Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 24:1-4

1Behold, Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068maketh the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776emptyבּוֹקֵ֥קbo.KekH1238,and maketh it wasteוּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּu.Vol.KahH1110,and turnethוְעִוָּ֣הve.'i.VahH5753it upside downפָנֶ֔יהָfa.Nei.haH6440,and scattereth abroadוְהֵפִ֖יץve.he.FitzH6327the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof.

2And it shall be, as with the peopleכָעָם֙kha.'AmH5971,so with the priestכַּכֹּהֵ֔ןka.ko.HenH3548;as with the servantכַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ka.'E.vedH5650,so with his masterכַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוka.do.NavH113;as with the maidכַּשִּׁפְחָ֖הka.shif.ChahH8198,so with her mistressכַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּka.ge.vir.TahH1404;as with the buyerכַּקּוֹנֶה֙ka.ko.NehH7069,so with the sellerכַּמּוֹכֵ֔רka.mo.KherH4376;as with the lenderכַּמַּלְוֶה֙ka.mal.VehH3867,so with the borrowerכַּלֹּוֶ֔הka.lo.VehH3867;as with the taker of usuryכַּנֹּשֶׁ֕הka.no.ShehH5383,soכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834with the giver of usuryנֹשֶׁ֥אno.She'H5378to him.

3The landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be utterlyהִבּ֧וֹק׀hi.BokH1238emptiedתִּבּ֛וֹקti.BokH1238,and utterlyוְהִבּ֣וֹז׀ve.hi.BozH962spoiledתִּבּ֑וֹזti.BozH962:for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696this wordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

4The earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournethאָבְלָ֤ה'a.ve.LahH56andfadeth awayנָֽבְלָה֙na.ve.LahH5034,the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398languishethאֻמְלְלָ֥ה'um.le.LahH535andfadeth awayנָבְלָ֖הna.ve.LahH5034,the haughtyמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776do languishאֻמְלָ֖לוּ'um.La.luH535.

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