Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 18

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945to the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776shadowingצִלְצַ֣לtzil.TzalH6767with wingsכְּנָפָ֑יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671, which isbeyondמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676the riversלְנַֽהֲרֵי־le.na.ha.rei-H5104of Ethiopiaכֽוּשׁ׃KhushH3568:

2That sendethהַשֹּׁלֵ֨חַha.sho.Le.achH7971ambassadorsצִירִ֗יםtzi.RimH6735by the seaבַּיָּ֜םbai.YamH3220,even in vesselsוּבִכְלֵי־u.vikh.lei-H3627of bulrushesגֹמֶא֮go.Me'H1573uponפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the watersמַיִם֒ma.YimH4325, saying,GoH3212,ye swiftקַלִּ֗יםka.LimH7031messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,to a nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471scatteredמְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְme.mu.ShakhH4900and peeledH4178,to a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971terribleנוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'H3372from their beginning hithertoוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973;a nationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471meted outH6978and trodden downוּמְבוּסָ֔הu.me.vu.SahH4001,whose landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776the riversנְהָרִ֖יםne.ha.RimH5104have spoiledבָּזְא֥וּba.ze.'UH958!

3All ye inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵ֖לte.VelH8398,and dwellersוְשֹׁ֣כְנֵיve.Sho.khe.neiH7931on the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,seeתִּרְא֔וּtir.'UH7200ye, when he lifteth upכִּנְשֹׂא־kin.so'-H5375an ensignנֵ֤סnesH5251on the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022;and when he blowethוְכִתְקֹ֥עַve.khit.Ko.a'H8628a trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782,hearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃ סtish.Ma.'uH8085ye.

4For soכֹ֨הkhohH3541Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559unto me, I will take my restאֶשְׁקֳטָ֖ה'esh.ko.tahH8252,and I will considerוְאַבִּ֣יטָהve.'a.Bi.tahH5027in my dwelling placeבִמְכוֹנִ֑יvim.kho.NiH4349like a clearצַח֙tzachH6703heatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527upon herbsא֔וֹר'orH216, andlike a cloudכְּעָ֥בke.'AvH5645of dewטַ֖לtalH2919in the heatבְּחֹ֥םbe.ChomH2527of harvestקָצִֽיר׃ka.TzirH7105.

5For aforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the harvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105,when the budפֶּ֔רַחPe.rachH6525is perfectכְּתָם־ke.tom-H8552,and the sour grapeוּבֹ֥סֶרu.Vo.serH1155is ripeningגֹּמֵ֖לgo.MelH1580in the flowerנִצָּ֑הni.TzahH5328,he shall both cut offוְכָרַ֤תve.kha.RatH3772the sprigsהַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ha.zal.za.LimH2150with pruning hooksבַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹתba.maz.me.RotH4211,and take awayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493andcut downהֵתַֽז׃he.TazH8456the branchesהַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹתha.ne.ti.ShotH5189.

6They shall be leftיֵעָזְב֤וּye.'a.ze.VuH5800togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162unto the fowlsלְעֵ֣יטle.'EitH5861of the mountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022,and to the beastsוּֽלְבֶהֱמַ֖תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and the fowlsהָעַ֔יִטha.'A.yitH5861shall summerוְקָ֤ץve.KatzH6972upon them, and all the beastsבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall winterתֶּחֱרָֽף׃te.che.RafH2778upon them.

7In that timeבָּעֵת֩ba.'EtH6256shall the presentשַׁ֜יshaiH7862be broughtיֽוּבַל־yu.val-H2986unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635of a peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971scatteredמְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְme.mu.ShakhH4900and peeledH4178,and from a peopleוּמֵעַ֥םu.me.'AmH5971terribleנוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'H3372from their beginning hithertoוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973;a nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471meted outH6978and trodden under footוּמְבוּסָ֗הu.me.vu.SahH4001,whose landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776the riversנְהָרִים֙ne.ha.RimH5104have spoiledבָּזְא֤וּba.ze.'UH958,to the placeמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725of the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the mountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

Commentaries on Isaiah 18