Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Therefore Death expands its jaws, opening wide its mouth; into it will descend their nobles and masses with all their brawlers and revelers. New Living Translation The grave is licking its lips in anticipation, opening its mouth wide. The great and the lowly and all the drunken mob will be swallowed up. English Standard Version Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude will go down, her revelers and he who exults in her. Berean Standard Bible Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers! King James Bible 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. New King James Version Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp, And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it. New American Standard Bible Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth beyond measure; And Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her noise of revelry, and the jubilant within her, descend into it. NASB 1995 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth without measure; And Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her din of revelry and the jubilant within her, descend into it. NASB 1977 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth without measure; And Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her din of revelry, and the jubilant within her, descend into it. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore Sheol has enlarged its throat and opened its mouth without limit; And Jerusalem’s majesty, her multitude, her rumbling, and the exultant within her, descend into it. Amplified Bible Therefore Sheol (the realm of the dead) has increased its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure; And Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her [boisterous] uproar and her [drunken] revelers descend into it. Christian Standard Bible Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses, her crowds, and those who celebrate in her! Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses, her crowds, and those who carouse in her! American Standard Version Therefore Sheol hath enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth among them, descend into it. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because of this, Sheol has enlarged herself and opened her mouth wide without limit; the glorious and the honored and the mighty shall go down to her Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore hell has enlarged its desire and opened its mouth without ceasing: and her glorious and great, and her rich and her pestilent men shall go down into it. Contemporary English Version The world of the dead has opened its mouth wide and is eagerly waiting for the leaders of Jerusalem and for its noisy crowds, especially for those who take pride in that city. Douay-Rheims Bible Therefore hath hell enlarged her soul, and opened her mouth without any bounds, and their strong ones, and their people, and their high and glorious ones shall go down into it. English Revised Version Therefore hell hath enlarged her desire, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth among them, descend into it. GOD'S WORD® Translation That is why the grave's appetite increases. It opens its mouth very wide so that honored people and common people will go down into it. Those who are noisy and joyous will go down into it. Good News Translation The world of the dead is hungry for them, and it opens its mouth wide. It gulps down the nobles of Jerusalem along with the noisy crowd of common people. International Standard Version Therefore Sheol's appetite has grown; it has opened its mouth beyond limit. Jerusalem's nobility and her multitudes will go there, along with her brawlers and whoever is reveling within her. JPS Tanakh 1917 Therefore the nether-world hath enlarged her desire, And opened her mouth without measure; And down goeth their glory, and their tumult, and their uproar, And he that rejoiceth among them. Literal Standard Version Therefore Sheol has enlarged herself, | And has opened her mouth without limit. And its honor has gone down, and its multitude, | And its noise, and its exulting one—into her. Majority Standard Bible Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers! New American Bible Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens its mouth beyond measure; Down into it go nobility and masses, tumult and revelry. NET Bible So Death will open up its throat, and open wide its mouth; Zion's dignitaries and masses will descend into it, including those who revel and celebrate within her. New Revised Standard Version Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure; the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude go down, her throng and all who exult in her. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation Therefore hath Sheol enlarged herself, And hath opened her mouth without limit. And gone down hath its honour, and its multitude, And its noise, and its exulting one -- into her. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Woes to the Wicked…13Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst. 14Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers! 15So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.