ThereforeלָכֵןSheolשְּׁאוֹלhas widenedהִרְחִיבָהits throatנַפְשָׁהּand openedוּפָעֲרָהits mouthפִיהָwithoutלִבְלִיlimit;חֹקand down goוְיָרַדher majestyהֲדָרָהּand her multitudeוַהֲמוֹנָהּand her uproarוּשְׁאוֹנָהּand whoever exultsוְעָלֵזin her.בָּהּ
Isaiah 5:14
Study it in the app“Therefore Sheol has widened its throat and opened its mouth without limit; and down go her majesty and her multitude and her uproar and whoever exults in her.”
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Isaiah 5:14, word by word
- Sheolשְּׁאוֹלsheol
Sheol
Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.
Where else “sheol” appears- has widenedהִרְחִיבָהhirchiva
make room, enlarge
Make wide, give ample room; enlarge.
Where else “hirchiva” appears- its throatנַפְשָׁnafsha
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nafsha” appears- and openedפָעֲרָהfaara
open wide
To open the mouth wide.
Where else “faara” appears- its mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- withoutבְלִיveli
without; not
Without; not; nothing.
Where else “veli” appears- limitחֹקchok
limit
The line that marks how far something reaches.
Where else “chok” appears- and down goיָרַדyarad
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yarad” appears- her majestyהֲדָרָhadara
splendor, beauty
Splendor, beauty, majesty.
Where else “hadara” appears- and her multitudeהֲמוֹנָhamona
multitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamona” appears- and her uproarשְׁאוֹנָsheona
roar, uproar
Roar, uproar: a great noise, like that of waters or of a crowd; also the ruin that comes with it.
Where else “sheona” appears- and whoever exultsעָלֵזalez
exultant
Exultant, rejoicing.
Where else “alez” appears
The context
13Therefore my people go into exile for lack of knowledge; and its glory are men of hunger, and its multitude parched with thirst.
14 · This verse (above)
15And human beings are bowed down, and man is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are brought low.