Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 40:22-26

22It ishe that sittethהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427upon the circleח֣וּגchugH2329of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof areas grasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284;that stretcheth outהַנּוֹטֶ֤הha.no.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064as a curtainכַדֹּק֙kha.DokH1852,and spreadeth them outוַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥םvai.yim.ta.ChemH4969as a tentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168to dwell inלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427:

23That bringethהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414the princesרוֹזְנִ֖יםroz.NimH7336to nothing; he makethעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213the judgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776as vanityכַּתֹּ֥הוּka.To.huH8414.

24Yea, they shall not be plantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193;yea, they shall not be sownזֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uH2232:yea, their stockגִּזְעָ֑םgiz.'AmH1503shall not take rootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327in the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776:and he shall also blowנָשַׁ֤ףna.ShafH5398upon them, and they shall witherוַיִּבָ֔שׁוּvai.yi.Va.shuH3001,and the whirlwindוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591shall takeתִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ סti.sa.'EmH5375them away as stubbleכַּקַּ֥שׁka.KashH7179.

25To whom then will ye likenתְדַמְּי֖וּנִיte.da.me.Yu.niH1819me, or shall I be equalוְאֶשְׁוֶ֑הve.'esh.VehH7737?saithיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559the Holy Oneקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918.

26Lift upשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375your eyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869on highמָר֨וֹםma.RomH4791,and beholdוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200who hath createdבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254these things,that bringeth outהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318their hostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635by numberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557:he callethיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121them all by namesבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034by the greatnessמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230of his mightאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH202, for that he isstrongוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533in powerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581;not oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376failethנֶעְדָּֽר׃ סne'.DarH5737.

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