Isaiah 14:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will also sit upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַתָּ֞ה אָמַ֤רְתָּ בִֽלְבָבְךָ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה מִמַּ֥עַל לְכֽוֹכְבֵי־אֵ֖ל אָרִ֣ים כִּסְאִ֑י וְאֵשֵׁ֥ב בְּהַר־מוֹעֵ֖ד בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י צָפֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

And-you ʾāmartā in-lǝḇāḇǝḵā: The-šāmayim ʾeʿĕleh, above kôḵǝḇê-ʾēl ʾārîm kisʾî; and-ʾēšēḇ in-har-môʿēd in-yarḵǝtê ṣāp̄ôn.

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmartā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have said
• *lǝḇāḇǝḵā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heart
• *šāmayim*: masculine dual noun with definite article - the heavens
• *ʾeʿĕleh*: qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will ascend
• *kôḵǝḇê*: masculine plural construct - stars of
• *ʾēl*: masculine singular noun - God/deity
• *ʾārîm*: hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will raise
• *kisʾî*: masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my throne
• *ʾēšēḇ*: qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will sit/dwell
• *har*: masculine singular construct - mountain of
• *môʿēd*: masculine singular noun - assembly/meeting
• *yarḵǝtê*: feminine plural construct - remote parts/recesses of
• *ṣāp̄ôn*: masculine singular noun - north/northern

Word Meanings

• *ʾāmartā*: have said/have thought/have spoken
• *lǝḇāḇǝḵā*: your heart/your mind/your inner self
• *ʾeʿĕleh*: I will ascend/I will go up/I will climb
• *kôḵǝḇê*: stars of
• *ʾēl*: God/deity/mighty one
• *ʾārîm*: I will raise/I will lift up/I will exalt
• *ʾēšēḇ*: I will sit/I will dwell/I will be enthroned
• *har*-*môʿēd*: mountain of assembly/mount of meeting/mount of congregation
• *yarḵǝtê*: remote parts/recesses/furthest parts
• *ṣāp̄ôn*: north/northern/north side

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the north.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou saidst{H559} in thy heart,{H3824} I will ascend{H5927} into heaven,{H8064} I will exalt{H7311} my throne{H3678} above{H4605} the stars{H3556} of God;{H410} and I will sit{H3427} upon the mount{H2022} of congregation,{H4150} in the uttermost parts{H3411} of the north;{H6828}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For thou hast said{H559}{(H8804)} in thine heart{H3824}, I will ascend{H5927}{(H8799)} into heaven{H8064}, I will exalt{H7311}{(H8686)} my throne{H3678} above{H4605} the stars{H3556} of God{H410}: I will sit{H3427}{(H8799)} also upon the mount{H2022} of the congregation{H4150}, in the sides{H3411} of the north{H6828}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And yet thou thoughtest in thine harte: I will clymme vp in to heauen, and make my seate aboue the starres of God, I wyll syt vpon the glorious mount toward the North,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Yet thou saidest in thine heart, I will ascende into heauen, and exalt my throne aboue beside the starres of God: I will sitte also vpon the mount of the Congregation in the sides of the North.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thou saydest in thine heart, I wyll clymbe vp into heauen, and exalt my throne aboue beside the starres of God, I wyll sit also vpon the mount of the congregation towarde the North.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit on the mountain of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thou saidst in thy heart: the heavens I go up, Above stars of God I raise my throne, And I sit in the mount of meeting in the sides of the north.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou saidst in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou saidst in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For you said in your heart, I will go up to heaven, I will make my seat higher than the stars of God; I will take my place on the mountain of the meeting-place of the gods, in the inmost parts of the north.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You said in your heart, "I will ascend into heaven! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You said to yourself,“I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 28:2 : 2 Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD; Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God:
• Ezek 28:12-16 : 12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord GOD; You seal up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 13 You have been in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, topaz, and diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tambourines and of your pipes was prepared in you in the day that you were created. 14 You are the anointed cherub who covers; and I have set you so: you were upon the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day that you were created, until iniquity was found in you. 16 By the abundance of your trading they have filled your midst with violence, and you have sinned: therefore I will cast you as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
• Ezek 29:3 : 3 Speak, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, which has said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
• Dan 4:30-31 : 30 The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty? 31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken; The kingdom has departed from you.
• Dan 5:22-23 : 22 And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this. 23 But you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them, and you have praised the gods of silver, and gold, brass, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.
• Dan 8:10-12 : 10 And it grew great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled upon them. 11 Yes, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 12 And an army was given to him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered.
• Zeph 2:15 : 15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how has she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! Everyone that passes by her shall hiss, and shake his hand.
• Matt 11:23 : 23 And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, shall be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
• 2 Thess 2:4 : 4 Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
• Rev 18:7-8 : 7 As much as she has glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and sorrow: for she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore her plagues shall come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
• Ezek 28:9 : 9 Will you still say before him who slays you, I am God? but you shall be a man, and no God, in the hand of him who slays you.
• Ps 48:2 : 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
• Isa 2:2 : 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established on the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
• Isa 47:7-9 : 7 And you said, 'I shall be a lady forever,' so that you did not lay these things to heart, nor remember their end. 8 Therefore hear this now, you that are given to pleasures, that dwell carelessly, that say in your heart, 'I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, nor shall I know the loss of children.' 9 But these two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day: the loss of children and widowhood. They shall come upon you in their fullness for the multitude of your sorceries and for the great abundance of your enchantments. 10 For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge have perverted you; and you have said in your heart, 'I am, and there is none else besides me.'
• Ezek 27:3 : 3 And say to Tyre, O you who are situated at the entry of the sea, a merchant of the peoples for many islands, Thus says the Lord GOD; O Tyre, you have said, I am of perfect beauty.