Isaiah
Isaiah 14:4–5
4you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon:
How the oppressor has ceased,
and how his furya has ended!
5The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of the rulers.
Footnotes
- a 14:4 DSS, LXX, and Syriac; MT the golden city
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 14:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you will sing | וְנָשָׂ֜אתָ | wə·nā·śā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| this | הַזֶּ֛ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| song of contempt | הַמָּשָׁ֥ל | ham·mā·šāl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4912 proverb, parable |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| How | אֵ֚יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| the oppressor | נֹגֵ֔שׂ | nō·ḡêś | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact |
| has ceased | שָׁבַ֣ת | šā·ḇaṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
| and how his fury | מַדְהֵבָֽה׃ | maḏ·hê·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4062 goldmaking, exactness |
| has ended | שָׁבְתָ֖ה | šā·ḇə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
Isaiah 14:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has broken | שָׁבַ֥ר | šā·ḇar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| the staff | מַטֵּ֣ה | maṭ·ṭêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| of the wicked | רְשָׁעִ֑ים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| the scepter | שֵׁ֖בֶט | šê·ḇeṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of the rulers | מֹשְׁלִֽים׃ | mō·šə·lîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 14:4 Isaiah 49:26
Isaiah 14:5 Psalm 125:3 · Isaiah 9:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.