Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 17:7-11

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.

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