Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 26:16-18

16Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,in troubleבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862have they visitedפְּקָד֑וּךָpe.ka.Du.chaH6485thee, they poured outצָק֣וּןtza.KunH6694a prayerלַ֔חַשׁLa.chashH3908whenthy chasteningמוּסָרְךָ֖mu.sa.re.KhaH4148was upon them.

17Likeכְּמ֤וֹke.MoH3644as a woman with childהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030, thatdraweth nearתַּקְרִ֣יבtak.RivH7126the time of her deliveryלָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detH3205,is in painתָּחִ֥ילta.ChilH2342, andcrieth outתִּזְעַ֖קtiz.'AkH2199in her pangsבַּחֲבָלֶ֑יהָba.cha.va.Lei.haH2256;so have we been in thy sightמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440,O Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18We have been with childהָרִ֣ינוּha.Ri.nuH2029,we have been in painחַ֔לְנוּChal.nuH2342,we have as it wereכְּמ֖וֹke.MoH3644brought forthיָלַ֣דְנוּya.Lad.nuH3205windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307;we have not wroughtנַ֣עֲשֶׂהNa.'a.sehH6213any deliveranceיְשׁוּעֹת֙ye.shu.'OtH3444in the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;neitherH1077have the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398fallenיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307.

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