Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 64:1-3

1Ohלוּא־lu'-H3863that thou wouldest rendקָרַ֤עְתָּka.Ra'.taH7167the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,that thou wouldest come downיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381,that the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022might flow downנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at thy presenceH6440,

2As whenthe meltingהֲמָסִ֗יםha.ma.SimH2003fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784burnethכִּקְדֹ֧חַkik.Do.achH6919,the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784causeth the watersמַ֚יִםMa.yimH4325to boilתִּבְעֶה־tiv.'eh-H1158,to make thy nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034knownלְהוֹדִ֥יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045to thine adversariesלְצָרֶ֑יךָle.tza.Rei.khaH6862, thatthe nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471may trembleיִרְגָּֽזוּ׃yir.Ga.zuH7264at thy presenceH6440!

3When thou didstH6213terrible thingsנוֹרָא֖וֹתno.ra.'otH3372whichwe lookedנְקַוֶּ֑הne.ka.VehH6960not for, thou camest downיָרַ֕דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381,the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022flowed downנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at thy presenceמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

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