Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 65:12-14

12Therefore will I numberוּמָנִ֨יתִיu.ma.Ni.tiH4487you to the swordלַחֶ֗רֶבla.Che.revH2719,and ye shall all bow downתִּכְרָ֔עוּtikh.Ra.'uH3766to the slaughterלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874:because when I calledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121,ye did not answerעֲנִיתֶ֔ם'a.ni.TemH6030;when I spakeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,ye did not hearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085;but didוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451before mine eyesבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,and did chooseבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פbe.char.TemH977thatwherein I delightedחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654not.

13Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,Behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֤י׀'a.va.DaiH5650shall eatיֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙yo.Khe.luH398,but ye shall be hungryתִּרְעָ֔בוּtir.'A.vuH7456:behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shall drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354,but ye shall be thirstyתִּצְמָ֑אוּtitz.Ma.'uH6770:behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shall rejoiceיִשְׂמָ֖חוּyis.Ma.chuH8055,but ye shall be ashamedתֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃te.Vo.shuH954:

14Behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shall singיָרֹ֖נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442for joyמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898of heartלֵ֑בLevH3820,but ye shall cryתִּצְעֲקוּ֙titz.'a.KuH6817for sorrowמִכְּאֵ֣בmi.ke.'EvH3511of heartלֵ֔בLevH3820,and shall howlתְּיֵלִֽילוּ׃te.ye.Li.luH3213for vexationוּמִשֵּׁ֥בֶרu.mi.She.verH7667of spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307.

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