Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 13:17-22

17Behold, I will stir upמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5782the Medesמָדָ֑יma.DaiH4074against them, which shall not regardיַחְשֹׁ֔בוּyach.ShouH2803silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701; and as forgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091,they shall not delightיַחְפְּצוּ־yach.pe.tzu-H2654in it.

18Theirbowsוּקְשָׁת֖וֹתu.ke.sha.TotH7198also shall dashתְּרַטַּ֑שְׁנָהte.ra.Tash.nahH7376the young menנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288to piecesH7376;and they shall have no pityיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355on the fruitוּפְרִי־u.fe.ri-H6529of the wombבֶ֙טֶן֙ve.tenH990;their eyeעֵינָֽם׃'ei.NamH5869shall not spareתָח֥וּסta.ChusH2347childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121.

19And Babylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894,the gloryצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643of kingdomsמַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467,the beautyתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of the Chaldees’כַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778excellencyגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347,shall be as when Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114Sodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017.

20It shall neverלָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331be inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427,neither shall it be dweltתִשְׁכֹּ֖ןtish.KonH7931in from generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755to generationוָד֑וֹרva.DorH1755:neither shall the Arabianעֲרָבִ֔י'a.ra.ViH6163pitch tentיַהֵ֥לya.HelH167there; neither shall the shepherdsוְרֹעִ֖יםve.ro.'ImH7462make their foldיַרְבִּ֥צוּyar.Bi.tzuH7257there.

21But wild beasts of the desertצִיִּ֔יםtzi.YimH6728shall lieוְרָבְצוּ־ve.ra.ve.tzu-H7257there; and their housesבָתֵּיהֶ֖םva.tei.HemH1004shall be fullוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390of doleful creaturesאֹחִ֑ים'o.ChimH255;and owlsבְּנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֔הbe.Not ya.'a.NahH3284 H1323shall dwellוְשָׁ֤כְנוּve.Sha.khe.nuH7931there, and satyrsוּשְׂעִירִ֖יםu.se.'i.RimH8163shall danceיְרַקְּדוּ־ye.ra.ke.du-H7540there.

22And the wild beasts of the islandsאִיִּים֙'i.YimH338shall cryוְעָנָ֤הve.'a.NahH6030in their desolate housesבְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יוbe.'al.m.no.TavH490,and dragonsוְתַנִּ֖יםve.ta.NimH8577in theirpleasantעֹ֑נֶג'O.negH6027palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964:and her timeעִתָּ֔הּ'i.TahH6256isnearוְקָר֤וֹבve.ka.RovH7138to comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935,and her daysוְיָמֶ֖יהָve.ya.Mei.haH3117shall not be prolongedיִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃yi.ma.She.khuH4900.

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