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Isaiah 5:20-24

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.

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