Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 34:5-15

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.

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