Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 24:16-20

16From the uttermost partמִכְּנַ֨ףmi.ke.NafH3671of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776have we heardשָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙sha.Ma'.nuH8085songsזְמִרֹ֤תze.mi.RotH2158, evengloryצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643to the righteousלַצַּדִּ֔יקla.tza.DikH6662.But I saidוָאֹמַ֛רva.'o.MarH559,My leannessרָזִי־ra.zi-H7334,my leannessרָֽזִי־ra.zi-H7334,woeא֣וֹי'oH188unto me! the treacherous dealersבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898have dealt treacherouslyבָּגָ֔דוּba.Ga.duH898;yea, the treacherous dealersבּוֹגְדִ֖יםbog.DimH898have dealt veryוּבֶ֥גֶדu.Ve.gedH899treacherouslyבָּגָֽדוּ׃ba.Ga.duH898.

17Fearפַּ֥חַדPa.chadH6343,and the pitוָפַ֖חַתva.Fa.chatH6354,and the snareוָפָ֑חva.FachH6341, areupon thee, O inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And it shall come to pass, thathe who fleethהַנָּ֞סha.NasH5127from the noiseמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of the fearהַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadH6343shall fallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307into the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354;and he that cometh upוְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.LehH5927out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354shall be takenיִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.KhedH3920in the snareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341:for the windowsאֲרֻבּ֤וֹת'a.ru.BotH699from on highמִמָּרוֹם֙mi.ma.rOmH4791are openנִפְתָּ֔חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605,and the foundationsH4146of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776do shakeוַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yir.'a.ShuH7493.

19The earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is utterlyרֹ֥עָהRo.'ahH7489broken downהִֽתְרֹעֲעָ֖הhit.ro.'a.'AhH7489,the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776is cleanפּ֤וֹרPorH6565dissolvedהִֽתְפּוֹרְרָה֙hit.po.RahH6565,the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776is movedמ֥וֹטMotH4131exceedinglyהִֽתְמוֹטְטָ֖הhit.mo.TahH4131.

20The earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776shall reelנ֣וֹעַNo.a'H5128to and froתָּנ֤וּעַta.Nu.a'H5128like a drunkardכַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹרka.shi.KorH7910,and shall be removedוְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖הve.hit.no.DahH5110like a cottageכַּמְּלוּנָ֑הka.me.lu.NahH4412;and the transgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔הּpish.'AhH6588thereof shall be heavyוְכָבַ֤דve.kha.VadH3513upon it; and it shall fallוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307,and not riseקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965againתֹסִ֥יףto.SifH3254.

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