Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 14:4-20

4you will singוְנָשָׂ֜אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088song of contemptהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912againstעַל־'al-H5921the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894וְאָמָ֑רְתָּve.'a.Ma.re.taH559:Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349the oppressorנֹגֵ֔שׂno.GesH5065has ceasedשָׁבַ֣תsha.VatH7673,and how his furyמַדְהֵבָֽה׃mad.he.VahH4062has endedשָׁבְתָ֖הsha.ve.TahH7673!

5The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has brokenשָׁבַ֥רsha.VarH7665the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563,the scepterשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of the rulersמֹשְׁלִֽים׃mo.she.LimH4910.

6It struckמַכֶּ֤הma.KehH5221the peoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971in angerבְּעֶבְרָ֔הbe.'ev.RahH5678with unceasingבִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑הbil.Ti sa.RahH1115 H5627blowsמַכַּ֖תma.KatH4347;it subduedרֹדֶ֤הro.DehH7287the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471in rageבָאַף֙va.'AfH639with relentlessבְּלִ֥י חָשָֽׂךְ׃be.Li cha.SakhH1097 H2820persecutionמֻרְדָּ֖ףmur.DafH4783.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is at peaceשָׁקְטָ֖הsha.ke.TahH8252and at restנָ֥חָהNa.chahH5117;they break outפָּצְח֖וּpa.tze.ChuH6476in songרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440.

8Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the cypressesבְּרוֹשִׁ֛יםbe.ro.ShimH1265and cedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844exultשָׂמְח֥וּsa.me.ChuH8055over you: “Sinceמֵאָ֣זme.'AzH227you have been laid lowשָׁכַ֔בְתָּsha.Khav.taH7901,noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808woodcutterהַכֹּרֵ֖תha.ko.RetH3772comesיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927against usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.”

9Sheolשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585beneathמִתַּ֛חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478is eagerרָגְזָ֥הra.ge.ZahH7264to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122youupon your arrivalבּוֹאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935.It stirsעוֹרֵ֨רo.RerH5782the spirits of the deadרְפָאִים֙re.fa.'ImH7496to greet you—allכָּל־kol-H3605the rulersעַתּ֣וּדֵי'a.Tu.deiH6260of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776.It makes allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471riseהֵקִים֙he.KimH6965from their thronesמִכִּסְאוֹתָ֔םmi.kis.'o.TamH3678.

10They will allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605respondיַֽעֲנ֔וּya.'a.NuH6030to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,sayingוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “Youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859tooגַּם־gam-H1571have become weakחֻלֵּ֥יתָchu.Lei.taH2470,asכָמ֖וֹנוּkha.Mo.nuH3644we areאֵלֵ֥ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413;you have become like usנִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃nim.Shal.taH4911!”

11Your pompגְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָge.'o.Ne.khaH1347has been brought downהוּרַ֥דhu.RadH3381to Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585,along with the musicהֶמְיַ֣תhem.YatH1998of your harpsנְבָלֶ֑יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035.Maggotsרִמָּ֔הri.MahH7415are your bedתַּחְתֶּ֙יךָ֙ יֻצַּ֣עtach.Tei.kha yu.Tza'H3331 H8478and wormsתּוֹלֵעָֽה׃to.le.'AhH8438your blanketוּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָu.me.kha.Sei.khaH4374.

12Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349you have fallenנָפַ֥לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֖יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,O day starהֵילֵ֣לhei.LelH1966,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the dawnשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837!You have been cut downנִגְדַּ֣עְתָּnig.Da'.taH1438to the groundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,O destroyerחוֹלֵ֖שׁcho.LeshH2522ofעַל־'al-H5921nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

13Youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859saidאָמַ֤רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559in your heartבִֽלְבָבְךָ֙vil.va.ve.KhaH3824: “I will ascendאֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;I will raiseאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678aboveמִמַּ֥עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the starsלְכֽוֹכְבֵי־le.khokh.vei-H3556of Godאֵ֖ל'elH410.I will sitוְאֵשֵׁ֥בve.'e.ShevH3427on the mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022of assemblyמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,in the far reachesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

14I will ascendאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927aboveעַל־'al-H5921the topsבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645;I will make myself likeאֶדַּמֶּ֖ה'ed.da.MehH1819the Most Highלְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃le.'el.YonH5945.”

15Butאַ֧ךְ'akhH389you will be brought downתּוּרָ֖דtu.RadH3381toאֶל־'el-H413Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585,toאֶל־'el-H413the lowest depthsיַרְכְּתֵי־yar.ke.tei-H3411of the Pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

16Those who see youרֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7200will stareיַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּyash.Gi.chuH7688אֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413;they will ponderיִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּyit.bo.Na.nuH995your fateאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413: “Is thisהֲזֶ֤הha.ZehH2088the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376who shookמַרְגִּ֣יזmar.GizH7264the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776andmade the kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467trembleמַרְעִ֖ישׁmar.'IshH7493,

17who turnedשָׂ֥םsamH7760the worldתֵּבֵ֛לte.VelH8398into a desertכַּמִּדְבָּ֖רka.mid.BarH4057and destroyedהָרָ֑סha.RasH2040its citiesוְעָרָ֣יוve.'a.RavH5892,who refusedלֹא־lo'-H3808to letפָ֥תַחFa.tachH6605the captivesאֲסִירָ֖יו'a.si.RavH615return to their homesבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004?”

18Allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִ֖ם כֻּלָּ֑םgo.Yim ku.LamH1471 H3605lieשָׁכְב֥וּsha.khe.VuH7901in stateבְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in his own tombבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

19But youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859are cast outהָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּha.she.Lakh.taH7993of your graveמִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙mi.kiv.re.ChaH6913like a rejectedנִתְעָ֔בnit.'AvH8581branchכְּנֵ֣צֶרke.Ne.tzerH5342,coveredלְב֥וּשׁle.VushH3830by those slainהֲרֻגִ֖ים מְטֹ֣עֲנֵיha.ru.Gim me.To.'a.neiH2026 H2944with the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,and dumpedיוֹרְדֵ֥יyor.DeiH3381intoאֶל־'el-H413a rockyאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68pitב֖וֹרVorH953like a carcassכְּפֶ֥גֶרke.Fe.gerH6297trampled underfootמוּבָֽס׃mu.VasH947.

20You will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808join themתֵחַ֤ד אִתָּם֙te.Chad 'i.TamH3161 H854in burialבִּקְבוּרָ֔הbik.vu.RahH6900,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have destroyedשִׁחַ֖תָּshi.Cha.taH7843your landאַרְצְךָ֥'ar.tze.KhaH776and slaughteredהָרָ֑גְתָּha.Ra.ge.taH2026your own peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971.The offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of the wickedמְרֵעִֽים׃me.re.'ImH7489will never againלֹֽא־ לְעוֹלָ֖םlo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769be mentionedיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

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