Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 24:16-22

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.

21And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatYhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall punishיִפְקֹ֧דyif.KodH6485the hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of the high onesהַמָּר֖וֹםha.ma.RomH4791that areon highבַּמָּר֑וֹםba.ma.RomH4791,and the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127upon the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

22And they shall be gathered togetherוְאֻסְּפ֨וּve.'u.se.FuH622, asprisonersאַסִּיר֙'a.SirH616are gatheredאֲסֵפָ֤ה'a.se.FahH626in the pitבּ֔וֹרBorH953,and shall be shut upוְסֻגְּר֖וּve.su.ge.RuH5462in the prisonמַסְגֵּ֑רmas.GerH4525,and after manyוּמֵרֹ֥בu.me.RoH7230daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117shall they be visitedיִפָּקֵֽדוּ׃yi.pa.Ke.duH6485.

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