Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 26:15-21

15Thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069to Tyreלְצ֑וֹרle.TzorH6865;Shall not the islesהָאִיִּֽים׃ha.'i.YimH339shakeיִרְעֲשׁ֖וּyir.'a.ShuH7493at the soundמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of thy fallמַפַּלְתֵּ֗ךְma.pal.TekhH4658,when the woundedחָלָ֜לcha.LalH2491cryבֶּאֱנֹ֨קbe.'e.NokH602,when the slaughterהֶ֙רֶג֙he.regH2027is madeבֵּהָ֤רֵֽגbe.Ha.regH2026in the midstבְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְbe.to.KhekhH8432of thee?

16Then all the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220shall come downוְֽיָרְד֞וּve.ya.re.DuH3381from their thronesכִּסְאוֹתָ֗םkis.'o.TamH3678,and lay awayוְהֵסִ֙ירוּ֙ve.he.Si.ruH5493their robesמְעִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔םme.'I.lei.HemH4598,and put offיִפְשֹׁ֑טוּyif.Sho.tuH6584their broideredרִקְמָתָ֖םrik.ma.TamH7553garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899:they shall clotheיִלְבָּ֙שׁוּ֙yil.Ba.shuH3847themselves with tremblingחֲרָד֤וֹת׀cha.ra.DotH2731;they shall sitיֵשֵׁ֔בוּye.She.vuH3427upon the groundהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and shall trembleוְחָֽרְדוּ֙ve.cha.re.DuH2729at everymomentלִרְגָעִ֔יםlir.ga.'ImH7281,and be astonishedוְשָׁמְמ֖וּve.sha.me.MuH8074at thee.

17And they shall take upוְנָשְׂא֨וּve.na.se.'UH5375a lamentationקִינָה֙ki.NahH7015for thee, and sayוְאָ֣מְרוּve.'A.me.ruH559to thee, How art thou destroyedאָבַ֔דְתְּ'a.VadtH6, that wastinhabitedנוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתno.She.vetH3427of seafaring menמִיַּמִּ֑יםmi.ya.MimH3220,the renownedהַהֻלָּ֗לָהha.hu.La.lahH1984cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,which wast strongחֲזָקָ֤הcha.za.KahH2389in the seaבַיָּם֙vai.YamH3220,she and her inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֔יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427,which causeנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414their terrorחִתִּיתָ֖םchi.ti.TamH2851to beon all that hauntיוֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427it!

18Now shall the islesהָֽאִיִּ֔ןha.'i.YinH339trembleיֶחְרְד֣וּyech.re.DuH2729in the dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of thy fallמַפַּלְתֵּ֑ךְma.pal.TekhH4658;yea, the islesהָאִיִּ֥יםha.'i.YimH339that arein the seaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220shall be troubledוְנִבְהֲל֛וּve.niv.ha.LuH926at thy departureמִצֵּאתֵֽךְ׃ סmi.tze.TekhH3318.

19For thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;When I shall makeבְּתִתִּ֤יbe.ti.TiH5414thee a desolateנֶחֱרֶ֔בֶתne.che.Re.vetH2717cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,like the citiesכֶּעָרִ֖יםke.'a.RimH5892that are not inhabitedנוֹשָׁ֑בוּno.Sha.vuH3427;when I shall bring upבְּהַעֲל֤וֹתbe.ha.'a.LotH5927the deepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415upon thee, and greatהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227watersהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325shall coverוְכִסּ֖וּךְve.khi.SukhH3680thee;

20When I shall bring thee downוְהוֹרַדְתִּיךְ֩ve.ho.rad.tiKhH3381with them that descendי֨וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381into the pitב֜וֹרVorH953,with the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of old timeעוֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769,and shall setוְ֠הוֹשַׁבְתִּיךְVe.ho.shav.tikhH3427thee in the low partsתַּחְתִּיּ֜וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482of the earthבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,in places desolateכָּחֳרָב֤וֹתko.cho.ra.VotH2723of oldמֵֽעוֹלָם֙me.'o.LamH5769,with them that go downי֣וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381to the pitב֔וֹרVorH953,that thou be not inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֑בִיte.She.viH3427;and I shall setוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414gloryצְבִ֖יtze.ViH6643in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416;

21I will makeאֶתְּנֵ֖ךְ'e.te.NekhH5414thee a terrorבַּלָּה֥וֹתba.la.HotH1091, and thou shalt be no more:though thou be sought forוּֽתְבֻקְשִׁ֗יu.te.vuk.ShiH1245,yet shalt thou neverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769be foundתִמָּצְאִ֥יti.ma.tze.'IH4672again, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

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