New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 14:12-20

12Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349you havefallenנָפַ֥לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307from heavenH4605, OstarH1966of the morningH1966,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the dawnשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837!You have been cutנִגְדַּ֣עְתָּnig.Da'.taH1438downH1438to the earthלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,You who have weakenedחוֹלֵ֖שׁcho.LeshH2522the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471!

13But you saidאָמַ֤רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559in your heartבִֽלְבָבְךָ֙vil.va.ve.KhaH3824, ‘I willascendאֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927to heavenH4605; I willraiseאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678aboveH4605the starsלְכֽוֹכְבֵי־le.khokh.vei-H3556of Godאֵ֖ל'elH410,And I will sitוְאֵשֵׁ֥בve.'e.ShevH3427on the mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022of assemblyמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150In the recessesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

14I will ascendאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927aboveעַל־'al-H5921the heightsבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645;I will makeH1819myself likeH1819the Mostלְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃le.'el.YonH5945HighH5945.’

15Neverthelessאַ֧ךְ'akhH389youwill be thrustH3381downתּוּרָ֖דtu.RadH3381to Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585,To the recessesיַרְכְּתֵי־yar.ke.tei-H3411of the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

16Those who seeרֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7200you will gazeיַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּyash.Gi.chuH7688at you, They willponderיִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּyit.bo.Na.nuH995overH413you, saying, ‘Is thisהֲזֶ֤הha.ZehH2088the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376who made the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleמַרְגִּ֣יזmar.GizH7264,Who shookמַרְעִ֖ישׁmar.'IshH7493kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467,

17Who madeשָׂ֥םsamH7760the worldתֵּבֵ֛לte.VelH8398like awildernessכַּמִּדְבָּ֖רka.mid.BarH4057And overthrewהָרָ֑סha.RasH2040its citiesוְעָרָ֣יוve.'a.RavH5892, Who did notallowפָ֥תַחFa.tachH6605his prisonersאֲסִירָ֖יו'a.si.RavH615to gohomeבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004?’

18AllH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471lieשָׁכְב֥וּsha.khe.VuH7901in gloryבְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,Eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in his owntombבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

19But you have beencastהָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּha.she.Lakh.taH7993out of your tombמִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙mi.kiv.re.ChaH6913Likea rejectedנִתְעָ֔בnit.'AvH8581branchכְּנֵ֣צֶרke.Ne.tzerH5342,Clothedלְב֥וּשׁle.VushH3830with the slainהֲרֻגִ֖יםha.ru.GimH2026who are piercedמְטֹ֣עֲנֵיme.To.'a.neiH2944with a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,Who goיוֹרְדֵ֥יyor.DeiH3381downH3381to the stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of thepitב֖וֹרVorH953Like atrampledמוּבָֽס׃mu.VasH947corpseכְּפֶ֥גֶרke.Fe.gerH6297.

20You will not be unitedתֵחַ֤דte.ChadH3161with them in burialבִּקְבוּרָ֔הbik.vu.RahH6900,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have ruinedשִׁחַ֖תָּshi.Cha.taH7843your countryאַרְצְךָ֥'ar.tze.KhaH776,You have slainהָרָ֑גְתָּha.Ra.ge.taH2026your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971. May theoffspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of evildoersמְרֵעִֽים׃me.re.'ImH7489not be mentionedיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

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