Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 57:14-19

14And shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559,Cast ye upסֹֽלּוּ־so.lu-H5549,cast ye upסֹ֖לּוּSo.luH5549,prepareפַּנּוּ־pa.nu-H6437the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,take upהָרִ֥ימוּha.Ri.muH7311the stumblingblockמִכְשׁ֖וֹלmikh.SholH4383out of the wayמִדֶּ֥רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

15For thus saithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the highרָ֣םramH7311and lofty Oneוְנִשָּׂ֗אve.ni.Sa'H5375that inhabitethשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931eternityעַד֙'adH5703,whose nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034isHolyוְקָד֣וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918;I dwellאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן'esh.KonH7931in the highמָר֥וֹםma.RomH4791and holyוְקָד֖וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918place, with him also that isof a contriteדַּכָּא֙da.Ka'H1793and humbleוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307,to reviveלְהַחֲיוֹת֙le.ha.cha.yOtH2421the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the humbleשְׁפָלִ֔יםshe.fa.LimH8217,and to reviveוּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421the heartלֵ֥בlevH3820of the contrite onesנִדְכָּאִֽים׃nid.ka.'ImH1792.

16For I will not contendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378for everלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769,neither will I be alwaysלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331wrothאֶקְּצ֑וֹף'e.ke.TzofH7107:for the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307should failיַֽעֲט֔וֹףya.'a.TofH5848beforeמִלְּפָנַ֣יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440me, and the soulsוּנְשָׁמ֖וֹתu.ne.sha.MotH5397whichI have madeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

17For the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of his covetousnessבִּצְע֛וֹbitz.'OH1215was I wrothקָצַ֥פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107,and smoteוְאַכֵּ֖הוּve.'a.Ke.huH5221him: I hidהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641me, and was wrothוְאֶקְצֹ֑ףve.'ek.TzofH7107,and he went onH3212backslidingשׁוֹבָ֖בsho.VavH7726in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

18I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200his waysדְּרָכָ֥יוde.ra.KhavH1870,and will healוְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּve.'er.pa.'E.huH7495him: I will leadוְאַנְחֵ֕הוּve.'an.Che.huH5148him also, and restoreוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧םva.'a.sha.LemH7999comfortsנִֽחֻמִ֛יםni.chu.MimH5150unto him and to his mournersוְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.ve.LavH57.

19I createבּוֹרֵ֖אbo.Re'H1254the fruitנִ֣יבnuvH5108of the lipsשְׂפָתָ֑יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193;Peaceשָׁל֨וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to him that isfar offלָרָח֧וֹקla.ra.ChokH7350, and to him that isnearוְלַקָּר֛וֹבve.la.ka.RovH7138,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;and I will healוּרְפָאתִֽיו׃u.re.fa.TivH7495him.

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