Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 29:1-4

1Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to Arielאֲרִיאֵ֣ל'a.ri.'ElH740,to Arielאֲרִיאֵ֔ל'a.ri.'ElH740,the cityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151whereDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732dweltחָנָ֣הcha.NahH2583!addH5595ye yearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141to yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141;let them killיִנְקֹֽפוּ׃yin.Ko.fuH5362sacrificesחַגִּ֥יםcha.GimH2282.

2Yet I will distressוַהֲצִיק֖וֹתִיva.ha.tzi.Ko.tiH6693Arielלַֽאֲרִיאֵ֑לla.'a.ri.'ElH740,and there shall be heavinessתַֽאֲנִיָּה֙ta.'a.ni.YahH8386and sorrowוַֽאֲנִיָּ֔הva.'a.ni.YahH592:and it shall be unto me as Arielכַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃ka.'a.ri.'ElH740.

3And I will campוְחָנִ֥יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583against thee round aboutכַדּ֖וּרkha.DurH1754,and will lay siegeוְצַרְתִּ֤יve.tzar.TiH6696against thee with a mountמֻצָּ֔בmu.TzavH4674,and I will raiseוַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965fortsמְצֻרֹֽת׃me.tzu.RotH4694against thee.

4And thou shalt be brought downוְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙ve.sha.falTH8213, andshalt speakתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיte.da.Be.riH1696out of the groundמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and thy speechאִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ'im.ra.TekhH565shall be lowתִּשַּׁ֣חti.ShachH7817out of the dustוּמֵֽעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083,and thy voiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spiritכְּא֤וֹבke.'ovH178,out of the groundמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776,and thy speechאִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ'im.ra.TekhH565shall whisperתְּצַפְצֵֽף׃te.tzaf.TzefH6850out of the dustוּמֵעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083.

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