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Isaiah 1:17-23

17Learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925to dowellהֵיטֵ֛בhei.TevH3190;seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,relieveאַשְּׁר֣וּ'a.she.RuH833theoppressedחָמ֑וֹץcha.MotzH2541,judgeשִׁפְט֣וּshif.TuH8199thefatherlessיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,pleadרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378for thewidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490.

18ComenowH3212, and let us reasontogetherוְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.ChahH3198,saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: though yoursinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399be asscarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144, they shall be aswhiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835assnowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950; though they beredיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119likecrimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438, they shall be aswoolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19If ye arewillingתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14andobedientוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.TemH8085, ye shalleatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398thegoodט֥וּבtuvH2898of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:

20But if yerefuseתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985andrebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784, ye shall bedevouredתְּאֻכְּל֔וּte.'u.ke.LuH398with theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719: for themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it .

21How is thefaithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151become anharlotלְזוֹנָ֔הle.zo.NahH2181! it wasfullמְלֵאֲתִ֣יme.le.'a.TiH4392ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941;righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664lodgedיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885in it; but nowmurderersמְרַצְּחִֽים׃me.ra.tze.ChimH7523.

22Thysilverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701is becomedrossלְסִיגִ֑יםle.si.GimH5509, thywineסָבְאֵ֖ךְsa.ve.'EkhH5435mixedמָה֥וּלma.HulH4107withwaterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325:

23Thyprincesשָׂרַ֣יִךְsa.Ra.yikhH8269arerebelliousסוֹרְרִ֗יםso.RimH5637, andcompanionsוְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.ReiH2270ofthievesגַּנָּבִ֔יםga.na.VimH1590: every onelovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157bribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810, andfollowethוְרֹדֵ֖ףve.ro.DefH7291afterrewardsשַׁלְמֹנִ֑יםshal.mo.NimH8021: theyjudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֔טוּyish.Po.tuH8199not thefatherlessיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490, neither doth thecauseוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379of thewidowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to them.

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