Isaiah

Isaiah 14:14–19

¹⁴I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;

I will make myself like the Most High.”

¹⁵But you will be brought down to Sheol,

to the lowest depths of the Pit.

¹⁶Those who see you will stare;

they will ponder your fate:

“Is this the man who shook the earth

and made the kingdoms tremble,

¹⁷who turned the world into a desert

and destroyed its cities,

who refused to let the captives

return to their homes?”

¹⁸All the kings of the nations lie in state,

each in his own tomb.^e

¹⁹But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch,

covered by those slain with the sword,

and dumped into a rocky pit

like a carcass trampled underfoot.

Footnotes

e 14:18 Hebrew house

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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

Isaiah 14:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	אַ֧ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
you will be brought down	תּוּרָ֖ד	tū·rāḏ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Sheol	שְׁא֛וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the lowest depths	יַרְכְּתֵי־	yar·kə·ṯê-	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3411 flank, side
of the Pit	בֽוֹר׃	ḇō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well

Isaiah 14:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who see you	רֹאֶ֙יךָ֙	rō·’e·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H7200 see
will stare	יַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּ	yaš·gî·ḥū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7688 gaze
they will ponder	יִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּ	yiṯ·bō·w·nā·nū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H995 discern
your fate	אֵלֶ֖יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Is this	הֲזֶ֤ה	hă·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
the man	הָאִישׁ֙	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who shook	מַרְגִּ֣יז	mar·gîz	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed
the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
made the kingdoms	מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃	mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
tremble	מַרְעִ֖ישׁ	mar·‘îš	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7493 quake, shake

Isaiah 14:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who turned	שָׂ֥ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
the world	תֵּבֵ֛ל	tê·ḇêl	Noun - feminine singular	H8398 world
into a desert	כַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר	kam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
and destroyed	הָרָ֑ס	hā·rās	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down
its cities	וְעָרָ֣יו	wə·‘ā·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5892 excitement
who refused	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to let	פָ֥תַח	p̄ā·ṯaḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6605 open
the captives	אֲסִירָ֖יו	’ă·sî·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H615 bondman, prisoner
return to their homes	בָּֽיְתָה׃	bā·yə·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1004 house

Isaiah 14:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the kings	מַלְכֵ֥י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of the nations	גוֹיִ֖ם	ḡō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
lie	שָׁכְב֥וּ	šā·ḵə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7901 lie down
in state	בְכָב֖וֹד	ḇə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
each	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
in his own tomb	בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃	bə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house

Isaiah 14:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But you	וְאַתָּ֞ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are cast out	הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּ	hā·šə·laḵ·tā	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
of your grave	מִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙	miq·qiḇ·rə·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
like a rejected	נִתְעָ֔ב	niṯ·‘āḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H8581 loathe, detest
branch	כְּנֵ֣צֶר	kə·nê·ṣer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5342 sprout, shoot
covered	לְב֥וּשׁ	lə·ḇūš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3830 garment, clothing, raiment
by those slain	הֲרֻגִ֖ים	hă·ru·ḡîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
with the sword	חָ֑רֶב	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and dumped	יוֹרְדֵ֥י	yō·wr·ḏê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a rocky	אַבְנֵי־	’aḇ·nê-	Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
pit	ב֖וֹר	ḇō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
like a carcass	כְּפֶ֥גֶר	kə·p̄e·ḡer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6297 corpse, carcass
trampled underfoot	מוּבָֽס׃	mū·ḇās	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H947 tread down, trample