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Isaiah 5:4-13

4What more could have beendoneלַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to myvineyardלְכַרְמִ֔יle.khar.MiH3754, that I have notdoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in it?Whyמַדּ֧וּעַma.Du.a'H4069, when Iexpectedקִוֵּ֛יתִיki.Vei.tiH6960that it should bringforthלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025, brought itforthוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213wildgrapesבְּאֻשִֽׁים׃be.'u.ShimH891?

5And now come; I willtellאוֹדִֽיעָה־'o.di.'ah-H3045you what I willdoעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to myvineyardלְכַרְמִ֑יle.khar.MiH3754: I will takeawayהָסֵ֤רha.SerH5493itshedgeמְשׂוּכָּתוֹ֙me.su.ka.ToH4881, and it shall be eatenupלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197; and breakdownפָּרֹ֥ץpa.RotzH6555thewallגְּדֵר֖וֹge.de.RoH1447of it, and it shall be troddendownלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823:

6And I willlayוַאֲשִׁיתֵ֣הוּva.'a.shi.Te.huH7896itwasteבָתָ֗הva.TahH1326: it shall not beprunedיִזָּמֵר֙yi.za.MerH2168, nordugיֵעָדֵ֔רye.'a.DerH5737; but there shall comeupוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927briersשָׁמִ֖ירsha.MirH8068andthornsוָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitH7898: I will alsocommandאֲצַוֶּ֔ה'a.tza.VehH6680thecloudsהֶעָבִים֙he.'a.VimH5645that theyrainמֵהַמְטִ֥ירme.ham.TirH4305norainמָטָֽר׃ma.TarH4306upon it.

7For thevineyardכֶ֜רֶםKhe.remH3754of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635is thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and themenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hispleasantשַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יוsha.'a.shu.'AvH8191plantנְטַ֖עne.Ta'H5194: and helookedוַיְקַ֤וvay.KavH6960forjudgmentלְמִשְׁפָּט֙le.mish.PatH4941, but beholdoppressionמִשְׂפָּ֔חmis.PachH4939; forrighteousnessלִצְדָקָ֖הlitz.da.KahH6666, but behold acryצְעָקָֽה׃ סtze.'a.KahH6818.

8Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to them thatjoinמַגִּיעֵ֥יma.gi.'EiH5060houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004tohouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004, thatlayיַקְרִ֑יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126fieldשָׂדֶ֥הsa.DehH7704tofieldבְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704, till there isnoאֶ֣פֶס'E.fesH657placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725, that they may beplacedוְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.hu.shav.TemH3427alone in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

9In myearsבְּאָזְנָ֖יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241said theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Of atruthלֹ֞אlo'H3808manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֤יםba.TimH1004shall bedesolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, evengreatגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419andfairוְטוֹבִ֖יםve.to.VimH2896, withoutinhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

10Yeaכִּ֗יKiH3588,tenעֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙'a.Se.retH6235acresצִמְדֵּי־tzim.dei-H6776ofvineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754shallyieldיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259bathבַּ֣תbatH1324, and theseedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233of anhomerחֹ֖מֶרCho.merH2563shallyieldיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213anephahאֵיפָֽה׃ פ'ei.FahH374.

11Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to them that riseearlyמַשְׁכִּימֵ֥יmash.ki.MeiH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, that they mayfollowיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291strongdrinkשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941; thatcontinueמְאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH309untilnightבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399, tillwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196inflamesיַדְלִיקֵֽם׃yad.li.KemH1814them!

12And theharpכִנּ֜וֹרkhi.NorH3658, and theviolוָנֶ֗בֶלva.Ne.velH5035, thetabretתֹּ֧ףtofH8596, andpipeוְחָלִ֛ילve.cha.LilH2485, andwineוָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinH3196, are in theirfeastsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960: but theyregardיַבִּ֔יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027not theworkפֹּ֤עַלPo.'alH6467of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, neitherconsiderרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200theoperationוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.

13Therefore mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971have gone intocaptivityגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540, because they have noknowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847: and theirhonourableוּכְבוֹדוֹ֙u.khe.vo.DoH3519menמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962arefamishedרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458, and theirmultitudeוַהֲמוֹנ֖וֹva.ha.mo.NoH1995driedupצִחֵ֥הtzi.ChehH6704withthirstצָמָֽא׃tza.Ma'H6772.

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