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That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! (KJV)
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וְנָשָׂ֜אתָve.na.Sa.taand you will lift up
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375N
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to lift: loud
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Exodus 23:1, Numbers 14:1, Numbers 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375N; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 1
הַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.Shalthe saying
Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: proverb
Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 2
הַזֶּ֛הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 3
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 4
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 5
בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylon
Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0894
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Babylon
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0894; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 6
וְאָמָ֑רְתָּve.'a.Ma.re.taand you will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 7
אֵ֚יךְ'eikhhow!
Lemma: אֵיךְ (ekh) · Strong's: H0349A
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: how?
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 26:9, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:34, Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0349A; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 8
שָׁבַ֣תsha.Vathe has ceased
Lemma: שָׁבַת (sha.vat) · Strong's: H7673A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to cease
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:22, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7673A; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 9
נֹגֵ֔שׂno.Ges[the] oppressor
Lemma: נָגַשׂ (na.ga.s) · Strong's: H5065
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to oppress
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 3:7, Exodus 5:6, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:14, Deuteronomy 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5065; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 10
שָׁבְתָ֖הsha.ve.Tahit has ceased
Lemma: שָׁבַת (sha.vat) · Strong's: H7673A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to cease
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:22, Exodus 5:5, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7673A; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 11
מַדְהֵבָֽה\׃mad.he.Vahraging
Lemma: מַדְהֵבָה (mad.he.vah) · Strong's: H4062
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: insolence
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4062; TAHOT Isaiah 14:4 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| you will sing | → | נָשָׂא H5375N to lift: loud |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| song of contempt | → | מָשָׁל H4912 proverb |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| How | → | אֵיךְ H0349A how? |
| the oppressor | → | נָגַשׂ H5065 to oppress |
| has ceased | → | שָׁבַת H7673A to cease |
| and how his fury | → | מַדְהֵבָה H4062 insolence |
| has ended | → | שָׁבַת H7673A to cease |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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