Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 14:4-7

4That thou shalt take upוְנָשָׂ֜אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375this proverbהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912against the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and sayוְאָמָ֑רְתָּve.'a.Ma.re.taH559,How hath the oppressorנֹגֵ֔שׂno.GesH5065ceasedשָׁבַ֣תsha.VatH7673!the golden cityמַדְהֵבָֽה׃mad.he.VahH4062ceasedשָׁבְתָ֖הsha.ve.TahH7673!

5Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath brokenשָׁבַ֥רsha.VarH7665the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563, andthe sceptreשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of the rulersמֹשְׁלִֽים׃mo.she.LimH4910.

6He who smoteמַכֶּ֤הma.KehH5221the peopleעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971in wrathבְּעֶבְרָ֔הbe.'ev.RahH5678with a continualבִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑הbil.Ti sa.RahH5627 H1115strokeמַכַּ֖תma.KatH4347,he that ruledרֹדֶ֤הro.DehH7287the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471in angerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639,is persecutedמֻרְדָּ֖ףmur.DafH4783, andnoneבְּלִ֥יbe.LiH1097hinderethחָשָֽׂךְ׃cha.SakhH2820.

7The whole earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is at restנָ֥חָהNa.chahH5117, andis quietשָׁקְטָ֖הsha.ke.TahH8252:they break forthפָּצְח֖וּpa.tze.ChuH6476into singingרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440.

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