The Meaning of Isaiah 13:14 Explained

Isaiah 13:14

KJV: And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.

YLT: And it hath been, as a roe driven away, And as a flock that hath no gatherer, Each unto his people -- they turn, And each unto his land -- they flee.

Darby: And it shall be as with a chased roe, and as with a flock that no man gathereth together; every one shall turn to his own people, and every one flee into his own land.

ASV: And it shall come to pass, that as the chased roe, and as sheep that no man gathereth, they shall turn every man to his own people, and shall flee every man to his own land.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it shall be as the chased  roe,  and as a sheep  that no man taketh up:  they shall every man  turn  to his own people,  and flee  every one  into his own land. 

What does Isaiah 13:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 13

1  God musters the armies of his wrath
6  He threatens to destroy Babylon by the Medes
19  The desolation of Babylon

What do the individual words in Isaiah 13:14 mean?

And it shall be as the gazelle hunted and as a sheep that no man takes up every man to his own people will turn and everyone his own land will flee
וְהָיָה֙ כִּצְבִ֣י מֻדָּ֔ח וּכְצֹ֖אן וְאֵ֣ין מְקַבֵּ֑ץ אִ֤ישׁ אֶל־ עַמּוֹ֙ יִפְנ֔וּ וְאִ֥ישׁ אַרְצ֖וֹ יָנֽוּסוּ

וְהָיָה֙  And  it  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כִּצְבִ֣י  as  the  gazelle 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: beauty, glory, honour.
מֻדָּ֔ח  hunted 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: נָדַח 
Sense: to impel, thrust, drive away, banish.
וּכְצֹ֖אן  and  as  a  sheep 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Noun, common singular
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
וְאֵ֣ין  that  no  man 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
מְקַבֵּ֑ץ  takes  up 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: קָבַץ  
Sense: to gather, assemble.
אִ֤ישׁ  every  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
עַמּוֹ֙  his  own  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
יִפְנ֔וּ  will  turn 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: פֹּונֶה 
Sense: to turn.
וְאִ֥ישׁ  and  everyone 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אַרְצ֖וֹ  his  own  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
יָנֽוּסוּ  will  flee 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נוּס  
Sense: to flee, escape.