Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 10

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945unto them that decreeהַחֹֽקְקִ֖יםha.cho.ke.KimH2710unrighteousאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205decreesחִקְקֵי־chi.kei-H2711,and that writeוּֽמְכַתְּבִ֥יםu.me.kha.te.VimH3789grievousnessעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999whichthey have prescribedכִּתֵּֽבוּ׃ki.Te.vuH3789;

2To turn asideלְהַטּ֤וֹתle.ha.TotH5186the needyדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800from judgmentמִדִּין֙mi.DinH1779,and to take awayוְלִגְזֹ֕לve.lig.ZolH1497the rightמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941from the poorעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,that widowsאַלְמָנוֹת֙'al.ma.nOtH490may be their preyשְׁלָלָ֔םshe.la.LamH7998, and thatthey may robיָבֹֽזּוּ׃ya.Vo.zuH962the fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֖יםye.to.MimH3490!

3And what will ye doתַּעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213in the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of visitationפְּקֻדָּ֔הpe.ku.DahH6486,and in the desolationוּלְשׁוֹאָ֖הu.le.sho.'AhH7722whichshall comeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935from farמִמֶּרְחָ֣קmi.mer.ChakH4801?to whom will ye fleeתָּנ֣וּסוּta.Nu.suH5127for helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833?and where will ye leaveתַעַזְב֖וּta.'az.VuH5800your gloryכְּבוֹדְכֶֽם׃ke.Vod.KhemH3519?

4Without me they shallבִּלְתִּ֤יbil.TiH1115bow downכָרַע֙kha.Ra'H3766under the prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616,and they shall fallיִפֹּ֑לוּyi.Po.luH5307under the slainהֲרוּגִ֖יםha.ru.GimH2026.For all this his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turned awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725,but his handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretched out stillנְטוּיָֽה׃ סne.tu.YahH5186.

5Oה֥וֹיHoH1945Assyrianאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,the rodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of mine angerאַפִּ֑י'a.PiH639,and the staffוּמַטֶּה־u.ma.teh-H4294in their handבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027is mine indignationזַעְמִֽי׃za'.MiH2195.

6I will sendאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔נּוּ'a.shal.le.Che.nuH7971him against an hypocriticalחָנֵף֙cha.NefH2611nationבְּג֤וֹיbe.GoyH1471,and against the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of my wrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678will I give him a chargeאֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּ'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680,to takeלִשְׁלֹ֤לlish.LolH7997the spoilשָׁלָל֙sha.LalH7998,and to takeוְלָבֹ֣זve.la.VozH962the preyבַּ֔זBazH957,and to tread them downוּלְשׂוּמ֥וֹ מִרְמָ֖סu.le.si.mov mir.MasH4823 H7760like the mireכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

7Howbeit he meanethיְדַמֶּ֔הye.da.MehH1819not so, neither doth his heartוּלְבָב֖וֹu.le.va.VoH3824thinkיַחְשֹׁ֑בyach.ShoH2803so; but it isin his heartבִּלְבָב֔וֹbil.va.VoH3824to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045and cut offוּלְהַכְרִ֥יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471not a fewמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592.

8For he saithיֹאמַ֑רyo.MarH559, Arenot my princesשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8269altogetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428?

9Isnot Calnoכַּלְנ֑וֹkal.NoH3641as Carchemishכְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁke.khar.ke.MishH3751? isnot Hamathחֲמָ֔תcha.MatH2574as Arpadכְאַרְפַּד֙khe.'ar.PadH774? isnot Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111as Damascusכְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקkhe.da.Me.sekH1834?

10As my handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027hath foundמָצְאָ֣הma.tze.'AhH4672the kingdomsלְמַמְלְכֹ֖תle.mam.le.KhotH4467of the idolsהָאֱלִ֑ילha.'e.LilH457,and whose graven imagesוּפְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔םu.fe.Si.lei.HemH6456did excel them of Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389and of Samariaוּמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃u.mi.sho.me.RonH8111;

11Shall I not, as I have doneעָשִׂ֛יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto Samariaלְשֹׁמְר֖וֹןle.sho.me.RonH8111and her idolsוְלֶאֱלִילֶ֑יהָve.le.'e.li.Lei.haH457,so doאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and her idolsוְלַעֲצַבֶּֽיהָ׃ סve.la.'a.tza.Bei.haH6091?

