Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 29:1-8

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.

5Moreover the multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of thy strangersזָרָ֑יִךְza.Ra.yikhH2114shall be like smallדַּ֖קdakH1851dustכְּאָבָ֥קke.'a.VakH80,and the multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of the terrible onesעָֽרִיצִ֔ים'a.ri.TzimH6184shall beas chaffוּכְמֹ֤ץu.khe.MotzH4671that passeth awayעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674:yea, it shall be at an instantלְפֶ֥תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597.

6Thou shalt be visitedתִּפָּקֵ֔דti.pa.KedH6485of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635with thunderבְּרַ֥עַםbe.Ra.'amH7482,and with earthquakeוּבְרַ֖עַשׁu.ve.Ra.'ashH7494,and greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419noiseוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963,with stormסוּפָה֙su.FahH5492and tempestוּסְעָרָ֔הu.se.'a.RahH5591,and the flameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851of devouringאוֹכֵלָֽה׃'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784.

7And the multitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471that fightH6633against Arielאֲרִיאֵ֑ל'a.ri.'ElH740,even all that fightH6638against her and her munitionוּמְצֹ֣דָתָ֔הּu.me.Tzo.da.TahH4685,and that distressוְהַמְּצִיקִ֖יםve.ha.me.tzi.KimH6693her, shall be as a dreamכַּֽחֲלוֹם֙ka.cha.lOmH2472of a nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915visionחֲז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377.

8It shall even be as when an hungryהָרָעֵ֜בha.ra.'EvH7457mandreamethיַחֲלֹ֨םya.cha.LomH2492,and, behold, he eatethאוֹכֵ֗ל'o.KhelH398;but he awakethוְהֵקִיץ֮ve.he.KitzH6974,and his soulנַפְשׁוֹ֒naf.ShoH5315is emptyוְרֵיקָ֣הve.rei.KahH7386:or as whenH834a thirsty manהַצָּמֵא֙ha.tza.Me'H6771dreamethיַחֲלֹ֤םya.cha.LomH2492,and, behold, he drinkethשֹׁתֶ֔הsho.TehH8354;but he awakethוְהֵקִיץ֙ve.he.KitzH6974, and, behold, he isfaintעָיֵ֔ף'a.YefH5889,and his soulוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315hath appetiteשׁוֹקֵקָ֑הsho.ke.KahH8264:so shall the multitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471be, that fightהַצֹּבְאִ֖יםha.tzoe.'ImH6633against mountהַ֥רharH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

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