King James Version

Isaiah 14:19

But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

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וְאַתָּ֞הveatahand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּhashelakhtathrowשָׁלַךְverb, hophal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “throw”, a completed actionH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.מִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙miqivrekhafrom sepulchreקֶבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from sepulchre”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6913a sepulchreburying place, grave, sepulchre.כְּנֵ֣צֶרkenetseras branchנֵצֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as branch”, the ordinary formH5342a shoot; figuratively, a descendantbranch.נִתְעָ֔בnitavabhorתַּעָבverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “abhor”, a verb used as a describing wordH8581to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest(make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), [idiom] utterly.לְב֥וּשׁlevushgarmentלְבוּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “garment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wifeapparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.הֲרֻגִ֖יםharugimdestroyהָרַגverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “destroy”, a verb used as a describing wordH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.מְטֹ֣עֲנֵיmetoanethrust throughטָעַןverb, pual, passive participle, construct — “thrust through”, a verb used as a describing wordH2944to stabthrust through.חָ֑רֶבcharevknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.יוֹרְדֵ֥יyoredebring downיָרַדverb, qal, participle, construct — “bring down”, a verb used as a describing wordH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַבְנֵיavnestoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “stone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).ב֖וֹרvorcisternבּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cistern”, the ordinary formH953a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.כְּפֶ֥גֶרkefegeras carcaseפֶּגֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as carcase”, the ordinary formH6297a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous imagecarcase, corpse, dead body.מוּבָֽסmuvasloathבּוּסverb, hophal, passive participle, absolute — “loath”, a verb used as a describing wordH947to trample (literally or figuratively)loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But thou art cast forth away from thy grave like an abhorred offshoot, in the raiment of the slain, that are thrust through with the sword, that go down to the pavement of the pit, as a carcass trodden under foot.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But thou art cast forth away from thy sepulchre like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain, that are thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a dead body trodden under foot.

Young’s Literal Translation

And — thou hast been cast out of thy grave, As an abominable branch, raiment of the slain, Thrust through ones of the sword, Going down unto the sons of the pit, As a carcase trodden down.

World English Bible

But you are cast away from your tomb like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain who are thrust through with the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit; like a dead body trodden under foot.

Darby Translation

but thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, covered with the slain — those thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit: like a carcase trodden under foot.

Douay-Rheims

But thou art cast out of thy grave, as an unprofitable branch defiled, and wrapped up among them that were slain by the sword, and art gone down to the bottom of the pit, as a rotten carcass.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But thou shalt be cast forth on the mountains, as a loathed carcase, with many dead who have been pierced with swords, going down to the grave.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ δὲ ῥιφήσῃ ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν, ὡς νεκρὸς ἐβδελυγμένος, μετὰ πολλῶν τεθνηκότων ἐκκεκεντημένων μαχαίραις, καταβαινόντων εἰς ᾅδου.