Isaiah 5

Isaiah sings the song of the vineyard, portraying **YHWH**'s favored people Israel and Judah as a vineyard that yields wild grapes due to their injustice, leading to divine judgment through desolation and woes against their greed, drunkenness, and moral corruption.**YHWH** warns of coming Assyrian invasion as punishment.

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and he fenced it he fenced it in and gathered out its stones he stoned him and planted it and he planted him choice vine select grapevine and he built and he built a tower elevated strong-tower in the midst of it in its midst and also and also winepress hollowed wine-vat hewed he hewed in it — and he waited and he intently waited to produce to do or make grapes grapes and it produced and he did wild grapes foul berries
Verse 2 וַֽ/יְעַזְּקֵ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤒/𐤄𐤅 vayeazeqehu and he fenced it he fenced it in HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms וַֽ/יְסַקְּלֵ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤒𐤋/𐤄𐤅 vayesaqelehu and gathered out its stones he stoned him HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms וַ/יִּטָּעֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤈𐤏/𐤄𐤅 vayitaehu and planted it and he planted him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms שֹׂרֵ֔ק 𐤔𐤓𐤒 soreq choice vine select grapevine HNcmsa וַ/יִּ֤בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven and he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms מִגְדָּל֙ 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 migedal a tower elevated strong-tower HNcbsa בְּ/תוֹכ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤅 betokho in the midst of it in its midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta יֶ֖קֶב 𐤉𐤒𐤁 yeqev winepress hollowed wine-vat HNcmsa חָצֵ֣ב 𐤇𐤑𐤁 chatsev hewed he hewed HVqp3ms בּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it HR/Sp3ms וַ/יְקַ֛ו 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤅 vayeqav and he waited and he intently waited HC/Vpw3ms לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to produce to do or make HR/Vqc עֲנָבִ֖ים 𐤏𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤌 anavim grapes grapes HNcmpa וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and it produced and he did HC/Vqw3ms בְּאֻשִֽׁים 𐤁𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 beushim wild grapes foul berries HNcmpa
And now and now I will tell let me make known please please you you marked as object what object-marker that that-which I I am doing doer to my vineyard to my vineyard I will remove to cause to turn aside its hedge his thorn-hedge and it shall be and he/it became for burning to burn up break down breaking through its wall his enclosure-wall and it shall be and he/it became for trampling trampled place
Verse 5 וְ/עַתָּה֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah And now and now HC/D אוֹדִֽיעָה 𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏𐤄 odiah I will tell let me make known HVhh1cs נָּ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTj אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp אֵ֛ת 𐤀𐤕 et what object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs עֹשֶׂ֖ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh am doing doer HVqrmsa לְ/כַרְמִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤊𐤓𐤌/𐤉 lekharemi to my vineyard to my vineyard HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs הָסֵ֤ר 𐤄𐤎𐤓 haser I will remove to cause to turn aside HVha מְשׂוּכָּת/וֹ֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤊𐤕/𐤅 mesukato its hedge his thorn-hedge HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/הָיָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms לְ/בָעֵ֔ר 𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤓 levaer for burning to burn up HR/Vpc פָּרֹ֥ץ 𐤐𐤓𐤑 parots break down breaking through HVqa גְּדֵר֖/וֹ 𐤂𐤃𐤓/𐤅 gedero its wall his enclosure-wall HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah-2 and it shall be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms לְ/מִרְמָֽס 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤎 lemiremas for trampling trampled place HR/Ncmsa
for for/because vineyard grape-vineyard the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts house house-of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and men and a man of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah plant planted sapling of of his delight his cherished delights and he waited and he intently waited for justice for a legal ruling and behold and look! bloodshed devastating slaughter for righteousness for righteousness and behold and look! a cry loud outcry
