Isaiah 5:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 5:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לָכֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
הִרְחִ֤יבָה
râchab
H7337
to grow wide
שְּׁאוֹל֙
shᵉʼôwl
H7585
Sheol
נַפְשָׁ֔הּ
nephesh
H5315
soul
וּפָעֲרָ֥ה
pâʻar
H6473
to gape
פִ֖יהָ
peh
H6310
mouth
לִבְלִי
bᵉlîy
H1097
without
חֹ֑ק
chôq
H2706
statute
וְיָרַ֨ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
הֲדָרָ֧הּ
hâdâr
H1926
majesty
וַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּ
hâmôwn
H1995
tumult
וּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּ
shâʼôwn
H7588
roar
וְעָלֵ֥ז
ʻâlêz
H5938
exultant
בָּֽהּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore Sheol has enlarged its desire, And opened its mouth without measure; And their glory, their multitude, their pomp, and he who rejoices among them, descend into it.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, Sheol has enlarged its soul, and it has opened its mouth without limit, and its honor and its multitude will go down, and its uproar and the one exulting in it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).