Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 44:9-12

9They that makeיֹֽצְרֵי־yo.tze.rei-H3335a graven imageפֶ֤סֶלFe.selH6459areall of them vanityתֹּ֔הוּTo.huH8414;and their delectable thingsוַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.mu.dei.HemH2530shall not profitיוֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276; and they aretheir own witnessesוְעֵדֵיהֶ֣םve.'e.dei.HemH5707;they seeיִרְא֛וּyir.'UH7200not, nor knowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045;that they may be ashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

10Who hath formedיָצַ֥רya.TzarH3335a godאֵ֖ל'elH410,or moltenנָסָ֑ךְna.SakhH5258a graven imageוּפֶ֣סֶלu.Fe.selH6459thatis profitableהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276for nothingלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115?

11Behold, all his fellowsחֲבֵרָיו֙cha.ve.RavH2270shall be ashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954:and the workmenוְחָרָשִׁ֥יםve.cha.ra.ShimH2796, they areof menמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120:let them all be gathered togetherיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908,let them stand upיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975; yetthey shall fearיִפְחֲד֖וּyif.cha.DuH6342, andthey shall be ashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

12The smithחָרַ֤שׁ בַּרְזֶל֙cha.Rash bar.ZelH2796 H1270with the tongsמַֽעֲצָ֔דma.'a.TzadH4621both workethוּפָעַל֙u.fa.'AlH6466in the coalsבַּפֶּחָ֔םba.pe.ChamH6352,and fashionethיִצְּרֵ֑הוּyi.tze.Re.huH3335it with hammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717,and workethוַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yif.'a.Le.huH6466it with the strengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581of his armsבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220:yea, he is hungryH7457,and his strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581failethוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369:he drinkethשָׁ֥תָהSha.tahH8354no waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,and is faintוַיִּיעָֽף׃vai.yi.'AfH3286.

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