12Wherefore it shall come to pass, thatwhen the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hath performedיְבַצַּ֤עye.va.Tza'H1214his whole workמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639upon mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726and on Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,I will punishאֶפְקֹ֗ד'ef.KodH6485the fruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529of the stoutגֹ֙דֶל֙go.delH1433heartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,and the gloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of his highר֥וּםrumH7312looksעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

13For he saithאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,By the strengthבְּכֹ֤חַbe.Kho.achH3581of my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213it,and by my wisdomוּבְחָכְמָתִ֖יu.ve.cha.khe.ma.TiH2451;for I am prudentנְבֻנ֑וֹתִיne.vu.No.tiH995:and I have removedוְאָסִ֣יר׀ve.'a.SirH5493the boundsגְּבוּלֹ֣תge.vu.LotH1367of the peopleעַמִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971,and have robbedשׁוֹשֵׂ֔תִיsho.Se.tiH8154their treasuresוַעֲתוּדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙va.'a.ti.do.tei.hemH6264 H6259,and I have put downוְאוֹרִ֥ידve.'o.RidH3381the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427like a valiantכַּאבִּ֖ירka.BirH3524 H47man:

14And my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027hath foundוַתִּמְצָ֨אva.tim.Tza'H4672as a nestכַקֵּ֤ן׀kha.KenH7064the richesלְחֵ֣ילle.CheilH2428of the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971:and as one gatherethוְכֶאֱסֹף֙ve.khe.'e.SofH622eggsבֵּיצִ֣יםbei.TzimH1000that areleftעֲזֻב֔וֹתa.zu.VotH5800,have I gatheredאָסָ֑פְתִּי'a.Sa.fe.tiH622all the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and there was none that movedנֹדֵ֣דno.DedH5074the wingכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671,or openedוּפֹצֶ֥הu.fo.TzehH6475the mouthפֶ֖הfehH6310,or peepedוּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃u.me.tzaf.TzefH6850.

15Shall the axeהַגַּרְזֶ֔ןha.gar.ZenH1631boastהֲיִתְפָּאֵר֙ha.yit.pa.'ErH6286itself against him that hewethהַחֹצֵ֣בha.cho.TzevH2672therewith? orshall the sawהַמַּשּׂוֹר֙ha.ma.sOrH4883magnifyיִתְגַּדֵּ֤לyit.ga.DelH1431itself against him that shakethמְנִיפ֔וֹme.ni.FoH5130it? as if the rodשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626should shakeכְּהָנִ֥יףke.ha.NifH5130itselfagainst them that lift it upמְרִימָ֔יוme.ri.MavH7311, oras if the staffמַטֶּ֖הma.TehH4294should lift upכְּהָרִ֥יםke.ha.RimH7311itself, as if it wereno woodעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086.

16Therefore shall the Lordהָאָד֜וֹןha.'a.DonH113,the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068 H136of Armiesצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,sendיְשַׁלַּ֨חye.sha.LachH7971among his fat onesבְּמִשְׁמַנָּ֖יוbe.mish.ma.NavH4924leannessרָז֑וֹןra.ZonH7332;and under his gloryכְּבֹד֛וֹke.vo.DoH3519he shall kindleיֵקַ֥דye.KadH3344a burningH3350like the burning of a fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

17And the lightאֽוֹר־'or-H216of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be for a fireלְאֵ֔שׁle.'EshH784,and his Holy Oneוּקְדוֹשׁ֖וֹu.ke.do.ShoH6918for a flameלְלֶהָבָ֑הle.le.ha.VahH3852:and it shall burnוּבָעֲרָ֗הu.va.'a.RahH1197and devourוְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.LahH398his thornsשִׁית֥וֹshi.ToH7898and his briersוּשְׁמִיר֖וֹu.she.mi.RoH8068in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117;

18And shall consumeיְכַלֶּ֑הye.kha.LehH3615the gloryוּכְב֤וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of his forestיַעְרוֹ֙ya'.RoH3293,and of his fruitful fieldוְכַרְמִלּ֔וֹve.khar.mi.LoH3759,both soulמִנֶּ֥פֶשׁmi.Ne.feshH5315and bodyבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320:and they shall be as when a standardbearerנֹסֵֽס׃no.SesH5263faintethכִּמְסֹ֥סkim.SosH4549.

19And the restוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605of the treesעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086of his forestיַעְר֖וֹya'.RoH3293shall be fewמִסְפָּ֣רmis.ParH4557,that a childוְנַ֖עַרve.Na.'arH5288may writeיִכְתְּבֵֽם׃ פyikh.te.VemH3789them.

20And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatthe remnantשְׁאָ֤רshe.'ArH7605of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and such as are escapedוּפְלֵיטַ֣תu.fe.lei.TatH6413of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,shall no more againיוֹסִ֨יףyo.SifH3254stayלְהִשָּׁעֵ֖ןle.hi.sha.'EnH8172upon him that smoteמַכֵּ֑הוּma.Ke.huH5221them; but shall stayוְנִשְׁעַ֗ןve.nish.'AnH8172upon Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,in truthבֶּאֱמֶֽת׃be.'e.MetH571.

21The remnantשְׁאָ֥רshe.'ArH7605shall returnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725, eventhe remnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,unto the mightyגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368Godאֵ֖ל'elH410.

22For though thy peopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478be as the sandכְּח֣וֹלke.CholH2344of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, yeta remnantשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7605of them shall returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725:the consumptionכִּלָּי֥וֹןki.la.YonH3631decreedחָר֖וּץcha.RutzH2782shall overflowשׁוֹטֵ֥ףsho.TefH7857with righteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666.

