Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 60:5-11

5Then thou shalt seeתִּרְאִי֙tir.'IH3372 H7200,and flow togetherוְנָהַ֔רְתְּve.na.HartH5102,and thine heartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824shall fearוּפָחַ֥דu.fa.ChadH6342,and be enlargedוְרָחַ֖בve.ra.ChavH7337;because the abundanceהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220shall be convertedיֵהָפֵ֤ךְye.ha.FekhH2015unto thee, the forcesחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto thee.

6The multitudeשִֽׁפְעַ֨תshif.'AtH8229of camelsגְּמַלִּ֜יםge.ma.LimH1581shall coverתְּכַסֵּ֗ךְte.kha.SekhH3680thee, the dromedariesבִּכְרֵ֤יbikh.ReiH1070of Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080and Ephahוְעֵיפָ֔הve.'ei.FahH5891;all they from Shebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614shall comeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935:they shall bringיִשָּׂ֔אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091and incenseוּלְבוֹנָה֙u.le.vo.NahH3828;and they shall shew forthיְבַשֵּֽׂרוּ׃ye.va.Se.ruH1319the praisesוּתְהִלֹּ֥תu.te.hi.LotH8416of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

7All the flocksצֹ֤אןtzonH6629of Kedarקֵדָר֙ke.DarH6938shall be gathered togetherיִקָּ֣בְצוּyi.Ka.ve.tzuH6908unto thee, the ramsאֵילֵ֥י'ei.LeiH352of Nebaiothנְבָי֖וֹתne.va.YotH5032shall ministerיְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְye.sha.re.Tu.nekhH8334unto thee: they shall come upיַעֲל֤וּya.'a.LuH5927with acceptanceרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522on mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,and I will glorifyאֲפָאֵֽר׃'a.fa.'ErH6286the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of my gloryתִּפְאַרְתִּ֖יtif.'ar.TiH8597.

8Who are these thatflyתְּעוּפֶ֑ינָהte.'u.Fei.nahH5774as a cloudכָּעָ֣בka.'AvH5645,and as the dovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםve.khai.yo.NimH3123to their windowsאֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.ru.bo.tei.HemH699?

9Surely the islesאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339shall waitיְקַוּ֗וּye.ka.VuH6960for me, and the shipsוָאֳנִיּ֤וֹתvo.'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁ֙tar.ShishH8659firstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223,to bringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935thy sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121from farמֵֽרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,their silverכַּסְפָּ֥םkas.PamH3701and their goldוּזְהָבָ֖םu.ze.ha.VamH2091with them, unto the nameלְשֵׁם֙le.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,and to the Holy Oneוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,because he hath glorifiedפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃fe.'a.RakhH6286thee.

10And the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of strangersנֵכָר֙ne.KharH5236shall build upוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129thy wallsחֹמֹתַ֔יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346,and their kingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םu.mal.khei.HemH4428shall ministerיְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְye.sha.re.Tu.nekhH8334unto thee: for in my wrathבְקִצְפִּי֙ve.kitz.PiH7110I smoteהִכִּיתִ֔יךְhi.ki.TikhH5221thee, but in my favourוּבִרְצוֹנִ֖יu.vir.tzo.NiH7522have I had mercyרִֽחַמְתִּֽיךְ׃Ri.cham.TikhH7355on thee.

11Therefore thy gatesשְׁעָרַ֧יִךְshe.'a.Ra.yikhH8179shall be openוּפִתְּח֨וּu.fi.te.ChuH6605continuallyתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548;they shall not be shutיִסָּגֵ֑רוּyi.sa.Ge.ruH5462dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119nor nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915; that menmay bringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935unto thee the forcesחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, and thattheir kingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םu.mal.khei.HemH4428may bebroughtנְהוּגִֽים׃ne.hu.GimH5090.

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