Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 43:17-20

17Which bringeth forthהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318the chariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393and horseוָס֖וּסva.SusH5483,the armyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428and the powerוְעִזּ֑וּזve.'i.ZuzH5808;they shall lie downיִשְׁכְּבוּ֙yish.ke.VuH7901togetherיַחְדָּ֤וyach.DavH3162,they shall not riseיָק֔וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965:they are extinctדָּעֲכ֖וּda.'a.KhuH1846,they are quenchedכָבֽוּ׃kha.VuH3518as towכַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥הka.pish.TahH6594.

18Rememberתִּזְכְּר֖וּtiz.ke.RuH2142ye not the former thingsרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתri.sho.NotH7223,neither considerתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃tit.bo.Na.nuH995the things of oldוְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹתve.kad.mo.ni.YotH6931.

19Behold, I will doעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213a new thingחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319;now it shall spring forthתִצְמָ֔חtitz.MachH6779;shall ye not knowתֵֽדָע֑וּהָte.da.'U.haH3045it? I will even makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760a wayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057, andriversנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןbi.shi.MonH3452.

20The beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704shall honourתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙te.kha.be.De.niH3513me, the dragonsתַּנִּ֖יםta.NimH8577and the owlsוּבְנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֑הu.ve.Not ya.'a.NahH3284 H1323:because I giveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.BarH4057, andriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbi.shi.MonH3452,to give drinkלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248to my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971,my chosenבְחִירִֽי׃ve.chi.RiH972.

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