| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 23:4:1 ⧉בּ֣וֹשִׁיboshibe ashamed Isaiah 23:4:2 ⧉צִיד֔וֹןtsidonSidon Isaiah 23:4:3 ⧉כִּֽי־אָמַ֣רkiamarfor he said or has said Isaiah 23:4:4 ⧉יָ֔םyamthe sea Isaiah 23:4:5 ⧉מָע֥וֹזmaozstronghold or fortress Isaiah 23:4:6 ⧉הַיָּ֖םhayamof the sea Isaiah 23:4:7 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying Isaiah 23:4:8 ⧉לֹֽא־חַ֣לְתִּיlokhaltiI have not been in labor Isaiah 23:4:9 ⧉וְלֹֽא־יָלַ֗דְתִּיveloyaladtiand I have not given birth Isaiah 23:4:10 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Isaiah 23:4:11 ⧉גִדַּ֛לְתִּיgidaltiI have reared or I have raised Isaiah 23:4:12 ⧉בַּחוּרִ֖יםbakhurimyoung men Isaiah 23:4:13 ⧉רוֹמַ֥מְתִּיromamtiI have brought up or I have exalted Isaiah 23:4:14 ⧉בְתוּלֽוֹת׃vetulotyoung women or virgins |
| 4. Formal Translation Be ashamed, Sidon, for the sea, the stronghold of the sea, has spoken, saying, “I have not travailed, nor have I given birth, nor have I raised young men, nor have I brought up virgins.” |
| 4. Dynamic Translation Feel shame, Sidon, for the sea fortress has declared, “I have neither endured labor nor given birth; I have neither reared young men nor brought up maidens.” |