Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 28:18-22

18And your covenantבְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙be.ri.te.KhemH1285with deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194shall be disannulledוְכֻפַּ֤רve.khu.ParH3722,and your agreementוְחָזוּתְכֶ֥םve.cha.zu.te.KhemH2380with hellשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585shall not standתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965;when the overflowingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857scourgeשׁ֤וֹטShotH7752shall pass throughיַֽעֲבֹ֔רya.'a.VorH5674,then ye shall be trodden downלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823by it.

19From the timeמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767that it goeth forthעָבְרוֹ֙a.ve.RoH5674it shall takeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947you: for morningבַבֹּ֧קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242by morningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242shall it pass overיַעֲבֹ֖רya.'a.VorH5674,by dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and by nightוּבַלָּ֑יְלָהu.va.La.ye.lahH3915:and it shall be a vexationזְוָעָ֖הze.va.'AhH2113only tounderstandהָבִ֥יןha.VinH995the reportשְׁמוּעָֽה׃she.mu.'AhH8052.

20For the bedהַמַּצָּ֖עha.ma.Tza'H4702is shorterקָצַ֥רka.TzarH7114than that a mancan stretchמֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַme.his.ta.Re.a'H8311himself on it:and the coveringוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הve.ham.ma.se.KhahH4541narrowerצָ֖רָהTza.rahH6887than that he can wrapכְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ke.hit.ka.NesH3664himself in it.

21For Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall rise upיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965as inmountכְהַר־khe.har-H2022Perazimפְּרָצִים֙pe.ra.TzimH6559,he shall be wrothיִרְגָּ֑זyir.GazH7264as inthe valleyכְּעֵ֖מֶקke.'E.mekH6010of Gibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,that he may doלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213his workמַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ma.'a.Se.huH4639,his strangeזָ֣רzarH2114workמַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639;and bring to passוְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ve.la.'a.VodH5647his actעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656,his strangeנָכְרִיָּ֖הna.khe.ri.YahH5237actעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656.

22Now therefore be ye not mockersתִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּtit.lo.Tza.tzuH3887,lest your bandsמֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םmos.rei.KhemH4147be made strongיֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.KuH2388:for I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085from the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635a consumptionכָלָ֨הkha.LahH3617,even determinedוְנֶחֱרָצָ֜הve.ne.che.ra.TzahH2782upon the whole earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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