Isaiah 14

YHWH promises compassion on Jacob and restoration of Israel to their land, followed by a taunt over the fallen king of Babylon, whose prideful ambition to ascend above the stars of God and be like Elyon leads to his descent to Sheol.[1][2][3] The chapter concludes with oracles against Assyria, whose yoke YHWH will break, and Philistia, warned of doom from the north while affirming Zion as refuge for YHWH's afflicted people.[1][3]

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For for (as reason or ground) will have compassion he will show womb-deep compassion YHWH the Being One on (definite object-marker) Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob) and will choose and he chose again still, yet, further Israel in Israel and will settle them and he caused them to settle on upon (up-over) their land their soil-ground will join and he will join himself the foreigner the sojourning resident to them upon them and will attach themselves — to upon (up-over) the house house of Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob)
Verse 1 כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki For for (as reason or ground) HC יְרַחֵ֨ם 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤌 yerachem will have compassion he will show womb-deep compassion HVpi3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et on (definite object-marker) HTo יַעֲקֹ֗ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob) HNp וּ/בָחַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤓 uvachar and will choose and he chose HC/Vqq3ms עוֹד֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, yet, further HD בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael Israel in Israel HR/Np וְ/הִנִּיחָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤇/𐤌 vehinicham and will settle them and he caused them to settle HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR אַדְמָתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤌 adematam their land their soil-ground HNcfsc/Sp3mp וְ/נִלְוָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤋𐤅𐤄 venilevah will join and he will join himself HC/VNq3ms הַ/גֵּר֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤓 hager the foreigner the sojourning resident HTd/Ncmsa עֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them upon them HR/Sp3mp וְ/נִסְפְּח֖וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤐𐤇𐤅 venisepechu and will attach themselves HC/VNq3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 to upon (up-over) HR בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house house HNcmsc יַעֲקֹֽב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov-2 of Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob) HNp
and will take them and they took them peoples kin-peoples and will bring them and they-caused-them-to-come-in to toward their place their standing-place and will possess them and they took them for themselves as an inheritance house house of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God in upon (up-over) land soil of YHWH the Being One as servants to the serving-men and handmaids and to slave-women and they will be and they will come-to-be captors the taking-captive ones their captors — and will rule and they trod down and held dominion over their oppressors —
Verse 2 וּ/לְקָח֣וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤅/𐤌 uleqachum and will take them and they took them HC/Vqq3cp/Sp3mp עַמִּים֮ 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 amim peoples kin-peoples HNcmpa וֶ/הֱבִיא֣וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅/𐤌 vehevium and will bring them and they-caused-them-to-come-in HC/Vhq3cp/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מְקוֹמָ/ם֒ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤌 meqomam their place their standing-place HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/הִֽתְנַחֲל֣וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤅/𐤌 vehitenachalum and will possess them and they took them for themselves as an inheritance HC/Vtq3cp/Sp3mp בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon (up-over) HR אַדְמַ֣ת 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕 ademat land soil of HNcfsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לַ/עֲבָדִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 laavadim as servants to the serving-men HR/Ncmpa וְ/לִ/שְׁפָח֑וֹת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 velishefachot and handmaids and to slave-women HC/R/Ncfpa וְ/הָיוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and they will be and they will come-to-be HC/Vqq3cp שֹׁבִ֣ים 𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 shovim captors the taking-captive ones HVqrmpa לְ/שֹֽׁבֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 leshoveyhem their captors HR/Vqrmpc/Sp3mp וְ/רָד֖וּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤃𐤅 veradu and will rule and they trod down and held dominion HC/Vqq3cp בְּ/נֹגְשֵׂי/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤍𐤂𐤔𐤉/𐤄𐤌 benogeseyhem over their oppressors HR/Vqrmpc/Sp3mp
Sheol the Asking-Place from beneath from beneath is stirred she quaked for you — to meet to encounter your coming your causing-to-come stirs up one who stirs up for you — shades the Invigorated Giants all whole-of leaders — of the earth firm land raises he caused to rise up from their thrones from their covered thrones all whole-of kings kings of of the nations massed nations
