| 21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 49:21:1 ⧉וְאָמַ֣רְתְּveamartand you will say Isaiah 49:21:2 ⧉בִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְbilvavekhin your heart Isaiah 49:21:3 ⧉מִ֤יmiwho Isaiah 49:21:4 ⧉יָֽלַד־לִי֙yaladlihas borne to me Isaiah 49:21:5 ⧉אֶת־אֵ֔לֶּהetele{direct object} these Isaiah 49:21:6 ⧉וַאֲנִ֥יvaaniand I Isaiah 49:21:7 ⧉שְׁכוּלָ֖הshekhulabereaved Isaiah 49:21:8 ⧉וְגַלְמוּדָ֑הvegalmudaand barren or childless Isaiah 49:21:9 ⧉גֹּלָ֣הgolaexiled Isaiah 49:21:10 ⧉וְסוּרָ֗הvesuraand turned aside Isaiah 49:21:11 ⧉וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙veeleand these Isaiah 49:21:12 ⧉מִ֣יmiwho Isaiah 49:21:13 ⧉גִדֵּ֔לgidelhas reared Isaiah 49:21:14 ⧉הֵ֤ןhenlook, behold Isaiah 49:21:15 ⧉אֲנִי֙aniI Isaiah 49:21:16 ⧉נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnishartiI was left Isaiah 49:21:17 ⧉לְבַדִּ֔יlevaddialone, by myself Isaiah 49:21:18 ⧉אֵ֖לֶּהelethese Isaiah 49:21:19 ⧉אֵיפֹ֥הefofrom where Isaiah 49:21:20 ⧉הֵֽם׃פhemare they |
| 21. Formal Translation And you will say in your heart, “Who has borne these for me, since I have been bereaved and barren, exiled and removed? And these—who has raised them? Behold, I was left alone; these—where were they?” |
| 21. Dynamic Translation Then you will wonder deep inside, “Who gave me all these children when I was bereaved and barren, exiled and cast off? Who brought them up? I thought I was alone—so where did they come from?” |