Isaiah
Isaiah 14:4–6
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.
6It struck the peoples in anger
with unceasing blows;
it subdued the nations in rage
with relentless persecution.
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 |
Isaiah 14:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It struck | מַכֶּ֤ה | mak·keh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the peoples | עַמִּים֙ | ‘am·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| in anger | בְּעֶבְרָ֔ה | bə·‘eḇ·rāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury |
| with unceasing | בִּלְתִּ֣י | bil·tî | Preposition | H1115 not, except |
| blows | מַכַּ֖ת | mak·kaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4347 blow, wound, slaughter |
| it subdued | רֹדֶ֤ה | rō·ḏeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate |
| the nations | גּוֹיִ֔ם | gō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| in rage | בָאַף֙ | ḇā·’ap̄ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| with relentless | בְּלִ֥י | bə·lî | Adverb | H1097 wearing out |
| persecution | מֻרְדָּ֖ף | mur·dāp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H4783 persecution |
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
Isaiah 14:6 Daniel 7:19–21 · Revelation 18:8–10 · Revelation 17:16–17 · Jeremiah 50:31 · James 2:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.