Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 9:8-12

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971a wordדָּבָ֛רda.VarH1697into Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,and it hath lightedוְנָפַ֖לve.na.FalH5307upon Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9And all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971shall knowוְיָדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045, evenEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and the inhabitantוְיוֹשֵׁ֣בve.yo.ShevH3427of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,that sayלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559in the prideבְּגַאֲוָ֛הbe.ga.'a.VahH1346and stoutnessוּבְגֹ֥דֶלu.ve.Go.delH1433of heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824,

10The bricksלְבֵנִ֥יםle.ve.NimH3843are fallen downנָפָ֖לוּna.Fa.luH5307,but we will buildנִבְנֶ֑הniv.NehH1129with hewn stonesוְגָזִ֣יתve.ga.ZitH1496:the sycomoresשִׁקְמִ֣יםshik.MimH8256are cut downגֻּדָּ֔עוּgu.Da.'uH1438,but we will changeנַחֲלִֽיף׃na.cha.LifH2498them intocedarsוַאֲרָזִ֖יםva.'a.ra.ZimH730.

11Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall set upוַיְשַׂגֵּ֧בvay.sa.GevH7682the adversariesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862of Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526against him, and joinH5526his enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341togetherH5526;

12The Syriansאֲרָ֣ם'a.RamH758beforeמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430behindמֵֽאָח֔וֹרme.'a.ChorH268;and they shall devourוַיֹּאכְל֥וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with open mouthפֶּ֑הPehH6310.For all this his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turned awayH7725,but his handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretched out stillנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.

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