King James Version

Isaiah 14:7

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

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נָ֥חָהnachahlet downנוּחַverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “let down”, a completed actionH5117to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים).שָׁקְטָ֖הshaqetahappeaseשָׁקַטverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “appease”, a completed actionH8252to repose (usually figurative)appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.פָּצְח֖וּpatsechvbreakפָּצַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “break”, a completed actionH6476to break out (in joyful sound)break (forth, forth into joy), make a loud noise.רִנָּֽהrinahjoyרִנָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “joy”, the ordinary formH7440properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)cry, gladness, joy, proclamation, rejoicing, shouting, sing(-ing), triumph.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet; they break forth into singing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

Young’s Literal Translation

At rest — quiet hath been all the earth, They have broken forth [into] singing.

World English Bible

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet. They break out in song.

Darby Translation

The whole earth is at rest, is quiet: they break forth into singing.

Douay-Rheims

The whole earth is quiet and still, it is glad and hath rejoiced.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet; they break forth into singing.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All the earth cries aloud with joy:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πᾶσα ἡ γῆ βοᾷ μετʼ εὐφροσύνης,