Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 33:17-22

17Thine eyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall seeתֶּחֱזֶ֣ינָהte.che.Zei.nahH2372the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in his beautyבְּיָפְי֖וֹbe.ya.fe.YoH3308:they shall beholdתִּרְאֶ֖ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776that is very far offמַרְחַקִּֽים׃mar.cha.KimH4801.

18Thine heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820shall meditateיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897terrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367. Where isthe scribeסֹפֵר֙so.FerH5608? where isthe receiverשֹׁקֵ֔לsho.KelH8254? where ishe that countedסֹפֵ֥רso.FerH5608the towersהַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃ha.mig.da.LimH4026?

19Thou shalt not seeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200a fierceנוֹעָ֖זno.'AzH3267peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of a deeperעִמְקֵ֤י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193than thou canst perceiveמִשְּׁמ֔וֹעַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085;of a stammeringנִלְעַ֥גnil.'AgH3932tongueלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956, that thou canstnot understandבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.

20Lookחֲזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2372upon Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,the cityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151of our solemnitiesמֽוֹעֲדֵ֑נוּmo.'a.De.nuH4150:thine eyesעֵינֶיךָ֩'ei.nei.KhaH5869shall seeתִרְאֶ֨ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a quietשַׁאֲנָ֗ןsha.'a.NanH7600habitationנָוֶ֣הna.VehH5116,a tabernacleאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168thatshall not be taken downיִצְעָן֙yitz.'AnH6813;not one of the stakesיְתֵֽדֹתָיו֙ye.te.do.TavH3489thereof shall everלָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331be removedיִסַּ֤עyi.Sa'H5265,neither shall any of the cordsחֲבָלָ֖יוcha.va.LavH2256thereof be brokenיִנָּתֵֽקוּ׃yi.na.Te.kuH5423.

21But there the gloriousאַדִּ֤יר'a.DirH117Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will beunto us a placeמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725of broadרַחֲבֵ֣י יָדָ֑יִםra.cha.Vei ya.Da.yimH3027 H7342riversנְהָרִ֥יםne.ha.RimH5104andstreamsיְאֹרִ֖יםye.'o.RimH2975;wherein shall goH3212noבַּל־bal-H1077galleyאֳנִי־'o.ni-H590with oarsשַׁ֔יִטSha.yitH7885,neither shall gallantאַדִּ֖יר'a.DirH117shipוְצִ֥יve.TziH6716passיַעַבְרֶֽנּוּ׃ya.'av.Re.nuH5674thereby.

22For Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isour judgeשֹׁפְטֵ֔נוּsho.fe.Te.nuH8199,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isour lawgiverמְחֹקְקֵ֑נוּme.cho.ke.Ke.nuH2710,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068isour kingמַלְכֵּ֖נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428;he will saveיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us.

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