַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.KeiH6663thewickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563for arewardעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118, andtakeH5493awayיָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruH5493therighteousnessוְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.KatH6666of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662from him!

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