Verse 7 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC כֶ֜רֶם 𐤊𐤓𐤌 kherem vineyard grape-vineyard HNcbsc יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאוֹת֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts HNcbpa בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and men and a man HC/Ncmsc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp נְטַ֖ע 𐤍𐤈𐤏 neta plant planted sapling of HNcmsc שַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑י/ו 𐤔𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤉/𐤅 shaashuayv of his delight his cherished delights HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יְקַ֤ו 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤅 vayeqav and he waited and he intently waited HC/Vpw3ms לְ/מִשְׁפָּט֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 lemishepat for justice for a legal ruling HR/Ncmsa וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm מִשְׂפָּ֔ח 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇 misepach bloodshed devastating slaughter HNcmsa לִ/צְדָקָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 litsedaqah for righteousness for righteousness HR/Ncfsa וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh-2 and behold and look! HC/Tm צְעָקָֽה 𐤑𐤏𐤒𐤄 tseaqah a cry loud outcry HNcfsa
And it will be and he/it became harp lyre and lyre and a wineskin-vessel tambourine hand-beaten frame drum and flute and perforated flute and wine grape wine at their feasts their drinking-feast and and object-marker deeds work-of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh not not they regard they will fix their gaze and work and deed-of of his hands his two hands not not they see they saw
Verse 12 וְ/הָיָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it will be and he/it became HC/Vqp3ms כִנּ֜וֹר 𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤓 khinor harp lyre HNcmsa וָ/נֶ֗בֶל 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤋 vanevel and lyre and a wineskin-vessel HC/Ncmsa תֹּ֧ף 𐤕𐤐 tof tambourine hand-beaten frame drum HNcmsa וְ/חָלִ֛יל 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤋 vechalil and flute and perforated flute HC/Ncmsa וָ/יַ֖יִן 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤍 vayayin and wine grape wine HC/Ncmsa מִשְׁתֵּי/הֶ֑ם 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 misheteyhem at their feasts their drinking-feast HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/אֵ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To פֹּ֤עַל 𐤐𐤏𐤋 poal deeds work-of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יַבִּ֔יטוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤈𐤅 yabitu they regard they will fix their gaze HVhi3mp וּ/מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 umaaseh and work and deed-of HC/Ncmsc יָדָ֖י/ו 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤅 yadayv of his hands his two hands HNcbdc/Sp3ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn רָאֽוּ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 rau they see they saw HVqp3cp
Therefore accordingly has enlarged she widened Sheol the underworld Sheol its throat her living-being and opened and she opened wide its mouth her mouth without without measure prescribed statute and will go down and he went down its splendor her splendor and its multitude and her throng and its uproar and her tumult and the exultant one and exultant one in it —
Verse 14 לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen Therefore accordingly HR/D הִרְחִ֤יבָה 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤁𐤄 hirechivah has enlarged she widened HVhp3fs שְּׁאוֹל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol the underworld Sheol HNp נַפְשָׁ֔/הּ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤄 nafeshah its throat her living-being HNcbsc/Sp3fs וּ/פָעֲרָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤐𐤏𐤓𐤄 ufaarah and opened and she opened wide HC/Vqp3fs פִ֖י/הָ 𐤐𐤉/𐤄 fiha its mouth her mouth HNcmsc/Sp3fs לִ/בְלִי 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤉 liveli without without HC/Tn חֹ֑ק 𐤇𐤒 choq measure prescribed statute HNcmsa וְ/יָרַ֨ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 veyarad and will go down and he went down HC/Vqq3ms הֲדָרָ֧/הּ 𐤄𐤃𐤓/𐤄 hadarah its splendor her splendor HNcmsc/Sp3fs וַ/הֲמוֹנָ֛/הּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍/𐤄 vahamonah and its multitude and her throng HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וּ/שְׁאוֹנָ֖/הּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤍/𐤄 usheonah and its uproar and her tumult HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וְ/עָלֵ֥ז 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤆 vealez and the exultant one and exultant one HC/Aamsa בָּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it HR/Sp3fs
Therefore accordingly devours as consuming stubble harvest-stubble tongue tongue-of of fire fire and dry grass parched stubble flame blazing flame will rot he will grow slack their root their root like rot rottenness will become he will come to be their blossom and their blossom like dust fine dust will blow away he ascends For for/because they have rejected they rejected the object-marker law instruction of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts and the and object-marker word utterance of Holy One set-apart one of Israel El-Contends Yiserael they have despised they have scorned
