Isaiah 14:21

“Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons for the iniquity of their fathers, so that they may not rise and possess the earth and fill the face of the world with cities.””

Isaiah 14:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 14:21, word by word

Prepareהָכִינוּhachinu

prepare

To get something set and done beforehand.

Where else “hachinu” appears
a place of slaughterמַטְבֵּחַmatbeach

slaughter

Slaughter, a place of slaughter.

Where else “matbeach” appears
for his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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for the iniquityעֲוֺןavon

iniquity

A serious wrong.

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of their fathersאֲבוֹתָavota

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

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so that they may notבַּלbal

not

Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").

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riseיָקֻמוּyakumu

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and possessיָרְשׁוּyarshu

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

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the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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and fillמָלְאוּmalu

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

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the faceפְנֵיfene

surface

The surface: "the face of the earth".

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of the worldתֵבֵלtevel

world

The world: the inhabited earth.

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with citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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The context

20You will not be joined with them in burial, for you have destroyed your land, you have killed your people. The offspring of evildoers will never be named.

21 · This verse (above)

22“And I will rise up against them,” declares YHWH Tsevaot, “and I will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, progeny and posterity,” declares YHWH.

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