New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 14:4-10

4that you willtakeוְנָשָׂ֜אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375up thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088tauntהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912againstעַל־'al-H5921the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and sayוְאָמָ֑רְתָּve.'a.Ma.re.taH559, “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349the oppressorנֹגֵ֔שׂno.GesH5065has ceasedשָׁבַ֣תsha.VatH7673, And howfuryH4787has ceasedשָׁבְתָ֖הsha.ve.TahH7673!

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

6Which used to strikeמַכֶּ֤הma.KehH5221the peoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971in furyבְּעֶבְרָ֔הbe.'ev.RahH5678with unceasingבִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑הbil.Ti sa.RahH1115 H5627strokesמַכַּ֖תma.KatH4347, Whichsubduedרֹדֶ֤הro.DehH7287the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471in angerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639with unrestrainedבְּלִ֥י חָשָֽׂךְ׃be.Li cha.SakhH2820 H1097persecutionמֻרְדָּ֖ףmur.DafH4783.

7The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is at restנָ֥חָהNa.chahH5117andis quietשָׁקְטָ֖הsha.ke.TahH8252; TheybreakH6476forthפָּצְח֖וּpa.tze.ChuH6476into shoutsרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440of joyH7440.

8Evenגַּם־gam-H1571thecypressH1265treesH1265rejoiceשָׂמְח֥וּsa.me.ChuH8055over you, andthe cedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844, saying, ‘SinceH3975you were laidשָׁכַ֔בְתָּsha.Khav.taH7901lowH7901,noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808treecutterהַכֹּרֵ֖תha.ko.RetH3772comesיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927up againstעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921us.’

9Sheolשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585from beneathמִתַּ֛חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478is excitedרָגְזָ֥הra.ge.ZahH7264over you to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122you when you comeבּוֹאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935;It arousesעוֹרֵ֨רo.RerH5782for you thespiritsH7496of the deadH7496,allכָּל־kol-H3605theleadersעַתּ֣וּדֵי'a.Tu.deiH6260of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;It raisesהֵקִים֙he.KimH6965allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471from their thronesמִכִּסְאוֹתָ֔םmi.kis.'o.TamH3678.

10They will allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605respondיַֽעֲנ֔וּya.'a.NuH6030and sayוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559to you, ‘Evenגַּם־gam-H1571you have been madeH2470weakחֻלֵּ֥יתָchu.Lei.taH2470as we,You have becomeנִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃nim.Shal.taH4911likeH4911us.

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