Verse 24 לָ/כֵן֩ 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen Therefore accordingly HR/D כֶּ/אֱכֹ֨ל 𐤊/𐤀𐤊𐤋 keekhol devours as consuming HR/Vqc קַ֜שׁ 𐤒𐤔 qash stubble harvest-stubble HNcmsa לְשׁ֣וֹן 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 leshon tongue tongue-of HNcbsc אֵ֗שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh of fire fire HNcbsa וַ/חֲשַׁ֤שׁ 𐤅/𐤇𐤔𐤔 vachashash and dry grass parched stubble HC/Ncmsa לֶֽהָבָה֙ 𐤋𐤄𐤁𐤄 lehavah flame blazing flame HNcfsa יִרְפֶּ֔ה 𐤉𐤓𐤐𐤄 yirepeh will rot he will grow slack HVqi3ms שָׁרְשָׁ/ם֙ 𐤔𐤓𐤔/𐤌 sharesham their root their root HNcmsc/Sp3mp כַּ/מָּ֣ק 𐤊/𐤌𐤒 kamaq like rot rottenness HRd/Ncmsa יִֽהְיֶ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will become he will come to be HVqi3ms וּ/פִרְחָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤇/𐤌 ufirecham their blossom and their blossom HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp כָּ/אָבָ֣ק 𐤊/𐤀𐤁𐤒 kaavaq like dust fine dust HRd/Ncmsa יַעֲלֶ֑ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh will blow away he ascends HVqi3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC מָאֲס֗וּ 𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤅 maasu they have rejected they rejected HVqp3cp אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo תּוֹרַת֙ 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torat law instruction of HNcfsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts HNcbpa וְ/אֵ֛ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the and object-marker HC/To אִמְרַ֥ת 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 imerat word utterance of HNcfsc קְדֽוֹשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔 qedosh Holy One set-apart one HAamsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp נִאֵֽצוּ 𐤍𐤀𐤑𐤅 nietsu they have despised they have scorned HVpp3cp
on account of upon thus thus burned he burned hot anger nose the LORD Yahweh Yahweh his people in his people-group and he stretched out and he stretched out his hand his hand against them upon him and struck them and he struck him quaked and they trembled the mountains the mountains and became and she became their corpses their decayed carcass like refuse swept-away refuse in the midst in the inner midst of of the streets outside places in all in the whole of this this one not not turned away he returned his anger his nose and still and still / again his hand his hand is stretched out stretched-out
Verse 25 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on account of upon HR כֵּ֡ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus thus HTm חָרָה֩ 𐤇𐤓𐤄 charah burned he burned hot HVqp3ms אַף 𐤀𐤐 af anger nose HTa יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/עַמּ֜/וֹ 𐤁/𐤏𐤌/𐤅 beamo his people in his people-group HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּ֣ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤈 vayet and he stretched out and he stretched out HC/Vqw3ms יָד֧/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against them upon him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יַּכֵּ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vayakehu and struck them and he struck him HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּרְגְּזוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤂𐤆𐤅 vayiregezu quaked and they trembled HC/Vqw3mp הֶֽ/הָרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains the mountains HTd/Ncmpa וַ/תְּהִ֧י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and became and she became HC/Vqw3fs נִבְלָתָ֛/ם 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤕/𐤌 nivelatam their corpses their decayed carcass HNcfsc/Sp3mp כַּ/סּוּחָ֖ה 𐤊/𐤎𐤅𐤇𐤄 kasuchah like refuse swept-away refuse HRd/Ncfsa בְּ/קֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev in the midst in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc חוּצ֑וֹת 𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤕 chutsot of the streets outside places HNcmpa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc זֹאת֙ 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one HPdxfs לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn שָׁ֣ב 𐤔𐤁 shav turned away he returned HVqp3ms אַפּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his anger his nose HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/ע֖וֹד 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤃 veod and still and still / again HC/D יָד֥/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado-2 his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms נְטוּיָֽה 𐤍𐤈𐤅𐤉𐤄 netuyah is stretched out stretched-out HVqsfsa
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