Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 54:7-9

7For a smallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996momentבְּרֶ֥גַעbe.Re.ga'H7281have I forsakenעֲזַבְתִּ֑יךְ'a.zav.TikhH5800thee; but with greatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419merciesוּבְרַחֲמִ֥יםu.ve.ra.cha.MimH7356will I gatherאֲקַבְּצֵֽךְ׃'a.ka.be.TzekhH6908thee.

8In a littleבְּשֶׁ֣צֶףbe.She.tzefH8241wrathקֶ֗צֶףKe.tzefH7110I hidהִסְתַּ֨רְתִּיhis.Tar.tiH5641my faceפָנַ֥יfa.NaiH6440from thee for a momentרֶ֙גַע֙re.ga'H7281;but with everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769kindnessוּבְחֶ֥סֶדu.ve.Che.sedH2617will I have mercyרִֽחַמְתִּ֑יךְri.cham.TikhH7355on thee, saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068thy Redeemerגֹּאֲלֵ֖ךְgo.'a.LekhH1350.

9For this is asthe watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Noahנֹ֙חַ֙no.achH5146unto me: for asI have swornנִשְׁבַּ֗עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650that the watersמֵי־mei-H4325of Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146should no more go overמֵעֲבֹ֥רme.'a.VorH5674the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;so have I swornנִשְׁבַּ֛עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650that I would not be wrothמִקְּצֹ֥ףmi.ke.TzofH7107with thee, nor rebukeוּמִגְּעָר־u.mi.ge.'or-H1605thee.

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