Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 5:20-24

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!

24Therefore as thetongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956offireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784devoureth thestubbleקַ֜שׁkashH7179, and as thedryוַחֲשַׁ֤שׁva.cha.ShashH2842grassH2842sinkethdownH3588in theflameלֶֽהָבָה֙le.ha.VahH3852,soלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651theirrootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328shall be as rottenness, and theirblossomוּפִרְחָ֖םu.fir.ChamH6525shallgoיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927upH5927asdustכָּאָבָ֣קka.'a.VakH80:becauseH3588they haverejectedמָאֲס֗וּma.'a.SuH3988thelawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, anddespisedנִאֵֽצוּ׃ni.'E.tzuH5006thewordאִמְרַ֥ת'im.RatH565of theHolyקְדֽוֹשׁ־ke.do.osh-H6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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