Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 30:18-33

18And therefore will Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068waitיְחַכֶּ֤הye.cha.KehH2442,that he may be graciousלַֽחֲנַנְכֶ֔םla.cha.nan.KhemH2603unto you, and therefore will he be exaltedיָר֖וּםya.RumH7311,that he may have mercyלְרַֽחֶמְכֶ֑םle.ra.chem.KhemH7355upon you: for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isa Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941:blessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835areall they that waitח֥וֹכֵיCho.kheiH2442for him.

19For the peopleעַ֛ם'amH5971shall dwellיֵשֵׁ֖בye.ShevH3427in Zionבְּצִיּ֥וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726at Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:thou shalt weepבָּכ֣וֹba.KhoH1058no moreתִבְכֶּ֗הtiv.KehH1058:he will be veryחָנ֤וֹןcha.NonH2603graciousיָחְנְךָ֙ya.che.ne.KhaH2603unto thee at the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thy cryזַעֲקֶ֔ךָza.'a.Ke.chaH2199;when he shall hearכְּשָׁמְעָת֖וֹke.sha.me.'a.ToH8085it, he will answerעָנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH6030thee.

20And thoughthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136giveוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414you the breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of adversityצָ֖רtzarH6862,and the waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325of afflictionלָ֑חַץLa.chatzH3906,yet shall not thy teachersH3384be removed into a cornerיִכָּנֵ֥ףyi.ka.NefH3670any more, but thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall seeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200thy teachersH3384:

21And thine earsוְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241shall hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָהtish.Ma'.nahH8085a wordדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697behindמֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָme.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, This isthe wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,walk ye in itH3212,when ye turn to the right handתַאֲמִ֖ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH541,and when ye turn to the leftתַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃tas.me.'I.luH8041.

22Ye shall defileוְטִמֵּאתֶ֗םve.ti.me.TemH2930also the coveringצִפּוּי֙tzi.PuiH6826of thy graven imagesפְּסִילֵ֣יpe.si.LeiH6456of silverכַסְפֶּ֔ךָkhas.Pe.khaH3701,and the ornamentאֲפֻדַּ֖ת'a.fu.DatH642of thy molten imagesמַסֵּכַ֣תma.se.KhatH4541of goldזְהָבֶ֑ךָze.ha.Ve.khaH2091:thou shalt cast them awayתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219as a menstruous clothדָוָ֔הda.VahH1739;thou shalt sayתֹּ֥אמַרTo.marH559unto it, Get thee henceH3318.

23Then shall he giveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414the rainמְטַ֨רme.TarH4306of thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֜zar.'a.KhaH2233,that thou shalt sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232the groundהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127withal; and breadוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899of the increaseתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and it shall be fatדָשֵׁ֖ןda.ShenH1879and plenteousוְשָׁמֵ֑ןve.sha.MenH8082:in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall thy cattleמִקְנֶ֛יךָmik.Nei.chaH4735feedיִרְעֶ֥הyir.'EhH7462in largeנִרְחָֽב׃nir.ChavH7337pasturesכַּ֥רkarH3733.

24The oxenוְהָאֲלָפִ֣יםve.ha.'a.la.FimH504likewise and the young donkeysוְהָעֲיָרִ֗יםve.ha.'a.ya.RimH5895that earעֹֽבְדֵי֙'oe.DeiH5647the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127shall eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398cleanחָמִ֖יץcha.MitzH2548provenderבְּלִ֥ילbe.LilH1098,which hath been winnowedזֹרֶ֥הzo.RehH2219with the shovelבָרַ֖חַתva.Ra.chatH7371and with the fanוּבַמִּזְרֶֽה׃u.va.miz.RehH4214.

25And there shall be upon every highגָּבֹ֗הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַ֣רharH2022,and upon every highנִשָּׂאָ֔הni.sa.'AhH5375hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389,riversפְּלָגִ֖יםpe.la.GimH6388andstreamsיִבְלֵי־yiv.lei-H2988of watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the greatרָ֔בRavH7227slaughterהֶ֣רֶגHe.regH2027,when the towersמִגְדָּלִֽים׃mig.da.LimH4026fallבִּנְפֹ֖לbin.FolH5307.

26Moreover the lightאֽוֹר־'or-H216of the moonהַלְּבָנָה֙ha.le.va.NahH3842shall be as the lightכְּא֣וֹרke.'orH216of the sunהַֽחַמָּ֔הha.cha.MahH2535,and the lightוְא֤וֹרve.'orH216of the sunהַֽחַמָּה֙ha.cha.MahH2535shall be sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֔יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659,as the lightכְּא֖וֹרke.'orH216of sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,in the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bindeth upחֲבֹ֤שׁcha.VoshH2280the breachשֶׁ֣בֶרShe.verH7667of his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and healethיִרְפָּֽא׃ סyir.Pa'H7495the strokeוּמַ֥חַץu.Ma.chatzH4273of their woundמַכָּת֖וֹma.ka.ToH4347.

