Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 34:11-14

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.

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