King James Version

Isaiah 14:5

The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

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שָׁבַ֥רshavarbreakשָׁבַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break”, a completed actionH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מַטֵּ֣הmatehrodמַטֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “rod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.רְשָׁעִ֑יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.שֵׁ֖בֶטshevetdartשֵׁבֶטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.מֹשְׁלִֽיםmoshelimruleמָשַׁלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “rule”, a verb used as a describing wordH4910to rule(have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;

Young’s Literal Translation

Ceased hath the golden one. Broken hath Jehovah the staff of the wicked, The sceptre of rulers.

World English Bible

Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

Darby Translation

Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of the rulers,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord has broken the yoke of sinners, the yoke of princes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συνέτριψε Κύριος τὸν ζυγὸν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, τὸν ζυγὸν τῶν ἀρχόντων.