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Isaiah 5:8-23

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.

14Thereforehellשְּׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585hathenlargedהִרְחִ֤יבָהhir.Chi.vahH7337herselfנַפְשָׁ֔הּnaf.ShahH5315, andopenedוּפָעֲרָ֥הu.fa.'a.RahH6473hermouthפִ֖יהָFi.haH6310withoutmeasureחֹ֑קChokH2706: and theirgloryהֲדָרָ֧הּha.da.RahH1926, and theirmultitudeוַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּva.ha.mo.NahH1995, and theirpompוּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּu.she.'o.NahH7588, and he thatrejoicethוְעָלֵ֥זve.'a.LezH5938, shalldescendוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381into it.

15And the meanmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120shall be broughtdownוַיִּשַּׁ֥חvai.yi.ShachH7817, and the mightymanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376shall behumbledוַיִּשְׁפַּל־vai.yish.pal-H8213, and theeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of theloftyגְבֹהִ֖יםge.vo.HimH1364shall beabasedתִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה׃tish.Pal.nahH8213:

16But theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635shall beexaltedוַיִּגְבַּ֛הvai.yig.BahH1361injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941, andGodוְהָאֵל֙ve.ha.'ElH410that isholyהַקָּד֔וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918shall besanctifiedנִקְדָּ֖שׁnik.DashH6942inrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

17Then shall thelambsכְבָשִׂ֖יםkhe.va.SimH3532feedוְרָע֥וּve.ra.'UH7462after theirmannerכְּדָבְרָ֑םke.da.ve.RamH1699, and the wasteplacesוְחָרְב֥וֹתve.cha.re.VotH2723of the fatonesמֵחִ֖יםme.ChimH4220shallstrangersגָּרִ֥יםga.RimH1481eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398.

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!

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