| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 14:17:1 ⧉שָׂ֥םsamhe made or he set Isaiah 14:17:2 ⧉תֵּבֵ֛לtevelthe world Isaiah 14:17:3 ⧉כַּמִּדְבָּ֖רkhamidbarlike the wilderness or like the desert Isaiah 14:17:4 ⧉וְעָרָ֣יוvearavand his cities Isaiah 14:17:5 ⧉הָרָ֑סharashe tore down or he overthrew Isaiah 14:17:6 ⧉אֲסִירָ֖יוasiravhis prisoners Isaiah 14:17:7 ⧉לֹא־פָ֥תַחlofatakhnot he opened Isaiah 14:17:8 ⧉בָּֽיְתָה׃baitahomeward or to the house |
| 17. Formal Translation He made the world a wilderness and destroyed its cities; he did not let his prisoners go home. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation He turned the world into a desert and tore down its cities, and he never freed his prisoners or let them return home. |