Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 34

1Come nearקִרְב֤וּkir.VuH7126,ye nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,to hearלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085;and hearkenהַקְשִׁ֑יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181,ye peopleוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816:let the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085,and all that is thereinוּמְלֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393;the worldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398,and all things that come forthצֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631of it.

2For the indignationקֶ֤צֶףKe.tzefH7110of Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068isupon all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, and hisfuryוְחֵמָ֖הve.che.MahH2534upon all their armiesצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635:he hath utterly destroyedהֶחֱרִימָ֖םhe.che.ri.MamH2763them, he hath deliveredנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them to the slaughterלַטָּֽבַח׃la.Ta.vachH2874.

3Their slainוְחַלְלֵיהֶ֣םve.cha.lei.HemH2491also shall be cast outיֻשְׁלָ֔כוּyush.La.khuH7993,and their stinkבָאְשָׁ֑םva.'e.ShamH889shall come upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927out of their carcasesוּפִגְרֵיהֶ֖םu.fig.rei.HemH6297,and the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022shall be meltedוְנָמַ֥סּוּve.na.Ma.suH4549with their bloodמִדָּמָֽם׃mi.da.MamH1818.

4And all the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall be dissolvedוְנָמַ֙קּוּ֙ve.na.Ma.kuH4743,and the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall be rolled togetherוְנָגֹ֥לּוּve.na.Go.luH1556as a scrollכַסֵּ֖פֶרkha.Se.ferH5612:and all their hostצְבָאָ֣םtze.va.'AmH6635shall fall downיִבּ֔וֹלyi.BolH5034,as the leafעָלֶה֙'a.LehH5929falleth offכִּנְבֹ֤לkin.VolH5034from the vineמִגֶּ֔פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612,and as a fallingוּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶתu.khe.no.Ve.letH5034figfrom the fig treeמִתְּאֵנָֽה׃mi.te.'e.NahH8384.

5For my swordחַרְבִּ֑יchar.BiH2719shall be bathedרִוְּתָ֥הri.ve.TahH7301in heavenבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064:behold, it shall come downתֵּרֵ֔דte.RedH3381upon Idumeaאֱד֣וֹם'e.DomH123,and upon the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of my curseחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764,to judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃le.mish.PatH4941.

6The swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of Yhwhלַיהוָ֞הla.Yah.wehH3068is filledמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390with bloodדָם֙damH1818,it is made fatהֻדַּ֣שְׁנָהhu.Dash.nahH1878with fatnessמֵחֵ֔לֶבme.Che.levH2459, andwith the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733and goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260,with the fatמֵחֵ֖לֶבme.Che.levH2459of the kidneysכִּלְי֣וֹתkil.YotH3629of ramsאֵילִ֑ים'ei.LimH352:for Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath a sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077in Bozrahבְּבָצְרָ֔הbe.va.tze.RahH1224,and a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419slaughterוְטֶ֥בַחve.Te.vachH2874in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Idumeaאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

7And the unicornsרְאֵמִים֙re.'e.MimH7214shall come downוְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.DuH3381with them, and the bullocksוּפָרִ֖יםu.fa.RimH6499with the bullsאַבִּירִ֑ים'a.bi.RimH47;and their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776shall be soakedוְרִוְּתָ֤הve.ri.ve.TahH7301with bloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,and their dustוַעֲפָרָ֖םva.'a.fa.RamH6083made fatיְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ye.du.ShanH1878with fatnessמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459.

8For it isthe dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of Yhwh'sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068vengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359, andthe yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of recompencesשִׁלּוּמִ֖יםshi.lu.MimH7966for the controversyלְרִ֥יבle.RivH7379of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

9And the streamsנְחָלֶ֙יהָ֙ne.cha.Lei.haH5158thereof shall be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015into pitchלְזֶ֔פֶתle.Ze.fetH2203,and the dustוַעֲפָרָ֖הּva.'a.fa.RahH6083thereof into brimstoneלְגָפְרִ֑יתle.ga.fe.RitH1614,and the landאַרְצָ֔הּ'ar.TzahH776thereof shall become burningבֹּעֵרָֽה׃bo.'e.RahH1197pitchלְזֶ֖פֶתle.Ze.fetH2203.

