Isaiah
Isaiah 14:4
4you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon:
How the oppressor has ceased,
and how his furya has ended!
Footnotes
- a 14:4 DSS, LXX, and Syriac; MT the golden city
Word by word
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.