1 For Jehovah will have compassion יְרַחֵ֨ם ye.ra.Chem H7355 on Jacob יַעֲקֹ֗ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 , and will yet H5750 choose וּבָחַ֥ר u.va.Char H977 Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 , and set them in their own land אַדְמָתָ֑ם 'ad.ma.Tam H127 : and the sojourner הַגֵּר֙ ha.Ger H1616 shall join וְנִלְוָ֤ה ve.nil.Vah H3867 himself with them , and they shall cleave to the house בֵּ֥ית beit H1004 of Jacob יַעֲקֹֽב׃ ya.'a.Ko H3290 . 2 And the peoples H5971 shall take וּלְקָח֣וּם u.le.ka.Chum H3947 them , and bring וֶהֱבִיא֣וּם ve.he.vi.'Um H935 them to their place מְקוֹמָם֒ me.ko.Mam H4725 ; and the house בֵּֽית־ beit- H1004 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 shall possess H5157 them in the land אַדְמַ֣ת 'ad.Mat H127 of Jehovah for servants לַעֲבָדִ֖ים la.'a.va.Dim H5650 and for handmaids: and they shall take H3947 them captive H7617 whose captives H7617 they were וְהָיוּ֙ ve.ha.Yu H1961 ; and they shall rule וְרָד֖וּ ve.ra.Du H7287 over their oppressors בְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ ס be.no.ge.sei.Hem H5065 . 3 And it shall come to pass in the day בְּי֨וֹם be.Yom H3117 that Jehovah shall give H5117 thee rest הָנִ֤יחַ ha.Ni.ach H5117 from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard הַקָּשָׁ֖ה ha.ka.Shah H7186 service H5656 wherein thou wast made to serve H5647 , 4 that thou shalt take H5375 up this parable H4912 against the king מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh H4428 of Babylon בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel H894 , and say וְאָמָ֑רְתָּ ve.'a.Ma.re.ta H559 , How אֵ֚יךְ 'eikh H349 hath the oppressor נֹגֵ֔שׂ no.Ges H5065 ceased! the golden city ceased! 5 Jehovah hath broken H7665 the staff מַטֵּ֣ה ma.Teh H4294 of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֑ים re.sha.'Im H7563 , the sceptre of the rulers מֹשְׁלִֽים׃ mo.she.Lim H4910 ; 6 that smote the peoples H5971 in wrath בְּעֶבְרָ֔ה be.'ev.Rah H5678 with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations גּוֹיִ֔ם go.Yim H1471 in anger בָאַף֙ va.'Af H639 , with a persecution that none restrained חָשָֽׂךְ׃ cha.Sakh H2820 . 7 The whole earth הָאָ֑רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 is at rest נָ֥חָה Na.chah H5117 , and is quiet H8252 : they break H6476 forth פָּצְח֖וּ pa.tze.Chu H6476 into singing . 8 Yea, the fir-trees rejoice H8055 at thee, and the cedars אַרְזֵ֣י 'ar.Zei H730 of Lebanon לְבָנ֑וֹן le.va.Non H3844 , saying, Since thou art laid שָׁכַ֔בְתָּ sha.Khav.ta H7901 low , no hewer is come H5927 up against us . 9 Sheol שְׁא֗וֹל she.'ol H7585 from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming H935 ; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth אָ֔רֶץ 'A.retz H776 ; it hath raised H6965 up from their thrones H3678 all the kings מַלְכֵ֥י mal.Khei H4428 of the nations גוֹיִֽם׃ go.Yim H1471 . 10 All they shall answer יַֽעֲנ֔וּ ya.'a.Nu H6030 and say וְיֹאמְר֖וּ ve.yo.me.Ru H559 unto thee, Art thou also גַּם־ gam- H1571 become weak as we ? art thou become like unto us ? 11 Thy pomp is brought H3381 down הוּרַ֥ד hu.Rad H3381 to Sheol שְׁא֛וֹל she.'ol H7585 , and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread יֻצַּ֣ע yu.Tza' H3331 under thee, and worms תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃ to.le.'Ah H8438 cover thee. 12 How אֵ֛יךְ 'eikh H349 art thou fallen H5307 from heaven מִשָּׁמַ֖יִם mi.sha.Ma.yim H8064 , O day-star, son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of the morning ! how H349 art thou cut נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ nig.Da'.ta H1438 down to the ground לָאָ֔רֶץ la.'A.retz H776 , that didst lay low the nations גּוֹיִֽם׃ go.Yim H1471 ! Read all of Isaiah 14 ← Isaiah 13 Isaiah 15 → Commentaries on Isaiah 14 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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