Verse 9 שְׁא֗וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol the Asking-Place HNp מִ/תַּ֛חַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat from beneath from beneath HR/R רָגְזָ֥ה 𐤓𐤂𐤆𐤄 ragezah is stirred she quaked HVqp3fs לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for you HR/Sp2ms לִ/קְרַ֣את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter HR/Vqc בּוֹאֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁𐤅𐤀/𐤊 boekha your coming your causing-to-come HVqc/Sp2ms עוֹרֵ֨ר 𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤓 orer stirs up one who stirs up HVop3ms לְ/ךָ֤ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-2 for you HR/Sp2ms רְפָאִים֙ 𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤉𐤌 refaim shades the Invigorated Giants HNcmpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc עַתּ֣וּדֵי 𐤏𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤉 atudey leaders HNcmpc אָ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets of the earth firm land HNcbsa הֵקִים֙ 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌 heqim raises he caused to rise up HVhp3ms מִ/כִּסְאוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤌/𐤊𐤎𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 mikiseotam from their thrones from their covered thrones HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all whole-of HNcmsc מַלְכֵ֥י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings kings of HNcmpc גוֹיִֽם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim of the nations massed nations HNcmpa
But you and you (masculine singular) have said you have caused-to-say in your heart in your inner heart to the heavens the lofty heights I will ascend I will ascend above from above the stars of — God toward I will set up watch-guarded cities my throne my canopied throne and I will sit and I will sit-dwell on the mount in the mountain of of assembly appointed time in the recesses of in the twin flank-recesses of the north hidden-quarter
Verse 13 וְ/אַתָּ֞ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah But you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms אָמַ֤רְתָּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 amareta have said you have caused-to-say HVqp2ms בִֽ/לְבָבְ/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 vilevavekha in your heart in your inner heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim to the heavens the lofty heights HTd/Ncmpa אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה 𐤀𐤏𐤋𐤄 eeleh I will ascend I will ascend HVqi1cs מִ/מַּ֥עַל 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤋 mimaal above from above HR/D לְ/כֽוֹכְבֵי 𐤋/𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤉 lekhokhevey the stars of HR/Ncmpc אֵ֖ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa אָרִ֣ים 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim I will set up watch-guarded cities HVhi1cs כִּסְאִ֑/י 𐤊𐤎𐤀/𐤉 kisei my throne my canopied throne HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אֵשֵׁ֥ב 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤁 veeshev and I will sit and I will sit-dwell HC/Vqi1cs בְּ/הַר 𐤁/𐤄𐤓 behar on the mount in the mountain of HR/Ncmsc מוֹעֵ֖ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of assembly appointed time HNcmsa בְּ/יַרְכְּתֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤊𐤕𐤉 beyareketey in the recesses of in the twin flank-recesses of HR/Ncfdc צָפֽוֹן 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 tsafon the north hidden-quarter HNcfsa
But you and you (masculine singular) have been cast you have hurled away from your grave from your burial-place like a branch — abominable one being loathed (masculine singular) clothed a garment with the slain the slain men pierced pierced-through ones of with a sword a desolating sword who go down the descending ones of to toward the stones building-stones of of the pit a dug-pit like a corpse — trampled —
Verse 19 וְ/אַתָּ֞ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah But you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּ 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤊𐤕 hashelakheta have been cast you have hurled away HVHp2ms מִֽ/קִּבְרְ/ךָ֙ 𐤌/𐤒𐤁𐤓/𐤊 miqiverekha from your grave from your burial-place HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms כְּ/נֵ֣צֶר 𐤊/𐤍𐤑𐤓 kenetser like a branch HR/Ncmsa נִתְעָ֔ב 𐤍𐤕𐤏𐤁 niteav abominable one being loathed (masculine singular) HVNrmsa לְב֥וּשׁ 𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤔 levush clothed a garment HNcmsc הֲרֻגִ֖ים 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤉𐤌 harugim with the slain the slain men HVqsmpa מְטֹ֣עֲנֵי 𐤌𐤈𐤏𐤍𐤉 metoaney pierced pierced-through ones of HVPsmpc חָ֑רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 charev with a sword a desolating sword HNcfsa יוֹרְדֵ֥י 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤃𐤉 yoredey who go down the descending ones of HVqrmpc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אַבְנֵי 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉 aveney the stones building-stones of HNcfpc ב֖וֹר 𐤁𐤅𐤓 vor of the pit a dug-pit HNcmsa כְּ/פֶ֥גֶר 𐤊/𐤐𐤂𐤓 kefeger like a corpse HR/Ncmsa מוּבָֽס 𐤌𐤅𐤁𐤎 muvas trampled HVHsmsa
