Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 3:16-24

16Moreover Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saithוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726are haughtyגָֽבְהוּ֙ga.ve.HuH1361,and walkH3212with stretched forthנְטוּי֣וֹתne.tv.VotH5186necksגָּר֔וֹןga.RonH1627and wantonוּֽמְשַׂקְּר֖וֹתu.me.sa.ke.RotH8265eyesעֵינָ֑יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,walkingH1980and mincingוְטָפֹף֙ve.ta.FofH2952asthey goH3212,and making a tinklingתְּעַכַּֽסְנָה׃te.'a.Kas.nahH5913with their feetוּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.rag.lei.HemH7272:

17Therefore the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136will smite with a scabוְשִׂפַּ֣חve.si.PachH5596the crown of the headקָדְקֹ֖דka.de.KodH6936of the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726,And Yhwhוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068will discoverיְעָרֶֽה׃ סye.'a.RehH6168their secret partsפָּתְהֵ֥ןpa.te.HenH6596.

18In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136will take awayיָסִ֣ירya.SirH5493the braveryתִּפְאֶ֧רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of theirtinkling ornamentsהָעֲכָסִ֛יםha.'a.kha.SimH5914about their feet, and theircaulsוְהַשְּׁבִיסִ֖יםve.ha.she.vi.SimH7636, and theirround tires like the moonוְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִֽים׃ve.ha.sa.ha.ro.NimH7720,

19The chainsהַנְּטִיפ֥וֹתha.ne.ti.FotH5188,and the braceletsוְהַשֵּׁיר֖וֹתve.ha.shei.RotH8285,and the mufflersוְהָֽרְעָלֽוֹת׃ve.Ha.re.'a.LotH7479,

20The bonnetsהַפְּאֵרִ֤יםha.pe.'e.RimH6287,and the ornaments of the legsוְהַצְּעָדוֹת֙ve.ha.tze.'a.dOtH6807,and the headbandsוְהַקִּשֻּׁרִ֔יםve.hak.ki.shu.RimH7196,and the tabletsוּבָתֵּ֥י הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁu.va.Tei ha.Ne.feshH1004 H5315,and the earringsוְהַלְּחָשִֽׁים׃ve.ha.le.cha.ShimH3908,

21The ringsהַטַּבָּע֖וֹתha.ta.ba.'otH2885,and noseהָאָֽף׃ha.'AfH639jewelsוְנִזְמֵ֥יve.niz.MeiH5141,

22The changeable suits of apparelהַמַּֽחֲלָצוֹת֙ha.ma.cha.la.tzOtH4254,and the mantlesוְהַמַּ֣עֲטָפ֔וֹתve.ha.Ma.'a.ta.FotH4595,and the wimplesוְהַמִּטְפָּח֖וֹתve.ha.mit.pa.ChotH4304,and the crisping pinsוְהָחֲרִיטִֽים׃ve.ha.cha.ri.TimH2754,

23The glassesוְהַגִּלְיֹנִים֙ve.ha.gil.yo.NimH1549,and the fine linenוְהַסְּדִינִ֔יםve.ha.se.di.NimH5466,and the hoodsוְהַצְּנִיפ֖וֹתve.ha.tze.ni.FotH6797,and the vailsוְהָרְדִידִֽים׃ve.ha.re.di.DimH7289.

24And it shall come to pass, thatinstead of sweet smellבֹּ֜שֶׂםBo.semH1314there shall be stinkמַ֣קmakH4716;and instead of a girdleחֲגוֹרָ֤הcha.go.RahH2290a rentנִקְפָּה֙nik.PahH5364;and instead of well setמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639hairמִקְשֶׁה֙mik.ShehH4748baldnessקָרְחָ֔הka.re.ChahH7144;and instead of a stomacherפְּתִיגִ֖ילpe.ti.GilH6614a girdingמַחֲגֹ֣רֶתma.cha.Go.retH4228of sackclothשָׂ֑קSakH8242; andburningכִּי־ki-H3587instead of beautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

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