Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 13:6-18

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.

10For the starsכוֹכְבֵ֤יkhokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the constellationsוּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔םu.khe.Si.lei.HemH3685thereof shall not giveיָהֵ֖לּוּya.He.luH1984their lightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216:the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shall be darkenedחָשַׁ֤ךְcha.ShakhH2821in his going forthבְּצֵאת֔וֹbe.tze.ToH3318,and the moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394shall not cause her lightאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216to shineיַגִּ֥יהַya.Gi.haH5050.

11And I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485the worldתֵּבֵל֙te.VelH8398for theirevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451,and the wickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771;and I will cause the arrogancyגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of the proudזֵדִ֔יםze.DimH2086to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673,and will lay lowאַשְׁפִּֽיל׃'ash.PilH8213the haughtinessוְגַאֲוַ֥תve.ga.'a.VatH1346of the terribleעָרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.TzimH6184.

12I will make a manאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582more preciousאוֹקִ֥יר'o.KirH3365than fine goldמִפָּ֑זmi.PazH6337;even a manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120than the golden wedgeמִכֶּ֥תֶםmi.Ke.temH3800of Ophirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211.

13Therefore I will shakeאַרְגִּ֔יז'ar.GizH7264the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall removeוְתִרְעַ֥שׁve.tir.'AshH7493out of her placeמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725,in the wrathבְּעֶבְרַת֙be.'ev.RatH5678of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and in the dayוּבְי֖וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of his fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

14And it shall be as the chasedמֻדָּ֔חmu.DachH5080roeכִּצְבִ֣יkitz.ViH6643,and as a sheepוּכְצֹ֖אןu.khe.TzonH6629that no man taketh upמְקַבֵּ֑ץme.ka.BetzH6908:they shall every manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376turnיִפְנ֔וּyif.NuH6437to his own peopleעַמּוֹ֙a.MoH5971,and fleeיָנֽוּסוּ׃ya.Nu.suH5127every oneוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376into his own landאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776.

15Every one that is foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672shall be thrust throughיִדָּקֵ֑רyi.da.KerH1856;and every one that is joinedהַנִּסְפֶּ֖הha.nis.PehH5595unto themshall fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

16Their childrenוְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֥םve.'o.le.lei.HemH5768also shall be dashed to piecesיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּye.ru.te.ShuH7376before their eyesלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869;their housesבָּֽתֵּיהֶ֔םba.tei.HemH1004shall be spoiledיִשַּׁ֙סּוּ֙yi.Sha.suH8155,and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802ravishedתִּשָּׁכַֽבְנָה׃ti.sha.khab.nahH7693 H7901.

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.

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