New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 14:7-13

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.

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