Isaiah 5:14

“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.”

Isaiah 5:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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