Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 10:12-19

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.

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