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YHWHיְהוָהhas brokenשָׁבַרthe staffמַטֵּהof the wicked,רְשָׁעִיםthe scepterשֵׁבֶטof rulers,מֹשְׁלִים
Isaiah 14:5
Study it in the app“YHWH has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 14:5, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has brokenשָׁבַרshavar
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “shavar” appears- the staffמַטֵּהmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- the scepterשֵׁבֶטshevet
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shevet” appears- of rulersמֹשְׁלִיםmoshlim
ruler
A person with authority who commands a people, good or bad.
Where else “moshlim” appears
The context
4that you will take up this poem against the king of Babylon, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased, the fury has ceased!
5 · This verse (above)
6that struck peoples in wrath with blows without ceasing, that ruled the nations in anger with persecution that no one held back.