Isaiah 5 — The Vineyard and the Woes

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Focus on sound-play, repeated roots, and contrasts. Verse references open the BLB Hebrew interlinear.

כֶּרֶם kerem — vineyard Isaiah 5:1

עֲנָבִים / בְּאֻשִׁים ʿănābîm / bĕʾušîm — grapes / bad or wild grapes Isaiah 5:2

מִשְׁפָּט mišpāṭ — justice Isaiah 5:7

מִשְׂפָּח miśpāḥ — bloodshed Isaiah 5:7

צְדָקָה ṣĕdāqâ — righteousness Isaiah 5:7

צְעָקָה ṣĕʿāqâ — cry / outcry Isaiah 5:7

הוֹי hôy — woe, alas Isaiah 5:8

טוֹב / רַע ṭôb / raʿ — good / evil Isaiah 5:20

אוֹר / חֹשֶׁךְ ʾôr / ḥōšek — light / darkness Isaiah 5:20

מַר / מָתוֹק mar / mātôq — bitter / sweet Isaiah 5:20

מִשְׁפָּט → מִשְׂפָּח
mišpāṭ → miśpāḥ: justice → bloodshed.

צְדָקָה → צְעָקָה
ṣĕdāqâ → ṣĕʿāqâ: righteousness → outcry.

Then verse 20 stacks three inversions: good/evil, light/darkness, bitter/sweet.

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