Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 17

1The burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of Damascusדַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834.Behold, Damascusדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834is taken awayמוּסָ֣רmu.SarH5493from beinga cityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892,and it shall be a ruinousמַפָּלָֽה׃ma.pa.LahH4654heapמְעִ֥יme.'IH4596.

2The citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Aroerעֲרֹעֵ֑ר'a.ro.'ErH6177areforsakenעֲזֻב֖וֹתa.zu.VotH5800:they shall be for flocksלַעֲדָרִ֣יםla.'a.da.RimH5739,which shall lie downוְרָבְצ֖וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257, and none shall make themafraidמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

3The fortressמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013also shall ceaseוְנִשְׁבַּ֤תve.nish.BatH7673from Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and the kingdomוּמַמְלָכָ֥הu.mam.la.KhahH4467from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,and the remnantוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of Syriaאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758:they shall be as the gloryכִּכְב֤וֹדkikh.VodH3519of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

4And in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117it shall come to pass, thatthe gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290shall be made thinיִדַּ֖לyi.DalH1809,and the fatnessוּמִשְׁמַ֥ןu.mish.ManH4924of his fleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall wax leanיֵרָזֶֽה׃ye.ra.ZehH7329.

5And it shall be as when the harvestmanקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105gatherethכֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ke.'e.SofH622the grainקָמָ֔הka.MahH7054,and reapethיִקְצ֑וֹרyik.TzorH7114the headsשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםshi.bo.LimH7641with his armוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220;and it shall be as he that gatherethכִּמְלַקֵּ֥טkim.la.KetH3950headsשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםshi.bo.LimH7641in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

6Yet gleaning grapesעֽוֹלֵלֹת֙o.le.LotH5955shall be leftוְנִשְׁאַר־ve.nish.'ar-H7604in it, as the shakingכְּנֹ֣קֶףke.No.kefH5363of an olive treeזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969berriesגַּרְגְּרִ֖יםgar.ge.RimH1620in the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the uppermost boughאָמִ֑יר'a.MirH534,fourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702orfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֗הcha.mi.ShahH2568in the outmost fruitfulפֹּֽרִיָּ֔הpo.ri.YahH6509branchesבִּסְעִפֶ֙יהָ֙bis.'i.Fei.haH5585thereof, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7At that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall a manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120lookיִשְׁעֶ֥הyish.'EhH8159to his Makerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213,and his eyesוְעֵינָ֕יוve.'ei.NavH5869shall have respectתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200to the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8And he shall not lookיִשְׁעֶ֔הyish.'EhH8159to the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027,neither shall respectיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200thatwhich his fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙'etz.be.'o.TavH676have madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213,either the grovesוְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםve.ha.'a.she.RimH842,or the imagesוְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃ve.ha.cha.ma.NimH2553.

9In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shall his strongמָעֻזּ֗וֹma.'u.ZoH4581citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892be as a forsakenכַּעֲזוּבַ֤תka.'a.zu.VatH5800boughהַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.reshH2793,and an uppermost branchוְהָ֣אָמִ֔ירve.Ha.'a.MirH534,which they leftעָזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and there shall be desolationשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

10Because thou hast forgottenשָׁכַ֙חַתְּ֙sha.Kha.chatH7911the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thy salvationיִשְׁעֵ֔ךְyish.'EkhH3468,and hast not been mindfulזָכָ֑רְתְּza.Kha.retH2142of the rockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697of thy strengthמָעֻזֵּ֖ךְma.'u.ZekhH4581,therefore shalt thou plantתִּטְּעִי֙ti.te.'IH5193pleasantנַעֲמָנִ֔יםna.'a.ma.NimH5282plantsנִטְעֵ֣יnit.'EiH5194,and shalt setתִּזְרָעֶֽנּוּ׃tiz.ra.'E.nuH2232it with strangeזָ֖רzarH2114slipsוּזְמֹ֥רַתu.ze.Mo.ratH2156:

11In the dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117shalt thou make thy plantנִטְעֵךְ֙nit.'eKhH5194to growתְּשַׂגְשֵׂ֔גִיte.sag.Se.giH7735,and in the morningוּבַבֹּ֖קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242shalt thou make thy seedזַרְעֵ֣ךְzar.'EkhH2233to flourishתַּפְרִ֑יחִיtaf.Ri.chiH6524: butthe harvestקָצִ֛ירka.TzirH7105shall bea heapנֵ֥דnedH5067in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of griefנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH2470and of desperateאָנֽוּשׁ׃ ס'a.NushH605sorrowוּכְאֵ֥בu.khe.'EvH3511.

12Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the multitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971, whichmake a noiseכַּהֲמ֥וֹתka.ha.MotH1993like the noiseיֶהֱמָי֑וּןye.he.ma.YunH1993of the seasיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220;and to the rushingH7588of nationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816, thatmake a rushing like the rushingיִשָּׁאֽוּן׃yi.sha.'UnH7582of mightyכַּבִּירִ֖יםka.bi.RimH3524watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325!

13The nationsלְאֻמִּ֗יםle.'u.MimH3816shall rushיִשָּׁא֔וּןyi.sha.'UnH7582like the rushingכִּשְׁא֞וֹןkish.'onH7588of manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325: but Godshall rebukeוְגָ֥עַרve.Ga.'arH1605them, and they shall fleeוְנָ֣סve.NasH5127far offמִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.ChakH4801,and shall be chasedוְרֻדַּ֗ףve.ru.DafH7291as the chaffכְּמֹ֤ץke.MotzH4671of the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307,and like a rolling thingוּכְגַלְגַּ֖לu.khe.gal.GalH1534beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the whirlwindסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492.

14And behold at eveningtideלְעֵ֥ת עֶ֙רֶב֙le.'Et 'e.revH6153 H6256troubleבַלָּהָ֔הva.la.HahH1091; andbefore the morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242he is not. This isthe portionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of them that spoilשׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּsho.Sei.nuH8154us, and the lotוְגוֹרָ֖לve.go.RalH1486of them that robלְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃ סle.vo.ze.Zei.nuH962us.

Commentaries on Isaiah 17