10It shall not be quenchedתִכְבֶּ֔הtikh.BehH3518nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915nor dayוְיוֹמָם֙ve.yo.MamH3119;the smokeעֲשָׁנָ֑הּ'a.sha.NahH6227thereof shall go upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769:from generationמִדּ֤וֹרmi.DorH1755to generationלָדוֹר֙la.dOrH1755it shall lie wasteתֶּחֱרָ֔בte.che.RavH2717;none shall pass throughעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674it for everלְנֵ֣צַחle.Ne.tzachH5331and everנְצָחִ֔יםne.tza.ChimH5331.

11But the cormorantקָאַ֣תka.'AtH6893and the bitternוְקִפּ֔וֹדve.ki.PodH7090shall possessוִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙vi.re.Shu.haH3423it; the owlוְיַנְשׁ֥וֹףve.yan.ShofH3244also and the ravenוְעֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH6158shall dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931in it: and he shall stretch outוְנָטָ֥הve.na.TahH5186upon it the lineקַֽו־kav-H6957of confusionתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414,and the stonesוְאַבְנֵי־ve.'av.nei-H68of emptinessבֹֽהוּ׃Vo.huH922.

12They shall callיִקְרָ֑אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121the noblesחֹרֶ֥יהָcho.Rei.haH2715thereof to the kingdomמְלוּכָ֣הme.lu.KhahH4410, but none shall bethere, and all her princesשָׂרֶ֖יהָsa.Rei.haH8269shall be nothingאָֽפֶס׃'A.fesH657.

13And thornsסִירִ֔יםsi.RimH5518shall come upוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927in her palacesאַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,nettlesקִמּ֥וֹשׂki.MosH7057and bramblesוָח֖וֹחַva.Cho.achH2336in the fortressesבְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָbe.miv.tza.Rei.haH4013thereof: and it shall be an habitationנְוֵ֣הne.VehH5116of dragonsתַנִּ֔יםta.NimH8577, anda courtחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2681for owlsלִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃liv.Not ya.'a.NahH3284 H1323.

14The wild beasts of the desertצִיִּים֙tzi.YimH6728shall also meetוּפָגְשׁ֤וּu.fa.ge.ShuH6298with the wild beasts of the islandאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH338,and the satyrוְשָׂעִ֖ירve.sa.'IrH8163shall cryיִקְרָ֑אyik.Ra'H7121to his fellowרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453;the screech owlלִּילִ֔יתli.LitH3917also shall restהִרְגִּ֣יעָהhir.Gi.'ahH7280there, and findוּמָצְאָ֥הu.ma.tze.'AhH4672for herself a place of restמָנֽוֹחַ׃ma.No.achH4494.

15There shall the great owlקִפּוֹז֙ki.pOzH7091make her nestקִנְּנָ֤הki.ne.NahH7077,and layוַתְּמַלֵּ֔טva.te.ma.LetH4422,and hatchוּבָקְעָ֖הu.va.ke.'AhH1234,and gatherוְדָגְרָ֣הve.da.ge.RahH1716under her shadowבְצִלָּ֑הּve.tzi.LahH6738:there shall the vulturesדַיּ֖וֹתdai.YotH1772also be gatheredנִקְבְּצ֥וּnik.be.TzuH6908,every oneאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802with her mateרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468.

16Seek ye outדִּרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875of the bookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and readוּֽקְרָ֔אוּu.ke.Ra.'uH7121:no oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259of theseH2007shall failנֶעְדָּ֔רָהne'.Da.rahH5737,noneאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802shall wantפָקָ֑דוּfa.Ka.duH6485her mateרְעוּתָ֖הּre.'u.TahH7468:for my mouthפִי֙fiH6310it hath commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680,and his spiritוְרוּח֖וֹve.ru.ChoH7307it hath gatheredקִבְּצָֽן׃ki.be.TzanH6908them.

17And he hath castהִפִּ֤ילhi.PilH5307the lotגּוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486for them, and his handוְיָד֛וֹve.ya.DoH3027hath dividedחִלְּקַ֥תָּהchi.le.Ka.tahH2505it unto them by lineבַּקָּ֑וba.KavH6957:they shall possessיִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָyi.ra.Shu.haH3423it forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,from generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to generationוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755shall they dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931therein.

Commentaries on Isaiah 34