Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 16:9-11

9Therefore I will bewailאֶבְכֶּ֞ה'ev.KehH1058with the weepingבִּבְכִ֤יbiv.KhiH1065of Jazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270the vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643:I will waterאֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙'a.rai.Ya.vekhH7301thee with my tearsדִּמְעָתִ֔יdim.'a.TiH1832,O Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and Elealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500:for the shoutingהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959for thy summer fruitsקֵיצֵ֛ךְkei.TzekhH7019and for thy harvestקְצִירֵ֖ךְke.tzi.RekhH7105is fallenנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307.

10And gladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057is taken awayוְנֶאֱסַ֨ףve.ne.'e.SafH622,and joyוָגִיל֙va.GilH1524out of the plentiful fieldהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759;and in the vineyardsוּבַכְּרָמִ֥יםu.va.ke.ra.MimH3754there shall be no singingיְרֻנָּ֖ןye.ru.NanH7442,neither shall there be shoutingיְרֹעָ֑עye.ro.'A'H7321:the treadersיִדְרֹ֥ךְyid.RokhH1869shall tread outהַדֹּרֵ֖ךְha.do.RekhH1869no wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196in theirpressesבַּיְקָבִ֛יםbay.ka.VimH3342; I have made their vintageshoutingהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959to ceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

11Wherefore my bowelsמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578shall soundיֶֽהֱמ֑וּye.he.MuH1993like an harpכַּכִּנּ֖וֹרka.ki.NorH3658for Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124,and mine inward partsוְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130for Kir–hareshH7025.

Read all of Isaiah 16

Commentaries on Isaiah 16