Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 34:10-13

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.

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