Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 59:4-7

4None callethקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121for justiceבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, nor anypleadethנִשְׁפָּ֖טnish.PatH8199for truthבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530:they trustבָּט֤וֹחַba.To.achH982in vanityתֹּ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414,and speakוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696liesשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723;they conceiveהָר֥וֹha.RoH2029mischiefעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999,and bring forthוְהוֹלֵ֥ידve.ho.LeidH3205iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

5They hatchבִּקֵּ֔עוּbi.Ke.'uH1234cockatrice’צִפְעוֹנִי֙tzif.'o.NiH6848eggsבֵּיצֵ֤יbei.TzeiH1000,and weaveיֶאֱרֹ֑גוּye.'e.Ro.guH707the spider’sעַכָּבִ֖ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוְקוּרֵ֥יve.ku.ReiH6980:he that eatethהָאֹכֵ֤לha.'o.KhelH398of their eggsמִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙mi.bei.tzei.HemH1000diethיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191,and that which is crushedוְהַזּוּרֶ֖הve.ha.zu.RehH2116breaketh outתִּבָּקַ֥עti.ba.Ka'H1234into a viperאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660.

6Their websקֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ku.rei.HemH6980shall not become garmentsלְבֶ֔גֶדle.Ve.gedH899,neither shall they coverיִתְכַּסּ֖וּyit.ka.SuH3680themselves with their worksבְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םbe.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639:their worksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ma.'a.sei.HemH4639areworksמַֽעֲשֵׂי־ma.'a.sei-H4639of iniquityאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205,and the actוּפֹ֥עַלu.Fo.'alH6467of violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555isin their handsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

7Their feetרַגְלֵיהֶם֙rag.lei.HemH7272runיָרֻ֔צוּya.Ru.tzuH7323to evilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451,and they make hasteוִֽימַהֲר֔וּvi.ma.ha.RuH4116to shedלִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְlish.PokhH8210innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818:their thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284arethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of iniquityאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205;wastingשֹׁ֥דshodH7701and destructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verH7667arein their pathsבִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם׃bim.si.lo.TamH4546.

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