Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 50:1-2

1Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Where isthe billסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of your mother’sאִמְּכֶם֙'i.me.KhemH517divorcementכְּרִית֤וּתke.ri.TutH3748,whom I have put awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֔יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971?or which of my creditorsמִנּוֹשַׁ֔יmi.no.ShaiH5383is itto whom I have soldמָכַ֥רְתִּיma.Khar.tiH4376you? Behold, for your iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ba.'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have ye soldנִמְכַּרְתֶּ֔םnim.kar.TemH4376yourselves, and for your transgressionsוּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.fish.'ei.KhemH6588is your motherאִמְּכֶֽם׃'i.me.KhemH517put awayשֻׁלְּחָ֥הshu.le.ChahH7971.

2Wherefore, when I cameבָּ֜אתִיBa.tiH935, was thereno manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376?when I calledקָרָֽאתִי֮ka.ra.TiH7121, was therenone to answerעוֹנֶה֒o.NehH6030?Is my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027shortenedהֲקָצ֨וֹרha.ka.TzorH7114at allקָצְרָ֤הka.tze.RahH7114,that it cannot redeemמִפְּד֔וּתmi.pe.DutH6304?or have I no powerכֹ֖חַKho.achH3581to deliverלְהַצִּ֑ילle.ha.TzilH5337?behold, at my rebukeבְּגַעֲרָתִ֞יbe.ga.'a.ra.TiH1606I dry upאַחֲרִ֣יב'a.cha.RivH2717the seaיָ֗םYamH3220,I makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760the riversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104a wildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057:their fishדְּגָתָם֙de.ga.TamH1710stinkethתִּבְאַ֤שׁtiv.'AshH887, because there isno waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,and diethוְתָמֹ֖תve.ta.MotH4191for thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

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