Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 13:4-9

4The noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of a multitudeהָמ֛וֹןha.MonH1995in the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֖יםbe.ha.RimH2022,like asדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of a greatרָ֑בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971;a tumultuousשְׁא֞וֹןshe.'onH7588noiseק֠וֹלKolH6963of the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471gathered togetherנֶֽאֱסָפִ֔יםne.'e.sa.FimH622:Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635musterethמְפַקֵּ֖דme.fa.KedH6485the armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of the battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

5They comeבָּאִ֛יםba.'ImH935from a farמֶרְחָ֖קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776,from the endמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, evenYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and the weaponsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627of his indignationזַעְמ֔וֹza'.MoH2195,to destroyלְחַבֵּ֖לle.cha.BelH2254the whole landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6Howlהֵילִ֕ילוּhei.Li.luH3213ye; for the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isat handקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138;it shall comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935as a destructionכְּשֹׁ֖דke.ShodH7701from the Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.

7Therefore shall all handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027be faintתִּרְפֶּ֑ינָהtir.Pei.nahH7503,and every man’sאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582heartלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824shall meltיִמָּס׃yi.MasH4549:

8And they shall be afraidוְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ׀ve.niv.Ha.luH926:pangsצִירִ֤יםtzi.RimH6735and sorrowsוַֽחֲבָלִים֙va.cha.va.LimH2256shall take holdיֹֽאחֵז֔וּןyo.che.ZunH270of them; they shall be in painיְחִיל֑וּןye.chi.LunH2342as a woman that travailethכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖הkai.yo.le.DahH3205:they shall be amazedיִתְמָ֔הוּyit.Ma.huH8539oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376at anotherרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453;their facesH6440shall be asflamesלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3851.

9Behold, the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068comethבָּ֔אBa'H935,cruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394both with wrathוְעֶבְרָ֖הve.'ev.RahH5678and fierceוַחֲר֣וֹןva.cha.RonH2740angerאָ֑ף'AfH639,to layלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776desolateלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047:and he shall destroyיַשְׁמִ֥ידyash.MidH8045the sinnersוְחַטָּאֶ֖יהָve.cha.ta.'Ei.haH2400thereof out of it.

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