Isaiah

Isaiah 14:4–7

⁴you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon:

How the oppressor has ceased,

and how his fury^a 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.

⁷All the earth is at peace and at rest;

they break out in song.

Footnotes

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.

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

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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is at peace	שָׁקְטָ֖ה	šā·qə·ṭāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H8252 be quiet, undisturbed
and at rest	נָ֥חָה	nā·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5117 rest
they break out	פָּצְח֖וּ	pā·ṣə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6476 cause to break or burst forth, break forth with
in song	רִנָּֽה׃	rin·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7440 ringing cry