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Isaiah 14:4

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

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וְנָשָׂ֜אתָvenasataand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and lift up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…הַמָּשָׁ֥לhamashalthe bywordמָשָׁלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the byword”, the ordinary formH4912properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)byword, like, parable, proverb.הַזֶּ֛הhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מֶ֥לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.בָּבֶ֖לbavelBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.וְאָמָ֑רְתָּveamaretaand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, a completed action in a sequenceH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵ֚יךְeykhhowאֵיךְparticle, interrogative — “how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.שָׁבַ֣תshavatceaseשָׁבַתverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cease”, a completed actionH7673to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.נֹגֵ֔שׂnogesdistressנָגַשׂverb, qal, participle, absolute — “distress”, a verb used as a describing wordH5065to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannizedistress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), [idiom] raiser of taxes, taskmaster.שָׁבְתָ֖הshavetahceaseשָׁבַתverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “cease”, a completed actionH7673to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.מַדְהֵבָֽהmadhevahgolden cityמַדְהֵבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “golden city”, the ordinary formH4062goldmaking, i.e. exactnessgolden city.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say: How hath the oppressor ceased! the exactress of gold ceased!

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American Standard Version (1901)

that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

Young’s Literal Translation

That thou hast taken up this simile Concerning the king of Babylon, and said, How hath the exactor ceased,

World English Bible

that you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased!”

Darby Translation

that thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased, — the exactress of gold ceased!

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and shalt say: How is the oppressor come to nothing, the tribute hath ceased?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say: How hath the oppressor ceased! the exactress of gold ceased!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt take up this lamentation against the king of Babylon, How has the extortioner ceased, and the taskmaster ceased!

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ λήψῃ τὸν θρῆνον τοῦτον ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα Βαβυλῶνος, Πῶς ἀναπέπαυται ὁ ἀπαιτῶν, καὶ ἀναπέπαυται ὁ ἐπισπουδαστής;