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Isaiah 14:29

Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.

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ASV

Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

KJV

Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַֽל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.Chiyou rejoiceH8055 →
פְלֶ֙שֶׁת֙fe.Le.shetO PhilistiaH6429 →
כֻּלֵּ֔ךְku.Lekhall of youH3605 →
כִּ֥יkithatH3588 →
נִשְׁבַּ֖רnish.Barit has been brokenH7665 →
שֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vet[the] rod ofH7626 →
מַכֵּ֑ךְma.Kekh[the] [one who] struck youH5221 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
מִשֹּׁ֤רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshfrom [the] root ofH8328 →
נָחָשׁ֙na.Chasha snakeH5175 →
יֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'it will go forthH3318 →
צֶ֔פַעTze.fa'a viperH6848 →
וּפִרְי֖וֹu.fir.Yoand fruit itsH6529 →
שָׂרָ֥ףsa.Raf[will be] a serpentH8314 →
מְעוֹפֵֽף׃me.'o.FefflyingH5774 →

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2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.Isaiah 11:8The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.Isaiah 30:6This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.Isaiah 59:5They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.Obadiah 1:12But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.Zephaniah 3:11On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.2 Chronicles 28:18The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.Ezekiel 35:15As you rejoiced when the inheritance of the house of Israel became desolate, so will I do to you. You will become a desolation, O Mount Seir, and so will all of Edom. Then they will know that I am the LORD.Joshua 13:3All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;Hosea 9:1Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’Proverbs 24:17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,2 Kings 18:8He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.Jeremiah 8:17“For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.Numbers 21:6So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died.Isaiah 14:31Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.

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About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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