Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 29:5-12

5And I will leaveוּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָu.ne.tash.Ti.khaH5203thee throwninto the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057,thee and all the fishדְּגַ֣תde.GatH1710of thy riversיְאֹרֶ֔יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975:thou shalt fallתִּפּ֔וֹלti.PolH5307upon the openפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldsהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704;thou shalt not be brought togetherתֵאָסֵ֖ףte.'a.SefH622,nor gatheredתִקָּבֵ֑ץti.ka.VetzH6908:I have givenנְתַתִּ֥יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for meatלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402to the beastsלְחַיַּ֥תle.chai.YatH2416of the fieldהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776and to the fowlsוּלְע֥וֹףu.le.'ofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6And all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall knowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,because they have been a staffמִשְׁעֶ֥נֶתmish.'E.netH4938of reedקָנֶ֖הka.NehH7070to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7When they took holdבְּתָפְשָׂ֨םbe.ta.fe.SamH8610of thee by thy handבַכַּף֙va.kaf.khaH3709,thou didst breakתֵּר֔וֹץte.RotzH7533,and rendוּבָקַעְתָּ֥u.va.ka'.TaH1234all their shoulderכָּתֵ֑ףka.TefH3802:and when they leanedוּבְהִֽשָּׁעֲנָ֤םu.ve.hi.sha.'a.NamH8172upon thee, thou brakestתִּשָּׁבֵ֔רti.sha.VerH7665,and madest all their loinsמָתְנָֽיִם׃ סma.te.Na.yimH4975to be at a standוְהַעֲמַדְתָּ֥ve.ha.'a.mad.TaH5976.

8Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719upon thee, and cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929out of thee.

9And the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714shall be desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֣הlish.ma.MahH8077and wasteוְחָרְבָּ֔הve.cha.re.BahH2723;and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:because he hath saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559,The riverיְאֹ֥רye.'OrH2975ismine, and I have madeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213it.

10Behold, therefore I amagainst thee, and against thy riversיְאֹרֶ֑יךָye.'o.Rei.khaH2975,and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֞יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714utterlyחֹ֣רֶבCho.revH2721wasteלְחָרְבוֹת֙le.cha.re.VotH2723anddesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,from the towerמִמִּגְדֹּ֥לmi.mig.DolH4024of Syeneסְוֵנֵ֖הse.ve.NehH5482even unto the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Ethiopiaכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

11No footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120shall pass throughתַעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674it, nor footוְרֶ֥גֶלve.Re.gelH7272of beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929shall pass throughתַעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674it, neither shall it be inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

12And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714desolateשְׁמָמָ֜הshe.ma.MahH8077in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְ׀be.TokhH8432of the countriesאֲרָצ֣וֹת'a.ra.TzotH776that aredesolateנְשַׁמּ֗וֹתne.sha.MotH8074,and her citiesוְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haH5892amongבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the citiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892that arelaid wasteמָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙mo.cho.ra.VotH2717shall be desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077fortyאַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and I will scatterוַהֲפִצֹתִ֤יva.ha.fi.tzo.TiH6327the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and will disperseוְֽזֵרִיתִ֖יםve.ze.ri.TimH2219them through the countriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ פba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

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