27Behold, the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068comethבָּ֣אba'H935from farמִמֶּרְחָ֔קmi.mer.ChakH4801,burningבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197withhis angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639,and the burdenמַשָּׂאָ֑הma.sa.'AhH4858thereof isheavyוְכֹ֖בֶדve.KhoedH3514:his lipsשְׂפָתָיו֙se.fa.TavH8193are fullמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390of indignationזַ֔עַםZa.'amH2195,and his tongueוּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956as a devouringאֹכָֽלֶת׃'o.Kha.letH398fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784:

28And his breathוְרוּח֞וֹve.ru.ChoH7307,as an overflowingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857streamכְּנַ֤חַלke.Na.chalH5158,shall reach to the midstיֶֽחֱצֶ֔הye.che.TzehH2673of the neckצַוָּ֣ארtza.VarH6677,to siftלַהֲנָפָ֥הla.ha.na.FahH5130the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471with the sieveבְּנָ֣פַתbe.Na.fatH5299of vanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723: and there shall bea bridleוְרֶ֣סֶןve.Re.senH7448in the jawsלְחָיֵ֥יle.cha.YeiH3895of the peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971, causing themto errמַתְעֶ֔הmat.'EhH8582.

29Ye shall have a songהַשִּׁיר֙ha.ShirH7892,as in the nightכְּלֵ֖ילke.LeilH3915whena holyH6942solemnityחָ֑גChagH2282is keptH6942;and gladnessוְשִׂמְחַ֣תve.sim.ChatH8057of heartלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824,as when one goethכַּֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ka.ho.leKhH1980with a pipeבֶּֽחָלִ֔ילbe.cha.LilH2485to comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935into the mountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to the mighty Oneצ֥וּרtzurH6697of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall cause his gloriousה֣וֹדHodH1935voiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963to be heardוְהִשְׁמִ֨יעַve.hish.Mi.a'H8085,and shall shewיַרְאֶ֔הyar.'EhH7200the lighting downוְנַ֤חַתve.Na.chatH5183of his armזְרוֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'OH2220,with the indignationבְּזַ֣עַףbe.Za.'afH2197of hisangerאַ֔ף'AfH639, and withthe flameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851of a devouringאוֹכֵלָ֑ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784, withscatteringנֶ֥פֶץNe.fetzH5311,and tempestוָזֶ֖רֶםva.Ze.remH2230,and hailstonesוְאֶ֥בֶן בָּרָֽד׃ve.'E.ven ba.RadH1259 H68.

31For through the voiceמִקּ֥וֹלmi.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall the Assyrianאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804be beaten downיֵחַ֣תye.ChatH2865, whichsmoteיַכֶּֽה׃ya.KehH5221with a rodבַּשֵּׁ֖בֶטba.She.vetH7626.

32And inevery placeכֹּ֤לkolH3605where the groundedמֽוּסָדָ֔הmu.sa.DahH4145staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294shall passמַֽעֲבַר֙ma.'a.VarH4569,which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall layיָנִ֤יחַya.Ni.achH5117upon him, itshall be with tabretsבְּתֻפִּ֖יםbe.tu.PimH8596and harpsוּבְכִנֹּר֑וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658:and in battlesוּבְמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתu.ve.mil.cha.MotH4421of shakingתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573will he fightנִלְחַם־nil.cham-H3898with it.

33For Tophetתָּפְתֶּ֔הta.fe.TehH8613isordainedעָר֤וּךְ'a.RukhH6186of oldמֵֽאֶתְמוּל֙me.'et.MulH865;yea, for the kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428it is preparedהוּכָ֖ןhu.KhanH3559; he hath made itdeepהֶעְמִ֣יקhe'.MikH6009andlargeהִרְחִ֑בhir.ChivH7337:the pileמְדֻרָתָ֗הּme.du.ra.TahH4071thereof isfireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784and muchהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235woodוְעֵצִים֙ve.'e.TzimH6086;the breathנִשְׁמַ֤תnish.MatH5397of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,like a streamכְּנַ֣חַלke.Na.chalH5158of brimstoneגָּפְרִ֔יתga.fe.RitH1614,doth kindleבֹּעֲרָ֖הbo.'a.RahH1197it.

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