Prepare you (masculine plural) have firmly established for his children for his sons slaughter slaughter-place for the iniquity in the crookedness-of of their fathers their fathers lest utterly-not they rise they will rise up and possess and they shall dispossess and take possession the land firm land and fill and they filled up the face of the faces of the world the well-watered inhabited world cities watch-kept cities
Verse 21 הָכִ֧ינוּ 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 hakhinu Prepare you (masculine plural) have firmly established HVhv2mp לְ/בָנָ֛י/ו 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 levanayv Bene (Bemba) for his children for his sons HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms מַטְבֵּ֖חַ 𐤌𐤈𐤁𐤇 matebecha slaughter slaughter-place HNcmsa בַּ/עֲוֺ֣ן 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤍 baaon for the iniquity in the crookedness-of HR/Ncbsc אֲבוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 avotam of their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal lest utterly-not HTn יָקֻ֨מוּ֙ 𐤉𐤒𐤌𐤅 yaqumu they rise they will rise up HVqi3mp וְ/יָ֣רְשׁוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤅 veyareshu and possess and they shall dispossess and take possession HC/Vqq3cp אָ֔רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets the land firm land HNcbsa וּ/מָלְא֥וּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 umaleu and fill and they filled up HC/Vqq3cp פְנֵֽי 𐤐𐤍𐤉 feney the face of the faces of HNcbpc תֵבֵ֖ל 𐤕𐤁𐤋 tevel the world the well-watered inhabited world HNcfsa עָרִֽים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities watch-kept cities HNcfpa
do not upon, over (down-upon) rejoice you shall rejoice (O woman) O Philistia Rolling-land all of you all-of-you because for (as reason or ground) is broken he was shattered the rod branch-staff that struck you the one striking you (feminine singular) for for (as reason or ground) from the root from the root of the serpent serpent (masculine singular; plural: serpents) will come out he goes out a viper — and its fruit and his fruit-yield a fiery serpent he burned flying one flying
Verse 29 אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤉 tisemechi rejoice you shall rejoice (O woman) HVqj2fs פְלֶ֨שֶׁת֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕 feleshet O Philistia Rolling-land HNp כֻּלֵּ֔/ךְ 𐤊𐤋/𐤊 kulekhe all of you all-of-you HNcmsc/Sp2fs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for (as reason or ground) HC נִשְׁבַּ֖ר 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤓 nishebar is broken he was shattered HVNp3ms שֵׁ֣בֶט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevet the rod branch-staff HNcmsa מַכֵּ֑/ךְ 𐤌𐤊/𐤊 makekhe that struck you the one striking you (feminine singular) HVhrmsc/Sp2fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for (as reason or ground) HC מִ/שֹּׁ֤רֶשׁ 𐤌/𐤔𐤓𐤔 mishoresh from the root from the root HR/Ncmsc נָחָשׁ֙ 𐤍𐤇𐤔 nachash of the serpent serpent (masculine singular; plural: serpents) HNcmsa יֵ֣צֵא 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yetse will come out he goes out HVqi3ms צֶ֔פַע 𐤑𐤐𐤏 tsefa a viper HNcmsa וּ/פִרְי֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤉/𐤅 ufireyo and its fruit and his fruit-yield HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms שָׂרָ֥ף 𐤔𐤓𐤐 saraf a fiery serpent he burned HNcmsa מְעוֹפֵֽף 𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤐𐤐 meofef flying one flying HVormsa
Howl Raise a howl, O woman! O gate opening-gate of cry out — O city city (feminine singular); cities (feminine plural); city of (feminine singular construct) melt away he melts away O Philistia Invasion-Land all of you all-of-you for for (as reason or ground) from the north from the hidden-quarter (north) smoke smoke comes he came and there is no and there-is-not straggler a separated one in his ranks in his appointed-times
Verse 31 הֵילִ֤ילִֽי 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉 heylili Howl Raise a howl, O woman! HVhv2fs שַׁ֨עַר֙ 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar O gate opening-gate of HNcmsa זַֽעֲקִי 𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤉 zaaqi cry out HVqv2fs עִ֔יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir O city city (feminine singular); cities (feminine plural); city of (feminine singular construct) HNcfsa נָמ֖וֹג 𐤍𐤌𐤅𐤂 namog melt away he melts away HVNa פְּלֶ֣שֶׁת 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕 peleshet O Philistia Invasion-Land HNp כֻּלֵּ֑/ךְ 𐤊𐤋/𐤊 kulekhe all of you all-of-you HNcmsc/Sp2fs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC מִ/צָּפוֹן֙ 𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 mitsafon from the north from the hidden-quarter (north) HR/Ncfsa עָשָׁ֣ן 𐤏𐤔𐤍 ashan smoke smoke HNcmsa בָּ֔א 𐤁𐤀 ba comes he came HVqp3ms וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is no and there-is-not HC/Tn בּוֹדֵ֖ד 𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤃 boded straggler a separated one HVqrmsa בְּ/מוֹעָדָֽי/ו 𐤁/𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃𐤉/𐤅 bemoadayv in his ranks in his appointed-times HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
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