Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 42:2-4

2He shall not cryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817,nor lift upיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375,nor cause his voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963to be heardיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085in the streetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3A bruisedרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070shall he not breakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665,and the smokingכֵהָ֖הkhe.HahH3544flaxוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594shall he not quenchיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518:he shall bring forthיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941unto truthלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571.

4He shall not failיִכְהֶה֙yikh.HehH3543nor be discouragedיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7533,till he have setיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776:and the islesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339shall waitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176for his lawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.

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