Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 22:3-5

3All thy rulersקְצִינַ֥יִךְke.tzi.Na.yikhH7101are fledנָֽדְדוּ־na.de.du-H5074togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162,they are boundאֻסָּ֑רוּ'u.Sa.ruH631by the archersמִקֶּ֣שֶׁתmi.Ke.shetH7198:all that are foundנִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙nim.tza.'A.yikhH4672in thee are boundאֻסְּר֣וּ'u.se.RuH631togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, whichhave fledבָּרָֽחוּ׃ba.Ra.chuH1272from farמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350.

4Therefore saidאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I, Look awayשְׁע֥וּshe.'UH8159from me; I will weepבַּבֶּ֑כִיba.Be.khiH1065bitterlyאֲמָרֵ֣ר'a.ma.RerH4843,labourתָּאִ֣יצוּta.'I.tzuH213not to comfortלְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִיle.na.cha.Me.niH5162me, because of the spoilingשֹׁ֖דshodH7701of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

5For it isa dayיוֹם֩yOmH3117of troubleמְהוּמָ֨הme.hu.MahH4103,and of treading downוּמְבוּסָ֜הu.me.vu.SahH4001,and of perplexityוּמְבוּכָ֗הu.me.vu.KhahH3998by the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in the valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384,breakingמְקַרְקַ֥רme.kar.KarH6979down the wallsקִ֖רkirH7023,and of cryingוְשׁ֥וֹעַve.Sho.a'H7771to the mountainsהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

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