Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 14:12-17

12How art thou fallenנָפַ֥לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֖יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,O Luciferהֵילֵ֣לhei.LelH1966,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the morningשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH3213 H7837! howart thou cut downנִגְדַּ֣עְתָּnig.Da'.taH1438to the groundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,which didst weakenחוֹלֵ֖שׁcho.LeshH2522the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471!

13For thou hast saidאָמַ֤רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559in thine heartבִֽלְבָבְךָ֙vil.va.ve.KhaH3824,I will ascendאֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927into heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,I will exaltאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678aboveמִמַּ֥עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the starsלְכֽוֹכְבֵי־le.khokh.vei-H3556of Godאֵ֖ל'elH410:I will sitוְאֵשֵׁ֥בve.'e.ShevH3427also upon the mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022of the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,in the sidesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828:

14I will ascendאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927above the heightsבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645;I will be likeאֶדַּמֶּ֖ה'ed.da.MehH1819the most Highלְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃le.'el.YonH5945.

15Yet thou shalt be brought downתּוּרָ֖דtu.RadH3381to hellשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585,to the sidesיַרְכְּתֵי־yar.ke.tei-H3411of the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

16They that seeרֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7200thee shall narrowly lookיַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּyash.Gi.chuH7688upon thee, andconsiderיִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּyit.bo.Na.nuH995thee, saying, Isthis the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376that made the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to trembleמַרְגִּ֣יזmar.GizH7264,that did shakeמַרְעִ֖ישׁmar.'IshH7493kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467;

17Thatmadeשָׂ֥םsamH7760the worldתֵּבֵ֛לte.VelH8398as a wildernessכַּמִּדְבָּ֖רka.mid.BarH4057,and destroyedהָרָ֑סha.RasH2040the citiesוְעָרָ֣יוve.'a.RavH5892thereof; thatopenedפָ֥תַחFa.tachH6605not the houseבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004of his prisonersאֲסִירָ֖יו'a.si.RavH615?

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