Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 14:4 Interlinear

That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon and say ceased How hath the oppressor ceased the golden city

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְנָשָׂ֜אתָH5375That thou shalt take upto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
2הַמָּשָׁ֥לH4912this proverbproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
3הַזֶּ֛הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
4עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
5מֶ֥לֶךְH4428against the kinga king
6בָּבֶ֖לH894of Babylonbabel (i.e., babylon), including babylonia and the babylonian empire
7וְאָמָ֑רְתָּH559and sayto say (used with great latitude)
8אֵ֚יךְH349how? or how!; also where
9שָׁבְתָ֖הH7673ceasedto repose, i.e., desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
10נֹגֵ֔שׂH5065How hath the oppressorto drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
11שָׁבְתָ֖הH7673ceasedto repose, i.e., desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
12מַדְהֵבָֽה׃H4062the golden citygoldmaking (i.e., exactress of gold)

Verse Context

Isaiah 14:3 And it shall come to pass in the day shall give thee rest that the LORD from thy sorrow...
Isaiah 14:4 (current)That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon and say ceased How hath the oppressor ceased the golden city
Isaiah 14:5hath broken The LORD the staff of the wicked and the sceptre of the rulers...

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