Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 34:1-4

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.

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