| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 29:3:1 ⧉וְחָנִ֥יתִיvekhanitiand I will encamp Isaiah 29:3:2 ⧉כַדּ֖וּרkadurlike a circle or all around Isaiah 29:3:3 ⧉עָלָ֑יִךְalayikhagainst you Isaiah 29:3:4 ⧉וְצַרְתִּ֤יvetsartiand I will besiege Isaiah 29:3:5 ⧉עָלַ֙יִךְ֙alayikhagainst you Isaiah 29:3:6 ⧉מֻצָּ֔בmutsava post or a siege-station Isaiah 29:3:7 ⧉וַהֲקֽ͏ִימֹתִ֥יvahakimotiand I will raise up Isaiah 29:3:8 ⧉עָלַ֖יִךְalayikhagainst you Isaiah 29:3:9 ⧉מְצֻרֹֽת׃metsurotsiegeworks or siege ramps |
| 3. Formal Translation And I {Yahweh, Sovereign Besieger} will encamp around you like a circle, lay siege to you with a siege mound, and set up fortifications against you. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation I {Yahweh, Warrior King} will surround you like a ring, lay siege to you with an embankment, and raise forts against you. |