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Isaiah 5:18-25

18Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to them thatdrawמֹשְׁכֵ֥יmo.she.KheiH4900iniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771withcordsבְּחַבְלֵ֣יbe.chav.LeiH2256ofvanityהַשָּׁ֑וְאha.Shav'H7723, andsinחַטָּאָֽה׃cha.ta.'AhH2403as it were with acartהָעֲגָלָ֖הha.'a.ga.LahH5699ropeוְכַעֲב֥וֹתve.kha.'a.VotH5688:

19Thatsayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, Let him makespeedיְמַהֵ֧ר׀ye.ma.HerH4116, andhastenיָחִ֛ישָׁהya.Chi.shahH2363hisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639, that we mayseeנִרְאֶ֑הnir.'EhH7200it : and let thecounselעֲצַ֛ת'a.TzatH6098of the HolyOneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478drawnearוְתִקְרַ֣בve.tik.RavH7126andcomeוְתָב֗וֹאָהve.ta.Vo.'ahH935, that we mayknowוְנֵדָֽעָה׃ סve.ne.Da.'ahH3045it !

20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to 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!

21Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to them that arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450in their owneyesבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869, andprudentנְבֹנִֽים׃ne.vo.NimH995in their ownsightפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440!

22Woeה֕וֹיHoH1945to them that aremightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368todrinkלִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196, andmenוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582ofstrengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428tomixלִמְסֹ֥ךְlim.SokhH4537strongdrinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941:

23Whojustifyמַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.KeiH6663thewickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563forעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118rewardשֹׁ֑חַדSho.chadH7810, and takeawayיָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruH5493therighteousnessוְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.KatH6666of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662from him!

24Therefore as thefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784devourethכֶּאֱכֹ֨לke.'e.KholH398thestubbleקַ֜שׁkashH7179, and theflameלְשׁ֣וֹן לֶֽהָבָה֙le.Shon le.ha.VahH3956 H3852consumethיִרְפֶּ֔הyir.PehH7503thechaffוַחֲשַׁ֤שׁva.cha.ShashH2842, so theirrootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328shall be asrottennessכַּמָּ֣קka.MakH4716, and theirblossomוּפִרְחָ֖םu.fir.ChamH6525shall goupיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927asdustכָּאָבָ֣קka.'a.VakH80: because they have castawayמָאֲס֗וּma.'a.SuH3988thelawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, anddespisedנִאֵֽצוּ׃ni.'E.tzuH5006thewordאִמְרַ֥ת'im.RatH565of the HolyOneקְדֽוֹשׁ־ke.do.osh-H6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25Therefore is theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068kindledחָרָה֩cha.RahH2734against hispeopleבְּעַמּ֜וֹbe.'a.MoH5971, and he hath stretchedforthוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186hishandיָד֧וֹya.DoH3027against them, and hathsmittenוַיַּכֵּ֗הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221them: and thehillsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022trembledוַֽיִּרְגְּזוּ֙vai.yir.ge.ZuH7264, and their deadbodiesנִבְלָתָ֛םniv.la.TamH5038weretornכַּסּוּחָ֖הka.su.ChahH5478in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thestreetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351. For all this hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turnedawayשָׁ֣בshavH7725, but hishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stretchedoutנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186still.

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