… Cross References Proverbs 30:16 Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, 'Enough!' Isaiah 14:9 Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you--all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. Isaiah 14:11 Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket. Isaiah 24:8 The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. Ezekiel 7:12 The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude. Habakkuk 2:5 and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own. Treasury of Scripture Therefore hell has enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoices, shall descend into it. hell Isaiah 14:9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. Isaiah 30:33 For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. Psalm 49:14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. opened Numbers 16:30-34 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD… Proverbs 1:12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: he that rejoiceth Isaiah 21:4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. 1 Samuel 25:36-38 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light… 2 Samuel 13:28,29 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant… Jump to Previous Appetite Brawlers Cause Descend Desire Din Enlarge Enlarged Enlarges Exults Feasters Glory Grave Hell Herself Jerusalem Jerusalem's Jubilant Limit Masses Measure Mouth Multitude Nether-World Nobility Nobles Noise Open Opened Opening Opens Pomp Rejoices Rejoiceth Revelers Revelry Sheol Splendor Throat Throng Tumult Underworld Uproar Wide WithinJump to Next Appetite Brawlers Cause Descend Desire Din Enlarge Enlarged Enlarges Exults Feasters Glory Grave Hell Herself Jerusalem Jerusalem's Jubilant Limit Masses Measure Mouth Multitude Nether-World Nobility Nobles Noise Open Opened Opening Opens Pomp Rejoices Rejoiceth Revelers Revelry Sheol Splendor Throat Throng Tumult Underworld Uproar Wide WithinIsaiah 5 1. Under the parable of a vineyard, God excuses his severe judgment8. His judgments upon covetousness 11. Upon lasciviousness 13. Upon impiety 20. And upon injustice 26. The executioners of God's judgments (14) Therefore hell hath enlarged herself.--The Hebrew Sheol, or Hades, like "hell" itself in its original meaning, expressed not a place of torment, but the vast shadow ? world of death, thought of as being below the earth (Psalm 16:10; Psalm 49:14). Here, as elsewhere (Jonah 2:2; Proverbs 1:12; Proverbs 30:16), it is half-personified, as Hades and Death are in Revelation 6:8; Revelation 20:13-14. In that unseen world there were, in the later belief of Judaism, the two regions of Gehenna and of Eden or Paradise. What the prophet says is that all the pomp and glory of the rich oppressors are on their way to that inevitable doom. The word for "glory" (as in 1Samuel 4:22) is the same as that for "honourable men" in Isaiah 5:13, so that the original has all the emphasis of repetition. . . . Verse 14. - Therefore hell hath enlarged herself; rather, hath enlarged her desire (comp. Habakkuk 2:5). "Hell" here represents the underworld, into which souls descended at death, not yet perhaps recognized as comprehending two divisions, but regarded much as the Greeks regarded their Hades - as a general receptacle of the dead, dark and silent. Hades (Sheol), not viewed as a person, but personified by poetical license, "enlarges her desire" and "opens her mouth" to receive the crowd that is approaching the crowd of those who in captivity succumb to the hardships of their lot. Their glory; literally, her glory - the glory, i.e., of Jerusalem, which is especially in the prophet's thoughts. "Her glory, and her crowd, and her pomp, and he that is joyful in her, shall go down" into the sheol that gapes for them. 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Hebrew Thereforeלָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus Sheol שְּׁאוֹל֙ (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) enlarges הִרְחִ֤יבָה (hir·ḥî·ḇāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7337: To be or grow wide or large its throat נַפְשָׁ֔הּ (nap̄·šāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion and opens וּפָעֲרָ֥ה (ū·p̄ā·‘ă·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6473: To open wide (the mouth) wide its enormous לִבְלִי־ (liḇ·lî-) Preposition-l | Adverb Strong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as jaws, פִ֖יהָ (p̄î·hā) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and down go וְיָרַ֨ד (wə·yā·raḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend [Zion’s] nobles הֲדָרָ֧הּ (hă·ḏā·rāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1926: Magnificence, ornament, splendor [and] masses, וַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּ (wa·hă·mō·w·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1995: A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth her jubilant וּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּ (ū·šə·’ō·w·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7588: A roar (of waters, etcetera), din, crash, uproar and carousers! וְעָלֵ֥ז (wə·‘ā·lêz) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5938: Exultant, jubilant Links Isaiah 5:14 NIVIsaiah 5:14 NLT Isaiah 5:14 ESV Isaiah 5:14 NASB Isaiah 5:14 KJV Isaiah 5:14 BibleApps.com Isaiah 5:14 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 5:14 Chinese Bible Isaiah 5:14 French Bible Isaiah 5:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 5:14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its desire (Isa Isi Is) |
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