| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 18:4:1 ⧉כִּי֩kifor Isaiah 18:4:2 ⧉כֹ֨הkhothus Isaiah 18:4:3 ⧉אָמַ֤רamarsaid Isaiah 18:4:4 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD Isaiah 18:4:5 ⧉אֵלַ֔יelaito me Isaiah 18:4:6 ⧉אשקוטהeshokotaI will be quiet or I will keep still Isaiah 18:4:7 ⧉אֶשְׁקֳטָ֖הeshekotaI will be quiet or I will keep still Isaiah 18:4:8 ⧉וְאַבִּ֣יטָהveabitaand I will look Isaiah 18:4:9 ⧉בִמְכוֹנִ֑יvimkhonifrom my place or from my dwelling Isaiah 18:4:10 ⧉כְּחֹ֥םkekhomlike heat Isaiah 18:4:11 ⧉צַח֙tsakhclear or bright Isaiah 18:4:12 ⧉עֲלֵי־א֔וֹרaleorover light or in sunshine Isaiah 18:4:13 ⧉כְּעָ֥בkeavlike a cloud Isaiah 18:4:14 ⧉טַ֖לtaldew Isaiah 18:4:15 ⧉בְּחֹ֥םbekhomin heat Isaiah 18:4:16 ⧉קָצִֽיר׃katsirharvest |
| 4. Formal Translation For thus the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Watcher} said to me, “I will be quiet and I will observe from My dwelling place, like clear heat upon the light, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” |
| 4. Dynamic Translation This is what the LORD {Yahweh, Attentive Protector} told me: “I will stay calm and watch from My home, like blazing sunlight on a bright day, like a cloud of dew when it is hot at harvest time.” |