Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 36:15-20

15Neither let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396make you trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will surelyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337deliverיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us: this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shall not be deliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

16Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085not to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ סchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396:for thus saithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213an agreement with me bya presentבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293,and come outוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318to me: and eatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398ye every oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376of his vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612,and every oneוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of his fig treeתְּאֵנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384,and drinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354ye every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376the watersמֵי־mei-H4325of his own cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953;

17Until I comeבֹּאִ֕יbo.'IH935and take you awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947to a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your own landכְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,a landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715and wineוְתִיר֔וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899and vineyardsוּכְרָמִֽים׃u.khe.ra.MimH3754.

18Bewarelest Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396persuadeיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverיַצִּילֵ֑נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us. Hath anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֜ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337his landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776out of the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

19Where arethe godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574and Arphadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774? where arethe godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617?and have they deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111out of my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

20Who are theyamong all the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of these landsהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776,that have deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776out of my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068should deliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389out of my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

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