Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 10:8-15

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.

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