23For the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635shall makeעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213a consumptionכָלָ֖הkha.LahH3617,even determinedוְנֶחֱרָצָ֑הve.ne.che.ra.TzahH2782,in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of all the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

24Therefore thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,O my peopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971that dwellestיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,be not afraidתִּירָ֥אti.Ra'H3372of the Assyrianמֵֽאַשּׁ֑וּרme.'a.ShurH804:he shall smiteיַכֶּ֔כָּהya.Ke.kahH5221thee with a rodבַּשֵּׁ֣בֶטba.She.vetH7626,and shall lift upיִשָּֽׂא־yi.sa'-H5375his staffוּמַטֵּ֥הוּu.ma.Te.huH4294against thee, after the mannerבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

25For yet a veryמִזְעָ֑רmiz.'ArH4213little whileמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592,and the indignationזַ֔עַםZa.'amH2195shall ceaseוְכָ֣לָהve.Kha.lahH3615,and mine angerוְאַפִּ֖יve.'a.PiH639in their destructionתַּבְלִיתָֽם׃tav.li.TamH8399.

26And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635shall stir upוְעוֹרֵ֨רve.'o.RerH5782a scourgeשׁ֔וֹטShotH7752for him according to the slaughterכְּמַכַּ֥תke.ma.KatH4347of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080at the rockבְּצ֣וּרbe.TzurH6697of Orebעוֹרֵ֑בo.RevH6159: and ashis rodוּמַטֵּ֙הוּ֙u.ma.Te.huH4294wasupon the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,so shall he lift it upוּנְשָׂא֖וֹu.ne.sa.'OH5375after the mannerבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

27And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thathis burdenסֻבֳּלוֹ֙su.bo.LoH5448shall be taken awayיָס֤וּרya.SurH5493from off thy shoulderשִׁכְמֶ֔ךָshikh.Me.khaH7926,and his yokeוְעֻלּ֖וֹve.'u.LoH5923from off thy neckצַוָּארֶ֑ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677,and the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923shall be destroyedוְחֻבַּ֥לve.chu.BalH2254becauseמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440of the anointingשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081.

28He is comeבָּ֥אba'H935to Aiathעַיַּ֖ת'ai.YatH5857,he is passedעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674to Migronבְּמִגְר֑וֹןbe.mig.RonH4051;at Michmashלְמִכְמָ֖שׂle.mikh.MasH4363he hath laid upיַפְקִ֥ידyaf.KidH6485his carriagesכֵּלָֽיו׃ke.LavH3627:

29They are gone overעָֽבְרוּ֙'a.ve.RuH5674the passageמַעְבָּרָ֔הma'.ba.RahH4569:they have taken up their lodgingמָל֣וֹןma.LonH4411at Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387;Ramahהָֽרָמָ֔הha.ra.MahH7414is afraidחָֽרְדָה֙cha.re.DahH2729;Gibeahגִּבְעַ֥תgiv.'AtH1390of Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586is fledנָֽסָה׃Na.sahH5127.

30Lift upצַהֲלִ֥יtza.ha.LiH6670thy voiceקוֹלֵ֖ךְko.LekhH6963,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofH1530Gallimגַּלִּ֑יםga.LimH1554:cause it to be heardהַקְשִׁ֥יבִיhak.Shi.viH7181unto Laishלַ֖יְשָׁהLay.shahH3919,O poorעֲנִיָּ֥ה'a.ni.YahH6041Anathothעֲנָתֽוֹת׃a.na.TotH6068.

31Madmenahמַדְמֵנָ֑הmad.me.NahH4088is removedנָדְדָ֖הna.de.DahH5074;the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Gebimהַגֵּבִ֖יםha.ge.VimH1374gather themselves to fleeהֵעִֽיזוּ׃he.'I.zuH5756.

32As yet shall he remainלַֽעֲמֹ֑דla.'a.ModH5975at Nobבְּנֹ֣בbe.NoH5011that dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117:he shall shakeיְנֹפֵ֤ףye.no.FefH5130his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstthe mountהַ֣רharH2022of the daughterבַּתbeit-H1004 H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,the hillגִּבְעַ֖תgiv.'AtH1389of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

33Behold, the Lordהָאָדוֹן֙ha.'a.dOnH113,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,shall lopמְסָעֵ֥ףme.sa.'EfH5586the boughפֻּארָ֖הpu.RahH6288with terrorבְּמַעֲרָצָ֑הbe.ma.'a.ra.TzahH4637:and the high onesוְרָמֵ֤יve.ra.MeiH7311of statureהַקּוֹמָה֙ha.ko.MahH6967shall behewn downגְּדוּעִ֔יםge.du.'ImH1438,and the haughtyוְהַגְּבֹהִ֖יםve.ha.ge.vo.HimH1364shall be humbledיִשְׁפָּֽלוּ׃yish.Pa.luH8213.

34And he shall cut downוְנִקַּ֛ףve.ni.KafH5362the thicketsסִֽבְכֵ֥יsiv.KheiH5442of the forestהַיַּ֖עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293with ironבַּבַּרְזֶ֑לba.bar.ZelH1270,and Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844shall fallיִפּֽוֹל׃ סyi.PolH5307by a mighty oneבְּאַדִּ֥ירbe.'a.DirH117.

Commentaries on Isaiah 10