Isaiah
Isaiah 14:13–14
13You said in your heart:
“I will ascend to the heavens;
I will raise my throne
above the stars of God.
I will sit on the mount of assembly,
in the far reaches of the north.d
14I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.”
Footnotes
- d 14:13 Or in the remote parts of Zaphon or on the heights of Zaphon
Word by word
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Isaiah 14:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | וְאַתָּ֞ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| said | אָמַ֤רְתָּ | ’ā·mar·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| in your heart | בִֽלְבָבְךָ֙ | ḇil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| I will ascend | אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה | ’e·‘ĕ·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to the heavens | הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| I will raise | אָרִ֣ים | ’ā·rîm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| my throne | כִּסְאִ֑י | kis·’î | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3678 seat |
| above | מִמַּ֥עַל | mim·ma·‘al | Preposition-m; Adverb | H4605 higher part |
| the stars | לְכֽוֹכְבֵי־ | lə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3556 star |
| of God | אֵ֖ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| I will sit | וְאֵשֵׁ֥ב | wə·’ê·šêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on the mount | בְּהַר־ | bə·har- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| of assembly | מוֹעֵ֖ד | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| in the far reaches | בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י | bə·yar·kə·ṯê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct | H3411 flank, side |
| of the north | צָפֽוֹן׃ | ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
Isaiah 14:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will ascend | אֶעֱלֶ֖ה | ’e·‘ĕ·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| above | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the tops | בָּ֣מֳתֵי | bā·mo·ṯê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1116 high place |
| of the clouds | עָ֑ב | ‘āḇ | Noun - common singular | H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket |
| I will make myself like | אֶדַּמֶּ֖ה | ’ed·dam·meh | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1819 be like, resemble |
| the Most High | לְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃ | lə·‘el·yō·wn | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular | H5945 high |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 14:13 Daniel 8:10–12 · Ezekiel 28:2 · Ezekiel 28:12–16 · Daniel 5:22–23 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · Ezekiel 29:3
Isaiah 14:14 Isaiah 47:8 · Genesis 3:5 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · Isaiah 37:23–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.