New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 14:4-20

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.

11Yourpompגְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָge.'o.Ne.khaH1347andthe musicהֶמְיַ֣תhem.YatH1998of your harpsנְבָלֶ֑יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035Have been broughtH3381downהוּרַ֥דhu.RadH3381to Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585;Maggotsרִמָּ֔הri.MahH7415are spreadיֻצַּ֣עyu.Tza'H3331out as your bedbeneathתַּחְתֶּ֙יךָ֙tach.Tei.khaH8478youAnd wormsH8439are your coveringוּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָu.me.kha.Sei.khaH4374.’

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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