Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 28:1-4

1Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the crownעֲטֶ֤רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of prideגֵּאוּת֙ge.'UtH1348,to the drunkardsשִׁכֹּרֵ֣יshi.ko.ReiH7910of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,whose gloriousצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643beautyתִפְאַרְתּ֑וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597isa fadingנֹבֵ֖לno.VelH5034flowerוְצִ֥יץve.TzitzH6731, which areon the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the fatשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081valleysגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516of them that are overcomeהֲל֥וּמֵיha.Lu.meiH1986with wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196!

2Behold, the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֔יla.do.NaiH136hath a mightyחָזָ֤קcha.ZakH2389and strong oneוְאַמִּץ֙ve.'a.MitzH533, whichas a tempestכְּזֶ֥רֶםke.Ze.remH2230of hailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259anda destroyingקָ֑טֶבKa.tevH6986stormשַׂ֣עַרSa.'arH8178,as a floodכְּ֠זֶרֶםKe.ze.remH2230of mightyכַּבִּירִ֥יםka.bi.RimH3524watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325overflowingשֹׁטְפִ֛יםsho.te.FimH7857,shall cast downH3240to the earthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776with the handבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

3The crownעֲטֶ֥רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of prideגֵּא֖וּתge.'UtH1348,the drunkardsשִׁכּוֹרֵ֥יshi.ko.ReiH7910of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669,shall be troddenתֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָהte.ra.Mas.nahH7429under feetבְּרַגְלַ֖יִםbe.rag.La.yimH7272:

4And the gloriousצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643beautyתִפְאַרְתּ֔וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597, which ison the headרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of the fatשְׁמָנִ֑יםshe.ma.NimH8081valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516,shall be a fadingנֹבֵל֙no.VelH5034flowerצִיצַ֤תtzi.TzatH6733, andas the hasty fruitH1061before the summerקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019; which whenhe that lookethיִרְאֶ֤הyir.'EhH7200upon it seethהָֽרֹאֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7200,while it is yet in his handבְּכַפּ֖וֹbe.kha.PoH3709he eateth it upיִבְלָעֶֽנָּה׃ סyiv.la.'E.nahH1104.

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