Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 31:1-3

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to them that go downהַיֹּרְדִ֤יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714for helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833;and stayיִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּyi.sha.'E.nuH8172on horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,and trustוַיִּבְטְח֨וּvai.yiv.te.ChuH982in chariotsרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393, because they aremanyרָ֗בRavH7227;and in horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁים֙pa.ra.ShimH6571,because they are veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966strongעָצְמ֣וּ'a.tze.MuH6105;but they lookשָׁעוּ֙sha.'UH8159not unto the Holy Oneקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,neither seekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃da.Ra.shuH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068!

2Yet he also iswiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450,and will bringוַיָּ֣בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935evilרָ֔עRa'H7451,and will not call backהֵסִ֑ירhe.SirH5493his wordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697:but will ariseוְקָם֙ve.KamH6965against the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the evildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489,and against the helpעֶזְרַ֖ת'ez.RatH5833of them that workפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

3Now the Egyptiansוּמִצְרַ֤יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714aremenאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,and not Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;and their horsesוְסוּסֵיהֶ֥םve.su.sei.HemH5483fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320,and not spiritר֑וּחַRu.achH7307.when Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068shall stretch outיַטֶּ֣הya.TehH5186his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,both he that helpethעוֹזֵר֙o.ZerH5826shall fallוְכָשַׁ֤לve.kha.ShalH3782,and he that is holpenעָזֻ֔ר'a.ZurH5826shall fall downוְנָפַ֣לve.na.FalH5307,and they all shall failיִכְלָיֽוּן׃ סyikh.la.YunH3615togetherוְיַחְדָּ֖וve.yach.DavH3162.

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