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Isaiah 1:9-31

9Exceptלוּלֵי֙lu.LeiH3884theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hadleftהוֹתִ֥ירho.TirH3498to us a verysmallכִּמְעָ֑טkim.'AtH4592remnantשָׂרִ֖ידsa.RidH8300, we should havebeenהָיִ֔ינוּha.Yi.nuH1961asSodomכִּסְדֹ֣םkis.DomH5467, we should have beenlikeדָּמִֽינוּ׃ סda.Mi.nuH1819Gomorrahלַעֲמֹרָ֖הla.'a.mo.RahH6017.

10Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, yerulersקְצִינֵ֣יke.tzi.NeiH7101ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467; giveearהַאֲזִ֛ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238to thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, yepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017.

11Towhatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100purpose is themultitudeרֹב־rov-H7230of yoursacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶם֙ziv.chei.KhemH2077to me?saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: I amfullשָׂבַ֛עְתִּיsa.Va'.tiH7646of the burntofferingsעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930oframsאֵילִ֖ים'ei.LimH352, and thefatוְחֵ֣לֶבve.Che.levH2459of fedbeastsמְרִיאִ֑יםme.ri.'ImH4806; and Idelightחָפָֽצְתִּי׃cha.Fa.tze.tiH2654not in thebloodוְדַ֨םve.DamH1818ofbullsפָּרִ֧יםpa.RimH6499, or oflambsוּכְבָשִׂ֛יםu.khe.va.SimH3532, or of malegoatsוְעַתּוּדִ֖יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260.

12When yecomeתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935toappearלֵרָא֖וֹתle.ra.'otH7200beforeפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440me, who hathrequiredבִקֵּ֥שׁvi.KeshH1245this at yourhandמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.KhemH3027, totreadרְמֹ֥סre.MosH7429mycourtsחֲצֵרָֽי׃cha.tze.RaiH2691?

13Bringהָבִיא֙ha.Vi'H935nomoreתוֹסִ֗יפוּto.Si.fuH3254vainשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723oblationsמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503;incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004is anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֛הto.'e.VahH8441to me; the newmoonsחֹ֤דֶשׁCho.deshH2320andsabbathsוְשַׁבָּת֙ve.sha.BatH7676, thecallingקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121ofassembliesמִקְרָ֔אmik.Ra'H4744, I cannotendureאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201; it isiniquityאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205, even the solemnmeetingוַעֲצָרָֽה׃va.'a.tza.RahH6116.

14Your newmoonsחָדְשֵׁיכֶ֤םcha.de.shei.KhemH2320and your appointedfeastsוּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֙u.mo.'a.dei.KhemH4150mysoulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315hatethשָׂנְאָ֣הsa.ne.'AhH8130: they are atroubleלָטֹ֑רַחla.To.rachH2960to me; I amwearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811ofbearingנְשֹֽׂא׃ne.So'H5375them .

15And when ye spreadforthוּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣םu.ve.fa.ris.KhemH6566yourhandsכַּפֵּיכֶ֗םka.pei.KhemH3709, I willhideאַעְלִ֤ים'a'.LimH5956myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869from you: yea, when ye makemanyתַרְבּ֥וּtar.BuH7235prayersתְפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605, I will nothearשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085: yourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027arefullמָלֵֽאוּ׃ma.Le.'uH4390ofbloodדָּמִ֥יםda.MimH1818.

16Washרַחֲצוּ֙ra.cha.TzuH7364yourselves, make yourselvescleanהִזַּכּ֔וּhi.za.KuH2135; putawayהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493theevilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of yourdoingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611frombeforeמִנֶּ֣גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048myeyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869;ceaseחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308to doevilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489;

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.

24Thereforesaithנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002theLordהָֽאָדוֹן֙ha.'a.dOnH113, theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, the mightyOneאֲבִ֖יר'a.VirH46ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ahה֚וֹיHoH1945, I willridאֶנָּחֵ֣ם'e.na.ChemH5162myself of myadversariesמִצָּרַ֔יmi.tza.RaiH6862, andavengeוְאִנָּקְמָ֖הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358me of myenemiesמֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃me.'oy.VaiH341:

25And I willturnוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027upon thee, andthoroughlyכַּבֹּ֖רka.BorH1253purgeawayוְאֶצְרֹ֥ףve.'etz.RofH6884thydrossסִיגָ֑יִךְsi.Ga.yikhH5509, and takeawayוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493all thytinבְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃be.di.La.yikhH913:

26And I willrestoreוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725thyjudgesשֹׁפְטַ֙יִךְ֙sho.fe.Ta.yikhH8199as at thefirstכְּבָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הke.va.Ri.sho.NahH7223, and thycounsellorsוְיֹעֲצַ֖יִךְve.yo.'a.Tza.yikhH3289as at thebeginningכְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑הke.vat.te.chi.LahH8462:afterwardאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thou shalt becalledיִקָּ֤רֵאyi.Ka.re'H7121, Thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofrighteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664, thefaithfulנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151.

27Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726shall beredeemedתִּפָּדֶ֑הti.pa.DehH6299withjudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941, and herconvertsוְשָׁבֶ֖יהָve.sha.Vei.haH7725withrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

28And thedestructionוְשֶׁ֧בֶרve.She.verH7667of thetransgressorsפֹּשְׁעִ֛יםpo.she.'ImH6586and of thesinnersוְחַטָּאִ֖יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400shall betogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162, and they thatforsakeוְעֹזְבֵ֥יve.'o.ze.VeiH5800theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall beconsumedיִכְלֽוּ׃yikh.LuH3615.

29For they shall beashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954of theoaksמֵאֵילִ֖יםme.'ei.LimH352which ye havedesiredחֲמַדְתֶּ֑םcha.mad.TemH2530, and ye shall beconfoundedוְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּve.Tach.pe.RuH2659for thegardensמֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹתme.hag.ga.NotH1593that ye havechosenבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃be.char.TemH977.

30For ye shall be as anoakכְּאֵלָ֖הke.'e.LahH424whoseleafעָלֶ֑הָ'a.Le.haH5929fadethנֹבֶ֣לֶתno.Ve.letH5034, and as agardenוּֽכְגַנָּ֔הu.khe.ga.NahH1593that hath nowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

31And thestrongהֶחָסֹן֙he.cha.SonH2634shall be as awickלִנְעֹ֔רֶתlin.'O.retH5296, and itsmakerוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467as asparkלְנִיצ֑וֹץle.ni.TzotzH5213, and they shallbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147burnוּבָעֲר֧וּu.va.'a.RuH1197togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, and none shallquenchמְכַבֶּֽה׃ סme.kha.BehH3518them .

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