Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 40:27-31

27Why sayestתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559thou, O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and speakestוּתְדַבֵּ֖רu.te.da.BerH1696,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,My wayדַרְכִּי֙dar.KiH1870is hidנִסְתְּרָ֤הnis.te.RahH5641from Yhwhמֵֽיְהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068,and my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941is passed overיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674from my Godוּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖יu.me.'e.lo.HaiH430?

28Hast thou not knownיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045?hast thou not heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085, thatthe everlastingעוֹלָ֤ם׀o.LamH5769Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Creatorבּוֹרֵא֙bo.Re'H1254of the endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,faintethיִיעַ֖ףyi.'AfH3286not, neither is wearyיִיגָ֑עyi.Ga'H3021? there isno searchingחֵ֖קֶרChe.kerH2714of his understandingלִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃lit.vu.na.ToH8394.

29He givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414powerכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581to the faintלַיָּעֵ֖ףlai.ya.'EfH3287; and to them that haveno mightאוֹנִ֖ים'o.NimH202he increasethיַרְבֶּֽה׃yar.BehH7235strengthעָצְמָ֥ה'a.tze.MahH6109.

30Even the youthsנְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.RimH5288shall faintוְיִֽעֲפ֥וּve.yi.'a.FuH3286and be wearyוְיִגָ֑עוּve.yi.Ga.'uH3021,and the young menוּבַחוּרִ֖יםu.va.chu.RimH970shall utterlyכָּשׁ֥וֹלka.SholH3782fallיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃yi.ka.She.luH3782:

31But they that waitוְקוֹיֵ֤ve.ko.YeH6960upon Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall renewיַחֲלִ֣יפוּya.cha.Li.fuH2498theirstrengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581;they shall mount upיַעֲל֥וּya.'a.LuH5927with wingsאֵ֖בֶר'E.verH83as eaglesכַּנְּשָׁרִ֑יםka.ne.sha.RimH5404;they shall runיָר֙וּצוּ֙ya.Ru.tzuH7323,and not be wearyיִיגָ֔עוּyi.Ga.'uH3021; andthey shall walkH3212,and not faintיִיעָֽפוּ׃ פyi.'A.fuH3286.

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