Isaiah 14:4 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Isaiah 14:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 14:412 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/נָשָׂ֜אתָwənāśāʾtā

acceptconjH5375

advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···

הַ/מָּשָׁ֥לhamāšāl

bywordparticleH4912

like · parable · proverb

הַ/זֶּ֛הhazeh

heparticleH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

מֶ֥לֶךְmelekə

kingnounH4428

royal

בָּבֶ֖לbābel

BabelnounH894

Babylon

וְ/אָמָ֑רְתָּwəʾāmārətā

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אֵ֚יךְʾēykə

howparticleH349

what

שָׁבַ֣תšābat

(cause toverbH7673

let · make to) cease · celebrate · cause to fail ···

נֹגֵ֔שׂnōgēś

distressverbH5065

driver · exact · oppress · raiser of taxes ···

שָׁבְתָ֖הšābətāh

(cause toverbH7673

let · make to) cease · celebrate · cause to fail ···

מַדְהֵבָֽהmadəhēbāh

golden citynounH4062

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Explore community notes on Isaiah 14:4

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion

Open verse →